Anti-Roll Tank Repairs and Preservation Services for the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number EA133M-09-RQ-0123 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-29. This procurement is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 336611 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Engineering Division requires the following dockside services for the NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow in accordance with the below specification. The NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow's home pier is located in Newport, RI. The vessel will be available for pre-bid inspection on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Arrangements for inspection shall be coordinated with NOAA Port Engineer Ken Marston at 508-495-2347. Item 0001: Anti-Roll Tank Repairs and Preservation (Price is to include up to 20 linear feet of welding) Option Item Item 0002: Additional Weld Repairs (Price is to be per linear foot)* *May be exercised multiple times for varying quantities, up to 20 linear feet. The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.203-3 GRATUITIES (APR 1984) FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUNE 2008) FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUNE 2008). NOTE: Offerors may include paragraph (b) through (k) with quote OR enter electronically at https://orca.bpn.gov/ and submit paragraph (l) with quote. FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2008) ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2008) {Fill-in: Part B, Check items 1, 5, 7, 9, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, and 36; Part C, Check item 6} FAR 52.217-7 OPTION FOR INCREASED QUANTITY - SEPARATELY PRICED LINE ITEM (MAR 1989) FAR 52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989) FAR 52.245-1 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (JUN 2007) FAR 52.245-9 USE AND CHARGES (JUN 2007) FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION (NOV 1991) CAR 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (MAR 2000) CAR 1352.201-71 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (COTR) (FEB 2005) {Fill-in: a. To be assigned at contract award} CAR 1352.208-70 PRINTING (MAR 2000) CAR 1352.209-71 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (MAR 2000) CAR 1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS (MAR 2000) CAR 1352.211-70 STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATIONS (MAR 2000) CAR 1352.215-70 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (MAR 2000) {Fill-in: a. The period of performance of this contract is from December 22, 2008 through January 6, 2009.} CAR 1352.216-70 CONTRACT TYPE (MAR 2000) {Fill-in: This is a firm fixed price type contract for blast, weld repair and preservation services for the interior of an anti-roll tank on board the NOAA ship Henry B.Bigelow. It consists of a base period from December 22, 2008 to January 6, 2009 and no one-year options.} CAR 1352.217-109 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.228-70 INSURANCE COVERAGE (MAR 2000) {Fill-in: b (2) $300,000.00} CAR 1352.215-73 INQUIRIES (MAR 2000) CAR 1352.233-71 SERVICE OF PROTESTS (MAR 2000) {Fill-in: Department of Commerce, NOAA, ERAD, Attn: Margaret Rankin, 200 Granby Street, 8th Floor, Norfolk, VA 23510} CAR 1352.217-90 INSPECTION AND MANNER OF DOING WORK (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-92 PERFORMANCE (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-93 DELAYS (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-95 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-96 LIABILITY AND INSURANCE (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-97 TITLE (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-98 DISCHARGE OF LIENS (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-99 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIP REPAIRING (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-100 REGULATIONS GOVERNING ASBESTOS WORK (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-101 COMPLETE AND FINAL EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENTS (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-102 GOVERNMENT REVIEW, COMMENT, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROVAL (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-103 ACCESS TO THE VESSELS (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-104 DOCUMENTATION OF REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-105 CHANGE PROPOSALS (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-106 LAY DAYS (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-107 CHANGES--SHIP REPAIR (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-108 DEFAULT--SHIP REPAIR (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.217-110 GUARANTEES (JAN 1987) CAR 1352.233-70 HARMLESS FROM LIABILITY (MAR 2000) CAR 1352.245-70 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (MAR 2000) {Fill-in: See Specification} CAR 1352.246-70 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (MAR 2000) {Fill-in: Onboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow} CAR 1352.247-72 MARKING DELIVERABLES (MAR 2000) {Fill-in: To be assigned at contract award} CAR 1352.252-70 REGULATORY NOTICE (MAR 2000) In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, ALL CONTRACTORS must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for an award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration in CCR, contact the CCR website at www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. Additionally, each offeror must obtain, and provide with the quote, their nine-digit Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Offers must be submitted in writing to the Eastern Region Acquisition Division, 200 Granby Street, Room 815, Norfolk, Virginia 23510 by 12:00 pm EST on Thursday, December 18, 2008. Offers may be faxed to 757-664-3655 or sent electronically to Sandie.Wallace@noaa.gov. Anticipated award date is on or about Friday, December 19, 2008. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service. Potential offerors may direct all inquiries pertaining to the solicitation in writing to Sandie Wallace at Sandie.Wallace@noaa.gov or faxed to 757-664-3655. Telephonic requests will not be honored. ANTI-ROLL TANK REPAIRS AND PRESERVATION 1. SCOPE This Detail Specification contains the requirements for repairing cracked welds, installing gussets and blasting and painting the interior of the Anti-Roll tank on the NOAA Ship HENRY B. BIGELOW. 2. References a. NOAA Standard Specification MOC-000-3C, General Requirements for Small Contract ship Repairs 3. Government Furnished Material a. None. 4. Requirements a. Reference (a) forms a part of these Detail Specifications. All provisions and requirements contained therein are applicable to all work items, including all additional work items which are authorized by the Contracting Officer. b. All work is scheduled to be performed at Newport Naval Station, 68 Peary Street, Newport, RI. c. NOAA Ship HENRY B. BIGELOW, ABS ID Number 06142681, IMO Number 9349057, is a fully ABS classed ship. All modifications and repairs shall be accomplished in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Rules, maintaining the current ABS Classing. The NOAA Ship HENRY B. BIGELOW is currently classed ? A1, Ice Class CO, ?, ? AMS, ? DPS-1. d. The Contractor is responsible for the control, handling, and disposal of any hazardous materials generated during accomplishment of this contract. e. Remove all of the paint on the interior of the anti-roll tank using high pressure water. Remove all water and paint residue from the tank interior. NOTE: The entire tank is constructed of aluminum. The contractor may sandblast the paint off in lieu of the high pressure water. f. Inspect, with the COTR, all welds on the tank interior and record on a condition report all cracked welds found. Repair all cracked welds up to 20 linear feet. Repair all cracked welds that are found. If repairs to cracked welds exceed 20 linear feet it will be considered additional work. In addition, completely weld the bottom (both sides) of the four corner baffles. The baffles are currently stitch welded on each side along the deck. g. Fabricate eight gussets to reinforce the existing baffles. The gussets shall be fabricated out of - inch 5086-H116 marine grade aluminum. The gussets shall triangular with the length of the sides being 3 feet by 2 feet and sniped. h. Install two gussets on the outboard side of each baffle. Space the gussets equally as possible along the baffles, i.e. 1/3 and 2/3 distance from the bulkheads, and shall be installed over frames located below the anti-roll tank for added strength. The gussets shall be welded all around. i. Crop off the goosenecks on all four vents for the anti-roll tank and extend straight portion of the vents up to the top of the handrails. Reinstall each gooseneck. j. Sandblast (SSPC-SP10 Near White Blast) the entire interior of the tank, including all baffles, to impart a 2-3 mil profile on all surfaces. Use non-metallic media when blasting the tank. Plug the two tank dump valves, located on the aft outboard sides of the tank, to prevent the sandblast material from getting into the valves. k. Thoroughly clean the interior of the tank. l. Paint the interior of the tank, the new vent pipe sections and all disturbed aluminum using two coats of bar-rust 235 at 5 mils dry coat. Install a stripe coat of a contrasting color over the first coat along all edges and welds. The top coat shall be white. Ensure that the new vent pipes have a 2-3 mil profile on the entire surface prior to painting. 5. Quality Assurance a. COTR inspection. END OF SPECIFICATION