T/S KENNEDY Asbestos Abatement

The purpose of this Amendment to the solicitation is to inform potential offerors there will be a Final Site Visit on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. onboard the T.S. KENNEDY for the Asbesots Abatement and Replacement of the Vessel's Ceiling and Deck Systems.

All questions regarding the solicitation, SOW and/or as a result of the Site Visit shall be received in writing to the Contracting Officer by e-mail at Monique.Leake@dot.gov by 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 12, 2011.

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD) proposes to procure through Request for Quotations (RFQ) DTMA-92-Q-2011-0036, using commercial item, simplified acquisition procedures, the removal and restoration of ceiling panels and deck coverings as a means of asbestos abatement aboard TS KENNEDY. The U.S. Maritime Administration's Training Ship (TS) KENNEDY is provided to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy for the purpose of training young men and women for a career in the Maritime Industry. This requirement is a Total Small Business Set-aside business opportunity.

The selected contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and services (except where noted as being government furnished) to accomplish the following in accordance with all applicable U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Regulations and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Rules:

• Renew all overhead panels which contain asbestos using new aluminum panels.

• Reroute all surface mounted wiring into existing wire ways.

• Renew all deck tiles which contain asbestos using new approved decking materials.

The desired performance period for this requirements will be a 90-calendar day period from 02/22/12 through 05/21/12. Work is to be performed at the vessel's layberth located at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532.

The complete RFQ solicitation will be made available on the FedBizOpps website on or about July 25, 2011. It is anticipated that responses will be due on or about August 22, 2011. A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be conducted aboard the TS KENNEDY at its layberth, Buzzards Bay, MA, on or about August 3, 2011 with details to be provided in the solicitation package.

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