PRESERVATION FOR USCGC WLBs and WLMs

The United States Coast Guard Maintenance & Logistics Command, Atlantic intends to issue a Commercial Request for Proposal (RFP) for PERSERVATION MAINTENANCE FOOR THE WLB AND WLM LOCATED ON THE EAST COAST. The acquisition will be solicited as a Hub-zone Set-Aside. The Coast Guard intends to conduct the procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The simplified acquisition will be issued as a Best Value, Request for Proposal (RFP), on or about April 16, 2012. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the FEDBIZOPPS web page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the FEDBIZOPS web page for RFQ release and all subsequent amendments. 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 Sandra Martinez at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email contact@example.gov. Hard copies of the specification and solicitation will not be issued. A CD-ROM containing all applicable drawings will be sent via U.S. mail, if requested. Send all requests via e-mail contact@example.gov. The performance period will be from date of award for one Base Year; with four option years (if exercised). Multiple Contracts may be awarded. The NACIS code is 336611. The cutter's homeports are as follows: CGC JUNIPER (WLB 201) -NEWPORT, RI, CGC WILLOW (WLB 202) - NEWPORT, RI, CGC ELM (WLB 204) - ATLANTIC BEACH, NC, CGC CYPRESS (WLB 210) - MOBILE, AL, CGC OAK (WLN 211) - CHARLESTON, SC, CGC HOLLYHOCK - (WLB 214) PORT HURON, MI, CGC ALDER (WLB 216) DULUTH, MN, CGC IDA LEWIS (WLM 551)NEWPORT, RI, CGC KATERINE WALKER (WLM 552) BAYONNE, NJ,CGC ABBIE BURGESS (WLM 553) ROCKLAND, ME, CGC MARCUS HANNA (WLM 554) SOUTH PORTLAND, ME, CGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM 555)- BALTIMORE, MD, CGC JOSHUA APPLEBY (WLM 556) - ST. PETERSBURG, FL,CGC FRANK DREW (WLM 557) PORTSMOUTH, VA, CGC BARBARA MABRITY (WLM 559) - MOBILE, AL, CGC WILLIAM TATE (WLM 560) - PHILADELPHIA, PA, CGC HARRY CLAIRBORNE (WLM 561) - GALVESTON, TX, CGC MARIA BRAY (WLM 562)- ATLANTIC BEACH, FL. The contractor will be required to preserve the following ship structure surfaces; Exterior Surfaces: Deck Fittings, Buoy Deck, Weather Decks, Freeboard, Main Mast, Exhaust Stacks, Exterior Machinery, Superstructures. Interior Surfaces: Bilges. A contractor who bids on any preservation job involving "critical-coated" surfaces must either be SSPC-QP 1 certified or obtain the services of an independent QP-1 and NACE-Certified Inspector requirements. The Contractor shall be aware that the requirements for QP-1 certification and NACE-Certified Coating Inspector, in relation to this contract, apply only to the following surfaces, which are considered "Critical-coated surfaces" (see paragraph 3.2.4.2.1 ( Painting contractor certification program requirement) of SFLC Std Spec 0000; such as Weather Decks, Freeboard, Superstructure and Bilges. All reference documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 500, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102. Drawings are now available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM sets are available for all cutters and will be free of charge to contractors upon request [ten days from solicitation issuance]. MLCA must have ten (10) days advance notice to complete a CD-ROM set of drawings. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g.*.DWF, etc). All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the United States Coast Guard. For information concerning this acquisition contact the Contracting Official listed above.