THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or request for quotes and no contract or purchase order will be awarded from this notice. Military Sealift Command is seeking eligible businesses for the requirement to procure lifeboats for T-AO class vessels. These lifeboats are direct replacement of the existing totally enclosed lifeboats and shall be compliant with: American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) United States Coast Guard (USCG) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Change 03-7 to Navy Marine Corps Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NMCARS) Change 03-5 to the Navy Marine Corps Acquisition Guide (NMCAG) dated Jan 20 2006 The new lifeboats are to fit into existing davit with no major modification. Current davits fit lifeboats with length 9.4 meters with hook to hook distance 8.9 meters and 10.0 meters with hook to hook distance 8.70 meters. Each lifeboat shall meet the following characteristics: • Hooks: On-load hydrostatic release hooks. • Construction: Fire-retarded Glass fiber Reinforced Polyester (GRP) • Capacity: 69 persons • Total Davit Load 12,500 kg • Diesel engines approved for totally enclosed survival crafts • Minimum Speed: 6 knots • Able to run 5 minutes in stowed position. • Color: Safety Orange • Tanker version with air bottles and sprinkler system. The material requested for procurement is: CLIN 0001: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 CLIN 0002: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 CLIN 1001 OPTION: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 CLIN 1002 OPTION: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 CLIN 2001 OPTION: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 CLIN 2002 OPTION: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 CLIN 3001 OPTION: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 CLIN 3002 OPTION: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 CLIN 4001 OPTION: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 CLIN 4002 OPTION: Item Description U/I Qty 1 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved lifeboat rated for tanker service Ea (1 Ship Set) 4 Each ship set of lifeboats listed under CLINs 0001 and 0002 will be awarded under the base award. To clarify, a ship set contains four (4) lifeboats. The awarded contract will also contain options to award other ship sets of lifeboats, if exercised, for T-AO class vessels. Estimated issue date of this solicitation is on/about 26 August 2014. After issuance, solicitation may be obtained by accessing the Federal Business Opportunities website, https://www.fbo.gov/. The required delivery date for this requirement is 30 September 2015. Interested vendors shall state in their response to this sources sought notice, the approximate lead time from development to shipment of each ship set of lifeboats. The appropriate NAICS Code is 488390. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE OR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of an award. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. RESPONSES TO THE SOURCES SOUGHT ARE DUE on 06 August 2014 by 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. Responses shall be sent via email to the following address:
[email protected]. Fax submissions of the capabilities packages WILL NOT be accepted. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to David Foster via email at
[email protected].