J -- USCGC KANAWHA (WLR-75407) Drydock and repair availability

Amendment 2: Since the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items has expired for the time being, this procurement will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) vice Invitation For Bid (IFB) previously posted as amendment 1. This notice and subsequent notices will also be listed under solicitation number HSCG80-08-R-3FA741 The U.S. Coast Guard is setting aside this acquisition for Total Small business concerns. The Coast Guard intends to conduct this procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Best Value. The NAICS Code is 336611. The acquisition is for drydock repairs to the USCGC KANAWHA (WLR-75407) an 75 (E) class River Buoy Tender and 130 foot Barge at the contractors facility. The performance period will be 49 days with a start date on or about April 28, 2008. The homeport of the vessel is Pine Bluff, AR. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the FEDBIZOPPS web page on or about January 25, 2008 with bids due on or about February 25, 2008 at http://www.fbo.gov/. 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 Stephen Clark at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email contact@example.gov. The scope of the acquisition is to provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform drydock repairs to the USCGC KANAWHA (WLR-75407) including but not limited to the following Base and Option items: Welding repairs; Preserve Ballast Tanks; Remove, inspect, and reinstall propeller shafts; Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Intermediate Shaft; Straighten shaft; Renew water lubricating shaft bearings; Renew propeller shaft sleeves; Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propellers; Perform minor repair and reconditioning of propeller; Clean, inspect, repair and test grid coolers; Remove, inspect, and reinstall rudder assembly; Rebuild rudderstock; Renew rudder lower bearing trunk; Preserve Spud and Spud Well Surfaces and Renew Spud Well Liners; Shrink Wrap Crane; Inspect various deck fittings; Preserve Sewage Holding Tank; Preserve Barge Buoy Deck; Preserve underwater body; Preserve Freeboard; Routine Drydocking; Provide temporary logistics; Ultrasonic Testing; Modify Barge Side Shell Plating; Renew Galley Steel Deck; Renew Barge Hull Plating. Trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures, shall accomplish all welding and brazing The following Geographic Restrictions applies for the USCGC KANAWHA (WLR-75407): This requirement is restricted to the Western Rivers of the United States. The ?Western Rivers? means the navigable portions of the Mississippi river and its tributaries above mile 0 of the lower Mississippi river. Navigable tributaries of the Mississippi river include only the waterways within the area of jurisdiction of Coast Guard aids to navigation facilities as described in Light List Volume V (COMDINST M16502.5), and the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterways to the mouth of the Mobile River. This includes protected portions of the Intra Coastal Waterways connected to the ?Western Rivers,? but specially excluded unprotected or open waters such as Mobile bay, Lake Borgne, and the Gulf of Mexico. Hard copies of the specification and solicitation will not be issued. A CD-ROM containing all applicable drawings is available free of charge to contractors upon request not later than three (3) days from the solicitation issuance. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g.*.DWF, etc). For further information or questions regarding this solicitation, please contact Stephen Clark at +1 (555) 000-0000 or by email at contact@example.gov