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: The contractor shall provide all personnel, labor, materials and equipment (except for Government Furnished property) required to maintain and support all of the BUOY DECK HANDLING EQUIPMENT on the USCGC MACKINAW. Support services shall include but shall not be limited to the following (1) Annual on-site Buoy Deck Equipment Assessments, (2) Technical Support for Remote Troubling diagnostic, (3) Technical Representatives on site visits, (4) hardware software and technical documentation configuration management. The following are the core system components and shall be referred to as the System throughout the scope of work: Buoy Crane (Model EB-480-60-40), Mechanical Chain Stopper, Hydraulic Chain Stopper, Cross Deck Winch, Buoy Chain Winch, Anchor Windlass, Mooring Winch, Davit (Model RAD30-15.5), Warping Capstan, Duel Point Davit (Model TW-PIV5-0A), and Buoy Deck Tie Downs padeyes. In addition, the Government may require the conduct of engineering analyses to support system component design changes, hardware and software modifications, or related efforts. Such analyses may include but are not limited to feasibility studies, inspection reports, reports of onboard technical surveys, specification development, failure analyses, etc. Anticipated Period of Performance: This acquisition shall be a requirements contract for One Base year and Four Option Years; if exercised. Anticipated start date on or about 01 August 2018 through 31 July 2019 (Base Year). (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government). GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS- HOMEPIER NAICS Code/Size Standard: The applicable NAICS Code is 336611, Ship Building and Repairing and the size standard is 1,250 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 06 February 2018 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.