NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON Dockside Repairs

Dockside Repairs to NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON 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 the dockside repairs to NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON. The THOMAS JEFFERSON is 208 feet long overall, and its home port is Norfolk, VA. Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform the following (including, but not limited to): BASE ITEMS: Grey and Black Water Piping Renewals, Potable Water System Renewals, Stateroom Upgrades, HVAC System Upgrades, Survey Room Upgrade, HSL Davit Replacement OPTION ITEMS: Reduction Gear and Clutch Inspection The solicitation will include a liquidated damages clause, as well as a requirement for bid, performance, and payment bonds. The performance period will be approximately 113 calendar days, with a start date on or about January 3, 2017 and a completion date on or about April 26, 2017. Place of performance shall be at Marine Operations Center - Atlantic located at 439 W York St, Norfolk, VA 23510. The date, time and place for an inspection of the ship is August 9, 2016 through August 11, 2016 at NOAA Marine Operations Center located at 439 W York St, Norfolk, VA 23510. Vehicle and personnel access to NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON for pre-proposal inspections is restricted via gated security. Appointments and arrangements for attending the ship inspection can be made by contacting the Port Engineer, Neil Lamartin, on or before August 1, 2016 at 757-441-6369 (office) or 757-434-5254 (cell) or by email at Nail.S.Lamartin@noaa.gov. Contact information for personnel attending the ship inspection must be provided to the Port Engineer for access to the NOAA Marine Operations Center. This procurement is unrestricted. The applicable NAICS code is 336611, which has a corresponding size standard of 1,250 employees. The acquisition will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15. A draft copy of the Statement of Work (SOW) is attached to this notice for reference. The RFP will be issued on or about July 11, 2016 with proposals due on or about August 10, 2016. The anticipated award date is October 1, 2016. The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract to the contractor whose proposal represents the best value, price and price related factors considered. The RFP will be issued via electronic posting on the Federal Business Opportunity (FEDBIZOPPS) web page www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the RFP will not be issued. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the RFP, specifications, drawings and all subsequent amendments. The specification will be uploaded to www.fedbizopps.gov with the RFP. Prospective offerors who are interested in submitting a proposal 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 Emily Clark, at Emily.Clark@noaa.gov.