P--Diving and Diving Related Services

The Naval Sea Systems Command plans to solicit offers for a reprocurement of its Diving and Diving-Related Services requirements to assist the Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving. These services encompass underwater maintenance on ship hulls and structures on a worldwide basis. They require the performance of dry and wet welding, salvage assistance and saturation diving capability. Related engineering, technical and software services may also be required. Corporate welding procedure qualifications and personnel welding performance qualifications must be in accordance with Naval Ships Technical Manual (NSTM) S9086-CH-STM-010/CH-074V1 Chapter 074, Volume I; NSTM S9074-AQ-GIB-010/248 "Requirements for Welding and Brazing Procedure and Performance Qualification", and American Welding Society AWS D3.6 "Specification for Underwater Welding". An otherwise apparently successful offeror not possessing these qualifications may be afforded a 90-da! y period in which to obtain them under a resulting contract. The contract will be of the Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type, with one base year and four out-year options. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted on Navy Electronic Commerce Online (www.neco.navy.mil) and Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) in July 2009.