PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: DRYDOCK REPAIRS FOR USCGC SCIOTO The United States Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) Norfolk, VA is procuring dry dock repair services for the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) USCGC SCIOTO (WLR 65504) and CG Barge 99002, under REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ), HSCG85-16-Q-P45664. This requirement is a Set-Aside for owners of Small Business pursuant to the Small Business Act and FAR Part 19.502-2. All Small Business may submit offers, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 336611 for SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees. For the calculation of annual receipts and number of employees see parts 121.104 and 121.106 in SBA's Small Business Size Regulations. The RFQ/Solicitation will be issued pursuant to FAR 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13.5, TEST PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS. The Coast Guard intends to award a fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to a responsive, responsible contractor whose written quote is considered most advantageous to the Government both in price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations and are in descending order of importance. 1. Past Performance 2. Price Factors 1-2 will be applied to determine the best value to the Government. Please note Past Performance is more important than price. A vendor without a record of relevant past performance will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The RFQ/Solicitation HSCG85-16-Q-P45664 will be issued on or about 29 January 2016 with a closing date for receipt of QUOTATIONS on or about 29 February 2016, at 10:00 A.M. EST. The RFQ will be posted on the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE), FEDBIZOPPS, which may be accessed via the Internet at www.fedbizopps.gov or https:// www.fbo.gov. Please sign up for the Auto Notification Service to receive an email from Federal Business Opportunity website when an action is taken under this solicitation. No paper copies of the solicitation and/or amendments will be distributed. QUESTIONS AND REQUEST FOR DRAWINGS; All reference documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600 Norfolk, VA. 23510-9102. Drawings will be available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is available free of charge to contractors upon request no later than (4) days from the solicitation issuance. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g. *.DWF, etc). All questions/concerns/request for drawings regarding this solicitation are strongly encouraged to be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist by 8 February 2016 at 1:00pm EST. Follow-up/additional questions may not be accepted after this date and time due to time constraints. DRYDOCK Repair Specification: Contractor shall provide all necessary, facilities, materials, equipment, and personnel to perform dockside repairs to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter USCGC SCIOTO (WLR 65504) and CG Barge 99002, a 65 Foot Buoy Tender and Barge. The vessel is home ported 221 Mississippi Drive, Keokuk, IA 52632. All work shall be performed at the contractor's facility. The required performance period is seventy-nine (79) days to include a start date on or about 18 May 2016 and end date on or about 04 Aug 2016. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government) Scope of Work: The scope of the acquisition is for the dockside repairs of the USCGC SCIOTO (WLR 65504) and CG Barge 99002. This work may include, but is not limited to the following WORK ITEMS: WORK ITEM 1: Hull Plating (Side Scan), Ultrasonic Testing - Tender WORK ITEM 2: Hull Plating (Side Scan), Ultrasonic Testing - Barge WORK ITEM 3: Hull Plating (U/W Body), Inspect - Tender WORK ITEM 4: Hull Plating (U/W Body), Inspect - Barge WORK ITEM 5: Appendages (U/W), Leak Test - Tender WORK ITEM 6: Appendages (U/W), Leak Test - Barge WORK ITEM 7: Appendages (U/W) - Internal, Preserve - Tender WORK ITEM 8: Appendages (U/W) - Internal, Preserve - Barge WORK ITEM 9: Propulsion Shaft Seals, Mechanical & Inflatable, Inspect and Clean WORK ITEM 10: Propulsion Shafting, Straighten WORK ITEM 11: Propulsion Shafting; Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall WORK ITEM 12: Propulsion Shaft Bearings (External), Check Clearances WORK ITEM 13: Propulsion Shaft Bearings (External), Renew WORK ITEM 14: Propeller, Perform Minor Repairs and Reconditioning WORK ITEM 15: Propellers, Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall WORK ITEM 16: Keel Coolers, Clean, Inspect and Hydro - Tender WORK ITEM 17: Keel Coolers, Clean, Inspect and Hydro - Barge WORK ITEM 18: Barge, Diesel Engine Exhaust Piping, Commercial Clean WORK ITEM 19: Fathometer Transducer, General Maintenance - Tender WORK ITEM 20: Fathometer Transducer, General Maintenance - Barge WORK ITEM 21: Rudder Assembly; Remove, Inspect and Reinstall WORK ITEM 22: Hull Fittings (Weight Handling Rigging Hardware), Inspect and Test - Barge WORK ITEM 23: Spuds, Overhaul - Tender WORK ITEM 24: Spuds, Overhaul - Barge WORK ITEM 25: Spud Wells, Preserve - Tender WORK ITEM 26: Spud Wells, Preserve - Barge WORK ITEM 27: Tanks (Sewage Holding), Preserve "100%" - Tender WORK ITEM 28: Decks - Exterior (Buoy or Construction Deck), Preserve 100% WORK ITEM 29: U/W Body, Preserve (100%) - Tender WORK ITEM 30: U/W Body, Preserve (100%) - Barge WORK ITEM 31: Drydock - Tender WORK ITEM 32: Drydock - Barge WORK ITEM 33: Temporary Services, Provide WORK ITEM 34: Sea Trial Performance, Support, Provide WORK ITEM 35: Boat Davit Winch, Shrink Wrap WORK ITEM 36: Buoy and Cargo Handling Crane, Shrink Wrap WORK ITEM 37: Lead-Based Paint and Asbestos-Containing Material, 100% Abatement, Perform WORK ITEM 38: Deck Covering (Interior Wet/Dry), Renew WORK ITEM 39: Hull Plating Forward, Renew - Tender WORK ITEM 40: FS & DC Hold Bilge Hull, Renew WORK ITEM 41: Hull Plating Aft, Renew - Tender All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures. Period of Performance: The performance period is seventy-nine (79) days to include a start date on or about 18 May 2016 and end date on or about 04 Aug 2016. SAM: (Formally known as CCR). Interested parties should register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. The SAM report can be obtained by accessing the internet a www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. All parties are encouraged to continually monitor the Federal Business Opportunity website for any amendments to the solicitation. All questions concerning this requirement shall be submitted in writing to Crystal Elliott at crystal.g.elliott@uscg.mil.
