The U.S. Coast Guard is setting aside this acquisition for HUBZone 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 KINGFISHER (WPB- 87322) a 87 foot Coastal Patrol Boat at the contractors facility. The performance period will be 42 days with a start date on or about July 9, 2007. The homeport of the vessel is Atlantic Beach, FL. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the FEDBIZOPPS web page on or about March 30, 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
[email protected]. The scope of the acquisition is to provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform drydock repairs to the KINGFISHER (WPB- 87322) including but not limited to the following Base and Option items: Welding Repairs; Clean and Inspect Fuel and Waste Oil Tanks; Clean Sewage and Grey Water Collection and Holding Tanks; Clean Sewage and Grey Water Piping System; Realign Main Engine/Reduction Gear; Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller; Shafts; Repair Shaft; Straighten Shaft; Inspect Water-Lubricated Shaft Bearings; Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Propellers; Perform Minor Repair and Recondition of Propeller; Preserve Transducer Hull Rings; Overhaul and Renew Valves; Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Rudder Assemblies; Preserve Main Deck Surfaces; Preserve RHIB Wet Notch Deck and Stern Door Interior Surfaces; Preserve Underwater Body; Preserve Aluminum Mast In-Place; Renew Cathodic Protection System; Inspect Transducer Fairing; Routine Drydocking; Provide Temporary Logistics; Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Stern Launch Door Pivot Pins, Bushings and Washers; Preserve Forward Peak Compartment; Inspect Hull Plating; Renew Hull Plating; Preserve DC Locker Deck Surface; Erect Staging. Trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures, shall accomplish all welding and brazing 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). Drawings are still available in hardcopy; however, a non-refundable charge of $150.00 is required in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. For further information or questions regarding this solicitation, please contact Stephen Clark at (757) 628-4648 or by email at
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