J -- DOCKSIDE / DRYDOCK (CG HAUL-OUT) FORT MEYERS 41 FOOT UTILITY BOAT (41505)

The United States Coast Guard Maintenance & Logistics Command, Atlantic intends to issue a Commercial Request for Quote (RFQ) for repair of a Coast Guard Dry Docked 41 Foot Utility Boat (Station Fort Myers Beach) Hull Number: 41505. The Coast Guard will haul-out and block the boat at Sector St Pete. 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 November 14, 2007. 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 Wendy Culbreth 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. The standard industrial classification code is 3731 and the NAICS is 336611. The homeport of the vessel is 719 San Carlos Drive, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931. All work will be performed at drydock site at Sector St Pete. The performance period is forty-two (42) calendar days with a start date on or about 5 February 2008. The scope of the acquisition is for (1) Ultrasonic Thickness (UT) Shot Inspection; (2) Air Test Skeg and Struts; (3) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Rub Rail system; (4) Clean and Inspect Fuel Tanks (Includes Disposal); (5) Inspect Cabin Top; (6) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Port and Starboard Propeller Shafts; (7) Renew Port and Starboard Water-Lubricated Shaft Bearings; (8) Renew Port and Starboard Propellers; (9) Clean and Inspect Port and Starboard Engine Exhaust Piping systems; (10) Renew Fuel Valves and Hoses; (11) Clean and Inspect Port and Starboard Exhaust Mufflers; (12) Renew Sea Valves; (13) Inspect and Overhaul Duplex Sea Strainers; (14) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Rudders; (15) Preserve Underwater Body (No-foul System); (16) Preserve Fiberglass Cabin Top-Horizontal Surfaces; (17) Routine Drydocking Tasks; (18) Remove and Reinstall Pilot House Windows; (19) Inspect Fire Pump Foundation and Renew Alignment rails; (20) Relocate Searchlight. Trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures, shall accomplish all welding and brazing. The vessel is a 41 Foot Utility Boat homeported in Fort Myers Beach, FL. All reference documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 500, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102. Drawings are now available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM sets are available for all cutters and will be free of charge to contractors upon request [ten days from solicitation issuance]. MLCA must have ten (10) days advance notice to complete a CD-ROM set of drawings. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g.*.DWF, etc). Drawings are still available in hardcopy; however, a non-refundable charge of $150.00 is required in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. 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.