J--AUTOMATION UPGRADES ON THE TRAINING SHIP THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

UPGRADE CENTRALIZED MACHINERY MONITORING AND ALARM SYSTEMS, PROPULSION CONTROL AND BOW THRUSTER CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND MISCELLANEOUS TANK LEVEL INDICATING SYSTEM ON THE TS STATE OF MICHIGAN. THE SHIPS'S GENERAL ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED MICRO-CONTROL (DMC) AUTOMATION SYSTEM SHALL BE REMOVED AND BE UPGRADED TO AN OPEN ARCHITECTURE MICROPROCESSOR BASED SYSTEM USING CURRENT TECHNOLOGY.CONTRACTOR SHALL PRESENT A "TURNKEY" OPERATION OF A FULLY RETROFITTED AND UPGRADED CENTRAL AUTOMATION SYSTEM (CAS) AT THE MAIN CONTROL STATION CONSOLE (MCSC), AND PILOTHOUSE CONTROL CONSOLE.The complete solicitation will be posted to this site on or about 5/23/08.The anticipated award will be a small business set- aside under the NAICS Code 336611 for Ship Building and Repairs. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov.