J -- USCGC CHEYENNE (WLR-75405) DRYDOCK AND REPAIR

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 estimated value of this procurement is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. The small business size standard is less than 1,000 employees. The NAICS Code is 336611. The acquisition is for DRYDOCK and Repairs to the USCGC CHEYENNE (WLR-75405), a 75 FOOT "C" CLASS RIVER BUOY TENDER. The CGC CHEYENNE is home ported in ST Louis, MO. The contractor shall perform all work at the Contractor's facility. The performance period will be FORTY-NINE (49) calendar days with a start date on or about 2 June 2008.The scope of the acquisition is for the overhauling, cleaning and repairing of various items aboard the USCGC CHEYENNE (WLR-75405). This work will include, but is not limited to: Repair Deck and Bulkhead in Crew?s head; Remove, Inspect and Reinstall P/S Intermediate Shafts; Clean, Inspect, Test Tender and Barge Grid Coolers; Clean and Disinfect Tender and Barge Potable Water Tanks; Preserve Buoy Deck; Inspect Hull Plating; Ultrasonic Testing Hull Plating U/W Body; Leak Test Appendages U/W; Preserve Internal Appendages U/W; Inspect and Repair Propulsion Shaft Fairness and Rope Guards; Renew Propulsion Shaft Fairness and Ropr Guards; Inspect and Repair Propulsion Shaft Struts; Preserve 100% Stern Tubes; Renew Propulsion Shaft Packing; Check Clearances Propulsion Shaft Bearings (external); Check Clearances Propulsion Shaft Stern Tube Bearings; Clean and Inspect Propellers; Check Clearances Rudder Stock Bearings; Inspect and Repair Rudder Stock and Liners; Preserve 100% Rudders; Renew Push Kness Rubber Bumpers; Provide Production Control GANTT Bar Chart(DD); Provide Temporary Services; and Routine Drydocking. 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 you firm is SDVOSB and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by e-mail to Mia.R.Mayers@uscg.mil or by fax (757) 628-4675. Questions may be referred to Mia Mayers at (757) 628-4654. 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 01 February 2008, 2:00 p.m. (EST). All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on a HUBZone or Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business set aside. Failure to submit all information requested may result in a Small business set-aside. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone or SDVOSB small business set aside, or a Small Business set aside, will be posted on the FedBizOps website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.