H.R. Spies Overhaul
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to solicit services for the comprehensive overhaul of the aluminum survey vessel H.R. SPIES. The scope of work includes providing all necessary engineering, design, labor, equipment, and materials required for the vessel's repair. Key technical requirements include hauling the vessel out of the water and placing it on blocks with a minimum of 48 inches of keel clearance to allow for system calibration. The project is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 336611. The period of performance is limited to a maximum of 49 calendar days from the date of award. Due to the vessel's operating schedule in the Delaware River and Bay, quotes will only be accepted from facilities located along the Delaware River, Bay, and its tributaries. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management and enter into a Mastership Agreement for Repair and Alteration of Vessels prior to the award. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or after August 26, 2026.
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THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION/SYNOPSIS POSTING.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to issue a solicitation in the near future to procure services to execute the overhaul of the survey vessel H.R. SPIES. The work consists of furnishing all engineering, design, labor, services, equipment, parts and materials and performing all work on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Vessel "H.R. SPIES" specified herein. The principal dimensions for the vessel are shown below:
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Overall Length: 68 feet - 6 inches
Overall Beam: 25 feet - 10 inches
Draft: 4 feet - 8 inches
Maximum Vessel Weight: 92,000 pounds
Vessel is constructed of aluminum.
Provide and set blocks to support and distribute the weight of the vessel while out of water and to prevent movement of vessel, in accordance with Docking Diagram Drawing. Blocks shall provide for a minimum of 48-inches clearance under the hulls.
NOTE: Minimum of 48” clearance under the keel is necessary to allow Surveys Branch the opportunity to perform system calibration with the transducer fully deployed.
The vessel shall be hauled out of the water and placed on blocks no later than 24 hours after arrival at the shipyard to facilitate a joint docking inspection and determine whether optional work items identified in this contract should be executed.
The period of performance will be maximum to 49 calendar days from date of award to contract completion if all options are exercised.
The S/V H.R. SPIES current FY26 operating schedule has her operating in the Delaware River and Bay prior to entry into and upon departure from the shipyard. Quotes will only be accepted from facilities along the Delaware River & Bay and its tributaries.
Prior to the award of this Contract, the Contractor shall enter into a "Mastership Agreement for Repair and Alteration of Vessels". If the Contractor has entered such an agreement prior to this Contract, that agreement may be utilized. For more information, see DFARS Subpart 252.217-71, Master Agreement for Repair and Alteration of Vessels.
The Government anticipates issuing a solicitation for these services on or after 26 August 2026. The NAICS Code for this project will 336611 – Ship Building and Repairing. The small business size standard is 1,300 employees.
Solicitation documents, plans, and specifications will only be available via the SAM.gov homepage located at https://www.sam.gov. No hard copies will be available. It is the contractor’s responsibility to monitor https://www.sam.gov for issuance of the solicitation and monitoring of any amendments once the solicitation is issued. The solicitation will contain RFO provision 52.204-7; therefore, a bidder must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award.
Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Domenic Sestito at Domenic.L.Sestito@usace.army.mil
Offerors should review the entire solicitation once posted. Information within this Pre-Solicitation/Synopsis posting is subject to change
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