Design and Install Replacement Cargo Console System aboard T-AO vessels

The Military Sealift Fleet Support Command (MSFSC) in Norfolk, VA plans to award a firm fixed price contract for the design and installation of replacement Cargo Control Console Systems aboard fourteen T-AO 187 Class vessels. The contract covers engineering design, fabrication, testing, and installation for one vessel initially, with options for installing the system on an additional thirteen vessels over several fiscal years. The base contract includes completion of detailed design and installation on a single ship, while option periods address further installations spread over Fiscal Years 2011 to 2014, with specified numbers of ships each year. The contract requires compliance with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) standards and approvals. The solicitation, classified under NAICS code 334513, will be issued as a total small business set-aside under the solicitation number N40442-09-R-1020, with an anticipated award date of November 13, 2009. The request for quotation was planned to be issued around August 2008, and a sources sought notice was previously posted to identify qualified small businesses. The contract specialists for this procurement are David Blissett and Mark R. Hunter, both reachable via the Military Sealift Fleet Support Command in Norfolk, VA. Further details, including the solicitation document, will be available through the specified Navy procurement website.