Transportable Port Security Boats (TPSB)

This is a Phase I award for a minimum of one Transportable Port Security Boat (TPSB) which shall be evaluated for a Phase II down selection.

Amendment A002 is issued to provide further clarification. Please see the attached Amendment A002 document:



All Offerors must acknowledge the receipt of this amendment in their proposal and the proposal due date remains at 12 Noon EDT on 27 August 2009.



End of Amendment A002

Amendment A001 is issued to accomplish the following:



1. Respond to Questions received by the due date of 12 Noon EDT on 24 July 2009 (see attachment).



2. Extend the due date for proposals from 12 Noon EDT on 13 August 2009 to 12 Noon EDT on 27 August 2009.



3. Replace pages 41 and 70 of the Specification.



All Offerors must acknowledge the receipt of this amendment (see attached) in their proposal.



End of Amendment A001

Please see the complete Solicitation (Attachment A) that includes the clauses, provisions and instructions.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have a requirement for up to 80 Transportable Port Security Boats (TPSB) to perform various operational missions. These missions include Defense Operations (DO), Enforcement of Laws and Treaties (ELT) and Marine Safety and Security (MSS).



This solicitation is being issued under NAICS Code 336612 (size standard: 500 or fewer employees) as a 100% small business set-aside.



The USCG intends to use a Two-Phased evaluation process. Phase I shall consist of an evaluation of the written proposals received in response to this solicitation. The intended result of Phase I shall be to award up to 4 Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to produce a minimum of 1 boat each.



Phase II involves a physical testing and evaluation of the delivered TPSB of the initial awardees with the intent of awarding a single Firm-Fixed Priced IDIQ contract with the provisions for issuance of delivery orders in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.504 for up to 76 TPSB.



The following documents are included and are hereby incorporated into this solicitation: (A) Solicitation (Attachment A), (B) TPSB Specification (Attachment B), (C) Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment C), (D) USCG Districts (For Delivery Purposes) (Attachment D), and (E) Price Scenario Worksheet (Attachment E).