DECK MACHINERY MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The United States Coast Guard is considering whether or not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSB) or for small businesses. The small business size standard is less than 1,000 employees. The NAICS Code is 336611. The acquisition is for DECK MACHINERY MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB 40). The USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB 30) homeport is the CHEBOYGAN, MI. GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS- HOMEPIER. 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. 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 2013 through 31 July 2014 (Base Year). In accordance with FAR 19.1305, if your firm is HUBZone certified or FAR 19.1404, if your firm is SDVOSB or a small business concern and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by e-mail to sandra.a.martinez@uscg.mil or by fax (757) 628-4676. Questions may be referred to Sandra Martinez at (757) 628-4591. In response, please include the following: (a) a positive statement of your intent to submit a bid for this solicitation as a prime contractor; (b) evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles; dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers; (c) past performance references with points of contact and phone numbers. At least two (2) references are requested, but more are desirable. Contractors are reminded that should this acquisition become a HUBZone set aside or SDVOSB Small Business, FAR 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside or 52.219-27 or Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside will apply, which requires that at least fifty (50) percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other HUBZone small business concerns. Your response is required by close of business on January 29, 2013. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on a HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business set aside, small business set aside. Failure to submit all information requested may result in no set-aside. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone, SDVOSB small business or a Small Business set aside will be posted on the FedBizOps website at http://www.fbo.gov .