SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: DRY DOCK REPAIRS USCGC BISCAYNE BAY (WTGB 104) This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) Determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists. (2) Determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements. (3) Determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. REQUIREMENT: This notice is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Surface Force Logistics Center, Norfolk, VA to identify sources capable of providing the following: Contractor shall provide all necessary facilities, materials, equipment, and personnel to DRYDOCK repairs to the USCGC BISCAYNE BAY, 140 ICE BREAKER. The vessel is home ported in Saint Ignace, MI. All work will be performed at the contractor's facility. GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTION: Great Lakes. SCOPE OF WORK: The scope of the acquisition is for the DRYDOCK repairs of the USCGC BISCAYNE BAY. This work will include, but is not limited to the following work items: Hull Plating (U/W Body), Inspect Hull Plating (U/W Body), Ultrasonic Testing Appendages (U/W), Leak Test Appendages (U/W) - Internal, Preserve Voids (Non-Accessible), Leak Test Voids (Non-Accessible), Preserve Internal Surfaces Propulsion Shaft Coating Inspect Propulsion Shaft Coating, Renew Propulsion Shafting, Straighten Shaft Seal Assembly, Overhaul Stern Tube Bearing Staves, Renew Propeller, Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller, Perform Minor Repairs and Reconditioning Main Diesel Engine (MDE) Exhaust Stack Uptakes, Clean Ship Service Diesel Generator (SSDG) Exhaust Piping, Commercial Clean Boiler Exhaust Stack Uptakes, Commercial Clean Circuit Breakers (60 Hz), Inspect and Test Fathometer Transducer, Renew Vent Ducts (Engine and Motor Room All), Commercial Cleaning Vent Ducts (Galley and Pantry Room All), Commercial Cleaning Vent Ducts (All Other), Commercial Cleaning Sea Valves and Waster Pieces, Overhaul or Rene Compressed Air Receivers (All), Clean, Inspect, and Hydro Rudder Assembly, Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Rudder Stock Bearings (Upper and Lower), Renew\ Rudder Stock, Rebuild Anchor Windlass, Level 2 Inspect and Repair Vertical Capstan, Level 2 Inspect and Repair Grey Water Holding Tanks, Clean and Inspect Tanks (Ballast), Preserve "100%" Tanks (Ballast), Preserve "Partial" Decks - Exterior, Preserve ("Non-Skid Broadcast Grit" System) U/W Body, Preserve (100%) U/W Body, Preserve (Partial - Condition A) U/W Body, Preserve (Partial - Condition B) Cathodic Protection / Zinc Anodes, Renew Drydocking - Tender Temporary Services, Provide Sea Trial Performance, Provide Support {Anything Space or Component}, Preserve Fixed Ballast (Lead Ingots), Encapsulate Ballast Tank TLI Striker Plate, Renew MDE Mufflers and Mounts, Renew Water Tight Hatches (Internal DC Deck and Below), Renew Main Mast, Preserve Main Mast Rigging, Inspect All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures. Anticipated Period of Performance: The period of performance is anticipated to be for FIFTY (50) calendar days with a start date of 07 May 2014 through 25 June 2014 (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government). NAICS Code/Size Standard: The applicable NAICS Code is 336611, Ship Building and Repairing and the size standard is 1,000 employees. Submission of Information: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information.**Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to:
[email protected] or via fax to (757) 628-4628 (Attn: Sandra Martinez/C&P2-IBCT) no later than 20 November 2013 at 10:00AM, Eastern Time. **Please provide the following information/documentation: 1. Name of Company, Address and DUNS Number. 2. Point of Contact and Phone Number. 3. Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code: 8(a) Small Business Concern, HubZone Small Business Concern, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC) or a Small Business Concern. 4. Documentation Verifying Small Business Certification. 5. Statement of Proposal Submission: Statement on how your company will do the work and that your company WILL submit a proposal as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. 6. Past Performance Information: Evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, and dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers. If two companies are planning to conduct business as a Joint Venture or any other type of teaming agreement, they shall provide past performance on projects of similar scope that they have performed together as a Joint Venture. Providing individual past performance documentation from each company on separate projects where the two did not work together is not considered to be sufficient past performance. A Joint Venture that cannot provide this requested information will not be considered to have sufficient documentation needed to evaluate past performance as an evaluation factor. Interested parties should register in the System for Award Management (SAM) which replaced the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. SAM can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov. Failure to submit sufficient detailed information may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. After a review of the responses received from this notice, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.