USCGC CHENA (WLR-75409) Drydock and repair availability

The U.S. Coast Guard is setting aside this acquisition for Total Small business concerns. The Coast Guard intends to conduct this procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The NAICS Code is 336611. The acquisition is for drydock repairs to the USCGC CHENA (WLR-75409) an 75 ?E? class River Buoy Tender and 130 foot Barge at the contractor?s facility. The performance period will be 49 days with a start date on or about March 4, 2008. The homeport of the vessel is Hickman, KY. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the FEDBIZOPPS web page on or about November 29, 2007 at http://www.fbo.gov/. Please sign up for the Auto Notification service to receive e-mail from FEDBIZOPPS when an action is taken under this solicitation. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE EVALUATED USING PAST PERFORMANCE AS AN EVALUATION FACTOR. If you have questions regarding FEDBIZOPPS, contact Stephen Clark at (757) 628-4648 or email Stephen.A.Clark@uscg.mil.

The scope of the acquisition is to provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform drydock repairs to the USCGC CHENA (WLR-75409) including but not limited to the following Base and Option items: Welding repairs; Remove, inspect, and reinstall propeller shafts; Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Intermediate Shaft; Straighten shaft; Renew water lubricating shaft bearings; Renew propeller shaft sleeves; Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propellers; Perform minor repair and reconditioning of propeller; Clean, inspect, repair and test grid coolers; Overhaul and renew valves; Remove, inspect, and reinstall rudder assembly; Rebuild rudderstock; Renew rudder lower bearing trunk; Preserve Spud and Spud Well Surfaces; Renew Brackets; Shrink Wrap Crane and Boat Davit; Inspect various deck fittings; Preserve Barge Buoy Deck; Preserve underwater body; Provide temporary logistics; Inspect and Overhaul Strainers; Preserve Shaft Alley, Sewage Hold, and Bridge Surfaces; Ultrasonic Testing. Trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures, shall accomplish all welding and brazing



The following Geographic Restrictions applies for the USCGC CHENA (WLR-75409): This requirement is restricted to the Western Rivers of the United States. The ?Western Rivers? means the navigable portions of the Mississippi river and its tributaries above mile 0 of the lower Mississippi river. Navigable tributaries of the Mississippi river include only the waterways within the area of jurisdiction of Coast Guard aids to navigation facilities as described in Light List Volume V (COMDINST M16502.5), and the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterways to the mouth of the Mobile River. This includes protected portions of the Intra Coastal Waterways connected to the ?Western Rivers,? but specially excluded unprotected or open waters such as Mobile bay, Lake Borgne, and the Gulf of Mexico. The simplified acquisition will be issued as a best value Request for Quotes (RFQ). Hard copies of the specification and solicitation will not be issued. A CD-ROM containing all applicable drawings is available free of charge to contractors upon request not later than three (3) days from the solicitation issuance. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g.*.DWF, etc). For further information or questions regarding this solicitation, please contact Stephen Clark at (757) 628-4648 or by email at Stephen.A.Clark@uscg.mil