HSCG40-13-P-P30726 CG ANT BUFFALO 49413 DRYDOCK 2013

The United States Coast Guard is considering whether or not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone concerns, for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSB) or for Small Business. The small business size standard is less than 1,000 employees. The NAICS Code is 336611. The acquisition is for Drydock Repairs of the United States Coast Guard ANT BUFFALO (49413), a 49 Foot BUOY UTILITY STERN LOADING BOAT. Work shall be performed at the contractor's facility. The performance period will be Seventy-Two (72) calendar days with an anticipated start date on or about 1 June 2013. Restriction: Restricted to an area no greater than 140 nautical miles from the BUSL's home station, on navigable waterways and no greater than 30 nautical miles off shore. Home Station: United States Coast Guard 1 Fuhrmann Blvd Buffalo, NY 14203-3189 US The scope of work for this acquisition is but not limited to: Welding Repairs (Steel); Hull Plating Ultrasonic Testing, Rub Rail Fender and Dunnage System, Voids (Non-Accessible), Tanks (MP Fuel Service), Accessible Voids, Inspect Mast, Propeller Shafts, Water Lubricated Shaft Bearings, Propellers, Keel Coolers, Exhaust Piping, Fuel Cut Off Valves, Renew Standard and Non Standard Hoses, Renew Sea Valves, Potable Water Tanks, Diesel Fuel, Air Receiver, Rudders, perform Buoy Handling Equipment Maintenance, Grey Water Tank, Sewage Holding Tank, Preserve Buoy Deck, Preserve Underwater Body Boot-Top, Steel Hulls, Freeboard, Preserve Underwater Body - 100%, Hull Identification Markings, Underwater Body and Boot -Top, Icebreaker, Zinc Anodes, Provide Marine Chemist Services, Perform Preventative Maintenance, Jacket Water Piping, Lazarette Hatch, Routine Drydocking , Temporary Services and provide Full Power Trial Performance. All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures. At the present time, this acquisition is expected to be issued as a Small Business set- aside. However, in accordance with FAR 19.1305, if your firm is HUBZone certified or 19.1404 if your firm is SDVOSB and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by e-mail to Dorothy.Rawls@uscg.mil or Stacy.pereyda-hill@uscg.mil or by fax (757) 628-4675. Questions may be referred to Dorothy Rawls at (757) 628-4540 or Stacy Pereyda-Hill at (757) 628-4937. 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, 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 25 February 2013 12:00 pm EST. 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, or Small Business set aside. Failure to submit all information requested may result in an unrestricted acquisition. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone, SDVOSB small business set aside, or a Small Business set aside, will be posted on the FedBizOps website at https://fbo.gov.