Training Vessel for Aviation Training Program at Air Station Clearwater

***Amendment 0001 posted on 6/20/2011 corrects the required deck space to read 60 square feet in the SOW paragraph 1.2 Vessel Description on page 6 of the solicitation.  Offer due date is extended to 29 June 2011.  Submit one signed copy of Amendment 0001 with your quote***

This Presolicitation notice is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center, Norfolk, VA to notify sources capable of providing all labor, materials, equipment, and personnel necessary to support USCG Air Station Clearwater's unit-specific aviation training program of an upcoming solicitation. The primary area of operations will be 3 to 15 nautical miles offshore from Egmont Key. The operating area is bounded by Anclote Key in the north (in vicinity of Holiday) to Longboat Key Pass in the south (in vicinity of Sarasota) on Florida's West Coast. A Requirements solicitation with commercial provisions in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items will be issued for a base and four option years on or about 8 June 2011.
The scope of the acquisition is for the contractor shall provide a vessel and all necessary management supervision, personnel, labor materials, fuel and equipment required for supporting helicopter crew hoists and rescue swimmer operations to support Air Station Clearwater's training requirements. Technical, Past Performance, and Price will be considered in the award of this contract. The intended type of contract will be Requirements Type Contract with Firm Fixed Prices. Anticipated award date is 1 August 2011. This is acquisition 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The applicable NAICS Code is 488390 with a size standard of $7.0 million. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE NOTIFIED THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE INTERNET ON OR ABOUT 8 June 2011 and is anticipated to close on 24 June 2011. Once the solicitation is issued offerors may submit questions electronically to Jessica.l.coltz@uscg.mil for the first ten (10) days after the solicitation is made available. The Request for Quote (RFQ) and all amendments will be published for viewing and printing at http://www.fbo.gov. IT IS THE OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO PERIODICALLY CHECK THE WEB SITE FOR AMENDEMENTS TO THE REQUEST FOR QUOTE. No paper copies of the solicitation or the amendments will be issued.