Usns kanawha (T-AO 196) FY21 MTA

THIS IS A SYNOPSIS NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or request for proposal/bid/quotation and no contract will be awarded from this notice. Military Sealift Command (MSC) has a requirement for the upcoming Mid-Term Availability (MTA) on the USNS KANAWHA (T-AO 196). The period of performance for this requirement is on or about 09 March 2021 for fifty (50) calendar days. The USNS KANAWHA (T-AO 196) has a length of 677 Ft and 6 in, a Beam of 97 Ft, Draft of 36 Ft and Displacement of 40,700 long Tons and 42,382 short tons at full load. Area of consideration are East and Gulf Coast.

Major work items associated with this availability include:  Hull and Structural Repairs, to include kingposts, deck bracing, tank deck preservation, steel replacement, UNREP structural steel replacement, watertight doors, pump room bilge power tool clean, main and FWD mast preservation, garbage chute removal and ballast tank and AFT ballast tank preservation; Propulsion Machinery Repairs, to include Port and Starboard Main Engine (ME) assistance, ME turbocharger overhaul and intercoolers, and ME reduction gear inspection; Electrical Repairs, to include motor repairs, CT Winch Controllers, generator cables, cargo console groom, switchboard and motor control center cleaning, and thermographic survey; Auxiliary Machinery Repairs, to include pump overhaul, boiler maintenance, incinerator maintenance, air compressor, personnel elevator annual inspection, fixed gas and fixed foam firefighting system inspections, fire and smoke detection and alarm systems, portable fire extinguisher service, deep fat fryer, grill and range hood fire extinguishing system; fire hoses, and fire doors and shutters; HVAC Repairs, to include galley ventilation, Gaylord hood cleaning, and laundry vent cleaning; and Underway Replenishment Equipment Repairs, to include hydraulic transmission heat exchange frames, pump motor bearing, Saddle Winch Foundation non-fitted bolts, ram tensioner upper ARC mounting bracket assemblies, lead angles compensator foundation bolts, Saddle Winch Motor, and other types of work required to meet regulatory requirements set forth, by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and American Bureau of Shipping.

The estimated issue date for this solicitation is on or about 9 August 2020, with an estimated closing date on or about 23 September 2020. Upon issuance, the solicitation and supporting documentation will be posted and be found on beta.SAM (https://beta.sam.gov) under solicitation number N32205-20-R-4008.

A Sources Sought Notice was posted on beta.SAM on 16 June 2020 with a response date of 30 June 2020. As a result of said notice, this requirement will be solicited as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. MSC’s Small Business Deputy, Jacqueline Alford, reviewed the market research results and concurred with the decision to procure this requirement as such on 09 July 2020. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation in response to the solicitation which shall be considered by MSC. Additionally, all responses must provide a DUN & Bradstreet Number and a Cage Code.

The appropriate NAICS Code is 336611. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from this potential source as a result of this synopsis. There are no responses due based on this pre-solicitation notice. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Avonda S. Carter at avonda.carter@navy.mil.