J -- Dry Dock Repairs to NOAA Ship McARTHUR II

NOAA's Marine Operation Center has a requirement for dry dock repairs to the NOAA ship McArthur II. The contractor shall provide all facilities, supervision, material, and labor necessary to perform modifications, repairs, and preservation to the NOAA vessel McArthur II. The mooring and dry docking shall be accomplished at the contractor's facility. Performance of work is scheduled to begin 10 December 2007 and be completed no later than 7 March 2008. This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this procurement is 336611 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. The work consists of approximately 13 basic items, and 10 option items. Basic work includes, but is not limited to: General Requirements for Work and Temporary Services; Provide ABS Inspection Assistance; Accomplish Main Propulsion Generator Engine Major Overhauls; Accomplish Dry Docking and Undocking; Accomplish Underwater Body and Equipment Inspection; Accomplish Underwater Body Preservation; Inspect and Repair Ground Tackle; Repair Sea Valves; Clean and Polish Propellers; Inspect and Repair Rudders; Replace Hull Zincs; Remove and Inspect Main Propulsion Shafts; Replace Miranda Davit Hydraulic Piping. Optional Items include, but are not limited to: Replace Deck Grating; Replace FO Purifier; Overhaul Steering Gear Hydraulic Cylinders; Replace Navigation Light Panel; Install TSG System; Reroute Propulsion Motor Cooling Water Discharge; Modify Main Propulsion Cooling Water Discharge; Install Elinca System; Modify MSD Piping; Install VSAT and Replace Main Mast. General Vessel specifications: Length 224 ft; Breadth (moulded) 43 ft; Draft, maximum 15 ft; Displacement 2,250 tons; Gross Tonnage 1,914; Net Tonnage 574. Additional vessel specifications of a general nature can be found at http://www.moc.noaa.gov/ mt/specs/general.htm. The vessel will be available for pre-bid inspection in Manzanillo, MX on 9 and 10 October 2007. A pre-bid inspection can be arranged by contacting the Contract Specialist at the e-mail address provided below. All responsible and fully responsive sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the Agency. Any resulting contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract. Solicitation documents will be made available for download on or about 21 September 2007 at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties should use the FedBizOpps [REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION] and [REGISTER AS AN INTERESTED VENDOR] features which provide a notification when the IFB becomes available for download as well as all postings of information associated with this solicitation, thereafter. Each potential offeror is responsible for checking the FedBizOpps website to gain all current information related to the solicitation. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Will Havens at contact@example.gov. All vendors doing business with the Government are required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). NO award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following web site: http:///www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at +1 (555) 000-0000. This procurement also requires offerors to complete the On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/.