USS SSBN Submarine Engineered Refueling Overhaul (ERO) Preservation and non-SUBSAFE Structural Repairs

Please disregard amendment 0005 posted today. This amendment applies to the solicitation and not the presolicitation. Thank you..

The attached solicitation amendment 0005 clarifies and changes language in regards to labor rates and consumables in Section L and Section M. It also, updates the language in Attachment J-4, Contract Change Rate Tab, in regards to G & A..

The Northwest Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Bremerton, Washington intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price, Stand-Alone contract to support Main Ballast Tank, Superstructure, Sail, Recesses, Sonar Dome, interior and external hull to include commercial blast, non-SUBSAFE Heavy structural repairs and preservation on a SSBN Class submarine.

The scope of work requires sound dampening tile removal, lead ballast removal/re-installation, lead bin conversions, structural repairs and nondestructive testing, fit and fair of hatches and fairing covers. In addition, the contract will require Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) SP-6 blast, SSPC SP-I 0 blast, and paint application.

Preservation work will require the contractor to be SSPC QP I certified; "NO EQUIVALENCY ALLOWED". Structural work will require them to have NAVSEA certification verifying that the contractor has a weld program that meets the requirements of S9074-AQ-GIBO I 0/248, "Requirements for Welding and Brazing Procedure and Performance Qualification". The nondestructive testing (NOT) identified must be performed by a company that has a nondestructive test program that meets the requirements of T9074-AS-GIB-O I 0/271, "Requirements for Nondestructive Testing Methods".

Based on market research and a sources sought notice, this acquisition is being competed on an unrestricted full and open basis. The procurement will be awarded utilizing a lowest price technically acceptable source selection, requiring the submission of a proposal with technical, price and past performance volumes. The NAICS classification for this acquisition is 336611.

The period of performance for this acquisition is anticipated to be twelve (12) months, commencing on or around 02 December 2019. All contractors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. The solicitation along with any attachments will only be available electronically at FedBizOpps. No telephone or FAX requests will be accepted, and no hard-copy solicitation/amendment will be mailed or faxed. The dates of solicitation issuance, receipt of proposals in this synopsis are projected.

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released on or about 22 March 2019. The solicitation closing date is anticipated to be approx. 30 days after solicitation release. This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals nor is it intended to in any way create an obligation on the part of the Government. The actual date and time will be identified in the solicitation. All questions regarding this synopsis or draft documents shall reference the solicitation number and be submitted via email to Ms. Michele Smith, Michele.d.smith@navy.mil with a carbon copy to Mr. Randal Onders, randal.onders@navy.mil.

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