Integrated Power Plant Support for USCGC HEALY

The U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center is seeking qualified sources that can provide maintenance support for the Integrated Power Plant (IPP) installed aboard the Coast Guard's Polar Icebreaker (USCGC Healy (WAGB-20)), as well as shore-side support equipment. The Coast Guard requires all management, supervision, personnel, labor, material and equipment, to support on-site grooms of the IPP; technical representative visits or telephone consultations for troubleshooting and repairing equipment via phone, email, facsimile, or on-site visits (homeport and worldwide, as required); configuration management services; new/overhaul parts and replacement supply (original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or equal); and maintenance training. The following list is not all inclusive, but covers the major IPP components to be supported for this requirement: Shipboard Equipment - Main Generator-10,000 HP, Main Propulsion Cycloconverters -12 pulse, Cycloconverter Transformers, Main Propulsion Motors-15,000 HP, Main Motor Disconnect Units, High Voltage Switchgear and Generator Control Units (including the Power Management & Distribution Systems), S/S Switchboards (i.e. sensitive, non-sensitive and Auxiliary; including Power Management and Distribution Systems), S/S Motor Generator Sets (Sensitive Power), S/S Transformers (Non-Sensitive Power), Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System (MPCMS) which includes the (Control Stations, Engineering Diagnostic Workstation (EDW), Special Purpose Test Equipment (SPTE), Continuous Test & Evaluation System (CTES), Main Ship Control Console (MSCC) Monitor, Aloft Conn Monitor, Damage Control Central Monitor, Remote Transmitter Units (RTUs)), Dynamic Positioning System (DPS), Oceanographic Winch Drives, Control Systems and Wire Data Acquisition System (DAS), Trawl/Core Winch Drive, Control System and Wire DAS, Auxiliary Generator Set, 2,300 HP (Generator and Controls only), Motor Control Centers (originally delivered by Carolina Power Systems). Shore-side Support Equipment - Spare Propulsion Motor, 15,000 HP (stored at CG SFLC Baltimore, MD), Spare Main Generator (SFLC), Spare Auxiliary Generator (SFLC), S/S Motor Generator Set (SFLC), MDG Generator Control Unit (SFLC), 6 pulse Spare Cycloconverter #1 (located at CG Base Seattle, managed by SFLC), 6 pulse Spare Cycloconverter #2 (Contractor's facility) Cycloconverter Transformers (SFLC), S/S Transformer (SFLC) Shore-side Special Purpose Test Equipment (SPTE) (Contractor's facility), (which includes: CCTS Instructor Workstation Software (workstation belongs to Converteam), CCTS Student Workstation, Functional Spares Cabinet, CCTS Equipment (NESU Seattle) (which includes: CCTS Instructor Workstation, MPCMS/DPS Training Console, Shore-side CTES Equipment (Contractor's facility), including CTES Server, and CTES Random Access Information Disk (RAID) Array. GE Energy Power Conversion USA Inc., formerly Converteam Inc. and Alstom Power Conversion, Inc., is the original equipment manufacturer/integrator of the IPP. The HEALY is currently home ported in Seattle, WA. The maintenance support contractor shall be required to maintain a quality program that complies with ISO-9001. The Coast Guard needs maintenance support services on or about 01September 2015. The technical consultant must have at least 3 years hands-on experience in the troubleshooting, repair and performance of preventative and corrective maintenance on equipment of similar size and service to the Converteam equipment currently installed on the USCGC HEALY. The Coast Guard anticipates a five-year Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery type contract. It is the Government's belief that only GE Energy (formerly Converteam, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)/Integrator), can provide the support required; however, other potential sources having the expertise and required capabilities are encouraged to identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement within 15 days from the date of this announcement. Interested parties must submit a capability statement that sufficiently describes their qualifications, capabilities, and previous experience relevant to fulfilling the above requirement. Capability statements shall include evidence of at least five years experience/work on GE Energy/Converteam/Alstom control systems with features/capability comparable to the system to be supported. This experience may be in system design, operation, maintenance, and training or in any combination of these four specialties. They must be intimately familiar with all components of the HEALY systems list and their function. Interested parties must provide proof of access to GE Energy/Converteam/Alstom proprietary technical documentation on systems hardware and software. Only partial technical documentation/data is available to the Government. Access to Converteam documentation is required to enable tailoring/upgrade of MPCMS, DPS software and/or hardware and replacement of technologically obsolescent power plant components to meet future CG requirements. Parties must also demonstrate the capability of accessing the ship's MPCMS/CTES from a remote shore site and extracting data from MPCMS/CTES databases for analysis and troubleshooting. In the absence of responses from firms that believe they have the capability to perform this requirement, the Coast Guard intends to negotiate with GE Energy for the work described pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which will be considered by the agency. 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