Licensed Marine Engineers

***The Solicitation is now posted.*** The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk, VA, on behalf of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), is soliciting for source to provide mariner support to fulfill critical staffing requirements onboard NOAA vessels. NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) operate a wide variety of specialized ships to complete NOAA's environmental and scientific missions. OMAO's research and survey ships compose the largest fleet of federal research ships in the nation. The fleet ranges from large oceanographic research vessels capable of exploring the world's deepest ocean, to smaller ships responsible for charting the shallow bays and inlets of the United States. A wide range of marine activities including fisheries research, nautical charting, and ocean and climate studies are supported by these vessels. NOAA operates a fleet of 16 ships worldwide. These personnel may be assigned to any class of NOAA ship at the offered rates. The mariners will be used to backfill for NOAA employees absent from the ship, to assist in port for routine maintenance and repairs, and to fulfill critical staffing requirements. Assignments may be for varying lengths of time generally from one week to 90 days either while in port or at sea conducting the vessel's mission. There is no guarantee of assignment to any particular vessel or geographic location. Vessel homeports include: Norfolk, VA; Charleston, SC; Woods Hole, MA; Pascagoula, MS; Newport, OR; Kodiak, AK; Ketchikan, AK; San Diego, CA; Honolulu, HI; Davisville, RI. Personnel needed include First, Second and Third Engineers. The expected duties for contracted engineers include: - Perform maintenance and repair work on the Engineering Department's ship systems in accordance with manufacturer's and shipbuilder's technical manuals and NOAA policy as directed by supervising engineer. - Assist the activities of unlicensed engineering personnel while on watch or performing maintenance. - Be responsible for the maintenance and operational requirements that ensure safe and effective operation of the engineering, electrical, or electrical systems that may be assigned to him/her. Keeps required records, logs, and reports. - Stand engine room watches at sea or in port; may be on call during non-normal duty hours as required. - Perform other mission related duties as assigned, including duties related to the safety of the vessel and personnel. The contract performance period will consist of a 12 month base period followed by four option years consisting of 12 months each. Place of performance will be identified on the individual task orders. This procurement is unrestricted. The applicable NAICS code is 541330, which has a corresponding size standard of $38.5 Million. The acquisition will be issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 13.5. The RFQ will be issued on or about June 1, 2015 with quotes due three weeks later. The anticipated award date is September 10, 2015. The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract to the contractor whose quote represents the best value, price and price related factors considered. The RFQ will be issued via electronic posting on the Federal Business Opportunity (FEDBIZOPPS) web page www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the RFQ, statement of work, and all subsequent amendments. The specification will be uploaded to www.fedbizopps.gov with the RFQ. Prospective offerors who are interested in submitting a quote for this acquisition are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service and to be on the Interested Vendors List for this acquisition (see applicable tab within FedBizOpps where this synopsis is posted). Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM; offerors must also obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and provide it with the offer. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency. For information concerning this acquisition, please forward inquiries via e-mail to Tiffany Squyres, at contact@example.gov.