Two (2) 2400 HP Towboats for USACE New Orleans

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Solicitation number
W912BU-24-B-0001
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The USACE Marine Design Center intends to issue an Invitation for Bid for the procurement of two twin screw towboats for the New Orleans District. The towboats will be steel hull vessels measuring approximately 65 feet in length with a draft of 5 feet 2 inches. Each towboat will be equipped with two 2400 HP main propulsion engines, an electrical system powered by two generators, and berthing for a 10-person crew. Bids are due on or about December 20, 2023. The IFB number is W912BU-24-B-0001 and will be available for download on or after November 15, 2023 via the SAM website.

This procurement is set aside as a total small business opportunity. The primary NAICS code is 336611 for ship building and repair. Each towboat must meet ABS classification standards and have dimensions of 65 feet in length, 26 feet in beam, and a minimum air draft of 35 feet 1 inch. Liquidated damages and payment and performance bonds will be required. Interested parties should contact the specified USACE office for any questions.

Notice text

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Update #3 · Latest ·

PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS

The USACE Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to initiate an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of two (2) triple screw towboats for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District in support of its various missions.

Principal Characteristics for each vessel:

  • ABS Class
  • Dimensions:
    • Length………………....65’
    • Beam…………………..26’
    • Draft…………………...5’2”
    • Depth ………………….8’6”
    • Minimum Air Draft……35’1”
  • Steel hull
  • Three main propulsion engines, 800 HP each - 2400 HP total, conventional propulsion
  • Electrical system powered by two generator sets
  • Berthing for 10-person crew – Two single staterooms with private heads, four double staterooms with shared heads.

Bid bond and payment and performance bond will be required.

There will be Liquidated Damages associated with this procurement.

The Invitation for Bid Number (IFB) W912BU-24-B-0001 is intended to be available on or about November 29 , 2023.  Hard copies will not be available.  No written or fax requests will be accepted.  Contractors may download the solicitation (including drawings) and any amendments via the hyperlink to the Sam.Gov website, www.sam.gov , on (or after) the issue date.  The official media of distribution for the IFB is the Web.  All amendments to the IFB will be posted to the Sam.Gov website.  It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the website in order to access the solicitation.  Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the IFB and any amendments. Bids will be due on, or about January 3, 2024.  NAICS code is 336611 – Ship Building and Repair.

All contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by accessing the SAM website at www.sam.gov . Instructions will be included in the solicitation.

Also, all Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry located at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/.

Interested parties may contact:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: CENAP-CT-S
Reference: W912BU-24-B-0001

E-Mail: Amanda.Bellnier@usace.army.mil

Update #2 ·

PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS

The USACE Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to initiate an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of two (2) twin screw towboats for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District in support of its various missions.

Principal Characteristics for each vessel:

  • ABS Class
  • Dimensions:
    • Length………………....65’
    • Beam…………………..26’
    • Draft…………………...5’2”
    • Depth ………………….8’6”
    • Minimum Air Draft……35’1”
  • Steel hull
  • Two main propulsion engines, 2400 HP each, conventional propulsion
  • Electrical system powered by two generator sets
  • Berthing for 10-person crew – Two single staterooms with private heads, four double staterooms with shared heads.

Bid bond and payment and performance bond will be required.

There will be Liquidated Damages associated with this procurement.

The Invitation for Bid Number (IFB) W912BU-24-B-0001 is intended to be available on or about November 29 , 2023.  Hard copies will not be available.  No written or fax requests will be accepted.  Contractors may download the solicitation (including drawings) and any amendments via the hyperlink to the Sam.Gov website, www.sam.gov , on (or after) the issue date.  The official media of distribution for the IFB is the Web.  All amendments to the IFB will be posted to the Sam.Gov website.  It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the website in order to access the solicitation.  Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the IFB and any amendments. Bids will be due on, or about January 3, 2024.  NAICS code is 336611 – Ship Building and Repair.

All contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by accessing the SAM website at www.sam.gov . Instructions will be included in the solicitation.

Also, all Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry located at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/.

Interested parties may contact:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: CENAP-CT-S
Reference: W912BU-24-B-0001

E-Mail: Amanda.Bellnier@usace.army.mil

Update #1 ·

PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS

The USACE Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to initiate an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of two (2) twin screw towboats for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District in support of its various missions.

Principal Characteristics for each vessel:

  • ABS Class
  • Dimensions:
    • Length………………....65’
    • Beam…………………..26’
    • Draft…………………...5’2”
    • Depth ………………….8’6”
    • Minimum Air Draft……35’1”
  • Steel hull
  • Two main propulsion engines, 2400 HP each, conventional propulsion
  • Electrical system powered by two generator sets
  • Berthing for 10-person crew – Two single staterooms with private heads, four double staterooms with shared heads.

Bid bond and payment and performance bond will be required.

There will be Liquidated Damages associated with this procurement.

The Invitation for Bid Number (IFB) W912BU-24-B-0001 is intended to be available on or about November 15 , 2023.  Hard copies will not be available.  No written or fax requests will be accepted.  Contractors may download the solicitation (including drawings) and any amendments via the hyperlink to the Sam.Gov website, www.sam.gov , on (or after) the issue date.  The official media of distribution for the IFB is the Web.  All amendments to the IFB will be posted to the Sam.Gov website.  It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the website in order to access the solicitation.  Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the IFB and any amendments. Bids will be due on, or about December 20, 2023.  NAICS code is 336611 – Ship Building and Repair.

All contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by accessing the SAM website at www.sam.gov . Instructions will be included in the solicitation.

Also, all Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry located at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/.

Interested parties may contact:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: CENAP-CT-S
Reference: W912BU-24-B-0001

E-Mail: Amanda.Bellnier@usace.army.mil

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Abstract -Two (2) 2400 HP Towboats for USACE New Orleans Latest special notice Special Notice
Two (2) 2400 HP Towboats for USACE New Orleans Solicitation
This notice Pre-Solicitation
Two (2) 2400 HP Towboats for USACE New Orleans Solicitation
Two (2) Twin Screw Towboats for USACE New Orleans Pre-Solicitation
Two (2) 2400 HP Towboats for USACE New Orleans Original Pre-Solicitation

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