YD-263 Floating Crane

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Bremerton, Washington intends to solicit Motive Power Marine, LLC directly for the maintenance and repair of YD-263 floating crane, that may result in award of a stand-alone, firm-fixed-price contract under Statutory Authority 15 U.S.C 657(a) HUBZone Act of 1997 as implemented by FAR 6.302-5(b)(5).

Scope Overview:

Upon docking vessel, wash and clean vessel. Remove Rubber Fenders and wash. Replace Zinc Anodes on Hull and in Ballast Tanks. Accomplish Repair to Skegs. Accomplish Preservation to Hull and Freeboard, Main Deck, Sewage Tank and Touch of various tanks. Accomplish Visual Inspection of Hull and Freeboard, Tanks and Main Deck. Accomplish UT of Hull and Freeboard and Main Deck. Accomplish Life Rail Modification. Accomplish Port and STBD Windlass Hatch Repair. Accomplish Repair of Main Deck Hatches. Open, Clean and Inspect Tanks/Voids. Accomplish Preliminary Air Test and Final Air Test of Tanks. Clean and Flush Potable Water Tank. Accomplish Port FWD Anchor Access Ladder Repair. Accomplish Vessel Name Change to Crane House and Freeboard. Accomplish Crane Rest Boom Repair. Accomplish Crane Boom Platform and Handrail Modification. Accomplish Crane Tub Locker Repair. Accomplish Outside Machinery Door Repair. Accomplish Port and STBD Doghouse Modification. Undock the vessel.  Arrange and coordinate the delivery of the vessel back to the Government.

Note: The Contractor’s facility must be capable of docking the vessel in order to accomplish required work. The characteristics of the vessel are noted below:

Floating Crane (YD-263)                  

Length: 200 FT

Draft: 5 FT

Width: 78 FT

Full Displacement: 2000 L Tons

Hull Type: Steel

Geographical Area of Consideration: To facilitate proper government oversight, the facility shall be located in the Puget Sound, WA region. For this procurement, the Puget Sound, WA region is defined as the West Coast of the continental US, starting from Olympia, WA and extending northward to Bellingham, WA.

This pre-solicitation announcement is released in accordance with FAR 5.2. The estimated period of performance is 12 Oct 2022 to 28 Feb 2023. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 336611, which has an annual size of 1,250 employees.

The circumstances permitting Other than Full and Open Competition is Statutory Authority 15 U.S.C 657(a) HUBZone Act of 1997 as implemented by FAR 6.302-5(b) (5) .

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties with a valid HUBZone certification, who believe they can meet the requirements, are invited to submit a capability statement to the points of contact for this notice describing their ability to provide the requirements listed above. Please respond by 28 Jul 2022, 10:00 AM Pacific Time.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. A copy of the solicitation will not be posted, but may be available upon request. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining competition requirements.