DRYDOCK REPAIRS FOR THE USCGC CHEYENNE AND BARGE

The United States Coast Guard Surfaces Force Logistic Center, intends to issue a Commercial Request for Quote (RFQ) for DRYDOCK Repairs to the USCGC CHEYENNE AND BARGE. The acquisition will be solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The Coast Guard intends to conduct the procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The simplified acquisition will be issued as a Best Value, Request for Quote (RFQ), on or about FEBRUARY 20, 2015. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the FEDBIZOPPS web page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the FEDBIZOPS web page for RFQ release and all subsequent amendments. Please sign up for the Auto Notification service to receive e-mail from FEDBIZOPPS when an action is taken under this solicitation. If you have questions regarding FEDBIZOPPS, contact Sandra Martinez at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email contact@example.gov. Hard copies of the specification and solicitation will not be issued. A CD-ROM containing all applicable drawings will be sent via U.S. mail, if requested. Send all requests via e-mail contact@example.gov. Contractor shall provide all necessary facilities, materials, equipment, and personnel to DRYDOCK repairs to the USCGC CHEYENNE (WLR 75405), a 75 Foot "C" Class River Buoy Tender and 130 Foot Barge. The USCGC CHEYENNE is home ported in St. Louis. Geographic Restriction: (General) Restricted to the Western Rivers of the United States. The "Western Rivers" means the navigational portions of the Mississippi River and its tributaries above mile 0 of the Lower Mississippi River. Navigable tributaries of the Mississippi River include only the waterways within the area of jurisdiction of Coast Guard Aids to navigation Facilities as described in Light List Volume V (COMDTINST M16502.5), and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to the mouth of the Mobile River. This includes protected portions of the Intra Coastal Waterway connected to the "Western Rivers," but specifically excluded unprotected or open waters such as Mobile Bay, Lake Borgne, and the Gulf of Mexico. 01 November to 15 March: No transit through Melvin Price Lock and Dam during this period. SCOPE OF WORK: The scope of the acquisition is for the DRYDOCK repairs of the USCGC CHEYENNE. This work will include, but is not limited to the following work items: HULL PLATING (U/W BODY), INSPECT, TENDER HULL PLATING (U/W BODY), INSPECT, BARGE HULL PLATING (U/W BODY), ULTRASONIC TESTING, TENDER HULL PLATING (U/W BODY), ULTRASONIC TESTING, BARGE APPENDAGES (U/W), LEAK TEST, BARGE APPENDAGES (U/W), LEAK TEST, TENDER APPENDAGES (U/W) INTERNAL, PRESERVE, BARGE (OPTION) APPENDAGES (U/W) INTERNAL, PRESERVE, TENDER (OPTION) VOIDS (NONACCESSIBLE), LEAK TEST, TENDER VOIDS (NONACCESSIBLE), LEAK TEST, BARGE VOIDS (NONACCESSIBLE), INTERNAL SURFACES, PRESERVE, TENDER (OPTION) VOIDS (NONACCESSIBLE), INTERNAL SURFACES, PRESERVE, BARGE (OPTION) TANKS (MP FUEL SERVICE), CLEAN AND INSPECT, TENDER KEEL COOLERS, CLEAN, INSPECT AND HYDRO SEA VALVES AND WASTER PIECES, OVERHAUL OR RENEW HULL FITTINGS (MOORING AND TOWING), INSPECT AND TEST, TENDER HULL FITTINGS (MOORING AND TOWING), INSPECT AND TEST, BARGE SPUD WELLS, PRESERVE, TENDER (OPTION) SPUD WELLS, INSPECT TENDER SPUD WELLS, INSPECT BARGE TANKS (SEWAGE HOLDING), PRESERVE 100 PERCENT, TENDER (OPTION) U/W BODY, PRESERVE 100 PERCENT TENDER U/W BODY, PRESERVE 100 PERCENT BARGE CATHODIC PROTECTION/MAGNESIUM ANODES, RENEW TENDER CATHODIC PROTECTION/MAGNESIUM ANODES, RENEW BARGE DRYDOCKING TENDER DRYDOCKING BARGE TEMPORARY SERVICES, PROVIDE SEA TRIAL PERFORMANCE, PROVIDE SUPPORT BOAT DAVIT WINCH, SHRINK WRAP BUOY AND CARGO HANDLING CRANE, SHRINK WRAP DECKS EXTERIOR (BUOY OR CONSTRUCTION DECK), PRESERVE 100 PERCENT SPUD WELLS, PRESERVE, BARGE (OPTION) ELECTRICAL CABLE, RENEW GALLEY SINK DRAIN PIPING, REPLACE CHILL WATER PIPING, RENEW SEWAGE TANK COVER, REPAIR BULWARK SUPPORTS, REPAIR MAIN DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST PIPING, RENEW, BARGE KEEL COLER PLATING, RENEW, BARGE WT HATCHES, RENEW BARGE TRANSDUCER INSPECTION COVER, RENEW SEWAGE PIPING, RENEW MAIN DIESEL ENGINE AND PROPULSION SHAFTING, UPGRADE STEERING GEAR AND RUDDER SYSTEMS, UPGRADE HULL PLATING FREEBOARD, PRESERVE PARTIAL, TENDER (OPTION) HULL PLATING FREEBOARD, PRESERVE PARTIAL, BARGE (OPTION) LEAD-BASED PAINT AND ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIAL, PERFORM 100 PERCENT ABATEMENT Anticipated Period of Performance: The period of performance is anticipated to be for ONE HUNDRED AND ONE (111) calendar days with a start date of 01 July 2015 through 09 December 2015 (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government). NAICS Code/Size Standard: The applicable NAICS Code is 336611, Ship Building and Repairing and the size standard is 1,000 employees. All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures. This solicitation is Subject to Availability of Funds. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. For information concerning this acquisition contact the Contracting Official listed above