Maintenance on IX-546

The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in performing docking and maintenance work in support of Compensating Barge IX-546. Work will be accomplished at the Contractor's facility. The Government is seeking responses from sources that can perform the following work: Remove all fendering and replace all fendering fasteners. Blast, inspect and preserve the underwater hull. Replace Zinc Anodes. Repair fender brackets. Repair deck coaming drain couplings. Open, clean, inspect and preserve tanks/voids. Renew nonskid on the main deck, machinery top deck and portable shelter top deck. Accomplish preservation to the superstructure. Accomplish raw water suction and cargo suction valve repairs. Accomplish cargo piping preservation. The anticipated contract type will be firm-fixed price procured via lowest price technical acceptable selection procedures. The work is anticipated to begin in May 2017. What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. Please hand or digitally sign your letter of interest and e-mail it to the Government contacts listed below, with "IX-546 Sources Sought Response" in the subject field. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in the attached draft Statement of Work, and answers to the following specific questions. Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages. 1. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 336611 (a small business must have 1,250 or less employees)? 2. Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance. 3. Does your company have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors)? 4. Given the work described in this announcement, does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for the IX-546? When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 12:00 PM Pacific, on 11 January 2017. Notice Regarding Sources Sought: This source sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This source sought does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Navy is not seeking proposals at this time, nor accepting unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this source sought; all costs associated with responding to this source sought will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this source sought does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. PSNS&IMF may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. This sources sought announcement is released in accordance with FAR 15.201. Information provided in response to this sources sought announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Contracting Officer Address: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Code 440, 1400 Farragut Avenue STOP 2026, Bremerton, WA 98314-2026 Point of Contact: Primary: Joe Lownik, Contract Specialist, joseph.lownik@navy.mil Alternate: Gary Binder, Contracting Officer gary.binder@navy.mil