The acquisition for the drydock and repair of the US Coast Guard, District One, 49 Foot Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL) Boats is unrestricted (full and open). The Coast Guard intends to conduct the procurement in accordance FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The NAICS is 336611 and the small business size standard is less than 1,000 employees. The boats are restricted to the District One Area of Responsibility: Eastport, ME to Sandy Hook, NJ. All work will be performed at the contractor’s facility. The performance period is anticipated to be Sixty (60) calendar days beginning about August 2006. The solicitation and specification will be issued on or about July 28, 2006 via the Federal Business Opportunity (FEDBIZOPS) web page at http://www.fbo.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation and specification will not be issued. Award will be made to the responsible contractor whose offer, conforming to the RFQ, will be most advantageous to the government (Best Value), past performance is more important than price and other factors considered. The requirements period is to run 12 months from the date of award. The procurement contains two (2) twelve-month option year periods to be exercised at the government’s discretion. It is anticipated that 1 to 4 boats may require drydocking per contract period. The scope of the acquisition for the 49 Foot Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL) Boats is to provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform drydocking and repairs includes but is not limited to the following Base and Option items: Welding repairs (steel), Remove, inspect and reinstall rub rail system, Stud renewal, Clean and inspect fuel tanks, Remove and dispose of additional 100 gallons of fuel, Clean and disinfect potable water tanks, Preserve 10% tank interior, Preserve 100% tank interior, Clean and inspect buoyancy chambers, Preserve 10% aft void interior, Preserve 100% aft void interior, Preserve 100% forward void interior, Clean and inspect sewage and grey water tanks, Preserve up to 10% of sewage tank interior, Preserve 100% of sewage tank interior, Preserve 100% of grey water tank interior, Realign main engine/reduction gear, Realign starboard main engine/reduction gear, Realign port main engine/reduction gear, Remove, inspect and reinstall propeller shafts, Inspect government furnished shaft, Alignment check, straighten shaft, Renew water lubricated shaft bearings, Remove, inspect and reinstall propellers, Inspect engine exhaust piping and mufflers, Clean and inspect heat exchangers, Renew valves, Renew fuel valves, Inspect and test air receiver and relief valve, Remove, inspect and reinstall rudders, Buoy handling system maintenance, Buoy handling system – operate and inspect, Buoy handling system – perform maintenance on equipment exposed to weather, Buoy handling system –perform hydraulic system maintenance, Buoy handling system – overhaul hydraulic pump, Buoy handling system – renew hydraulic hose assemblies, Buoy handling system –renew hydraulic fluid, Buoy handling system – groom and weight test, Inspect various deck fittings, Preserve lazarette bulkheads, Preserve weather decks, Preserve buoy deck, Preserve underwater body, Coating system visual inspection, Coating system thickness testing, Painting of draft figures, -Conditions A, B and C, Preserve freeboard, Preserve superstructure, Preserve mast, Routine drydocking, Air test skegs and chain guard, Air test skeg, Air test chain guard, chain guard renewal, Install bow mooring bitt (EC 49 BUSL-C-020), Install intermediate bearing and upgrade shaft seal assembly (EC 49 BUSL-B-09), Upgrade zinc anodes (EC 49 BUSL-B-19), Preserve handrails, Overhaul tube axial fan and motor assemblies, Provide Temp logistics and Provide additional temp logistics. Trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures, shall accomplish all welding and brazing. All reference documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 500, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102. Drawings are now available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM sets are available for all cutters and will be free of charge to contractors upon request. MLCA must have ten (10) days advance notice to complete a CD-ROM set of drawings. 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. Send request to
[email protected]. For further information or questions regarding this solicitation, please contact Mia Robinson at (757) 628-4654. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the FEDBIZOPS web page (www.fbo.gov) for RFQ release and all subsequent amendments. FEDBIZOPS contains an option automatic notification service. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the United States Coast.