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 maintenance, repair and preservation work in support of one (1) IX-536 Barge. Work will be accomplished at the Contractor's facility. The Government is seeking responses from sources that can perform the following work: IX-536 Vessel Characteristics: Length: 177 FT Width: 76 FT Age: 27 Years Hull Type: Steel Draft: 5 FT Full Displacement: 1680 L Tons Light Load: 1653 L Tons Coordinate with the Contracting Officer, via the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to deliver the vessel to the Contractor's facility. Dock, wash and clean the exterior surfaces of the vessel upon docking. Aft square tube stock removal. Install missing fender materials. Inspect zinc anodes. Pressure wash, inspect and preserve exterior surface of Hull. Blast and preserve Main Deck workshop and generator foundation. Vessel requires inspection for damage and deterioration (Hull, Main Deck, tanks and voids, bitts, cleats, and chocks). Install missing Toe Board. Open, clean, inspect and preserve tanks. Install new access cover fasteners. Preserve access covers. Main Deck remnant removal. Test/repair Main Deck stanchions. Install threaded deck inserts. Weld existing brackets to main deck. Preserve Main Deck. Mount fuel hose reel. Forward deck house tower removal. Install new shore power connection. Accomplish dual bridge crane maintenance. Undock the vessel. Arrange and coordinate the delivery of the vessel back to the Government with the Contracting Officer via the COR. The notional schedule listed below is provided for planning purposes only. The government is not obligated to pursue this schedule or a future solicitation because of this sources sought. Period of Performance: 14 November 2018 to 6 February 2019 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-536 - 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 description shown above 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. Provide a description of the facility that may be used to accomplish the stated requirements. 4. 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)? 5. Given the work described in this announcement, does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for the IX-536 package? When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 10:00AM PST, on 11 June 2018. Notice Regarding Sources Sought: This sources 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 sources 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 sources sought; all costs associated with responding to this sources sought will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this sources 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.
