Steel Ocean Buoy for USCG

*** December 9, 2011 Update: The solicitation will not be available until at least January 2012. The delay in releasing the solicitation will result in the anticipated period of performance starting in approximately April 2012. This estimated timeframe is provided as a courtesy to interested vendors and is provided as information only. This in no way obligates the Government to any further action. *** This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. Requirement: This notice is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center, Norfolk, VA to identify sources capable of providing the following: Draft Steel Ocean Buoy Specification: (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government) Contractor shall provide all necessary facilities, materials, equipment, and personnel to fabricate and deliver steel ocean buoys in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard, Ocean Engineering Division, Specifications and applicable drawings. The specifications are listed below and are included as attachments and are included as attachments along with the applicable drawings to this sources sought notice. The steel ocean buoys shall be used as aids to navigation. The following buoy types will be required: 9x35LWR, 9x32LR, 9x20BR/GR, 8x26LWR, 8x21LR, 7x20LI, 7x17LR, 6x20LR, 5x11LNR/LCR, 3 - x8LNR/LCR, 1NR/CR, 2NR/CR, 3NR/CR, 2NI/CI, 5NR/CR and 5NI/CI. Replacement towers for various buoy types, radar reflectors, buoy solar battery boxes, and painting with Safewater and Preferred Channel Paint Schemes will also be required. Applicable Specifications No.: 357, 360, 362, 374, 460, and 464 FOB Destinations (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government) Various Locations to be specified on individual delivery orders (South Weymouth, MA/ Portsmouth, VA/ Baltimore, MD/ Cape May, NJ/ St. Petersburg, FL/ Charleston, SC/ Miami Beach, FL/ San Juan, PR/ Atlantic Beach, FL/ New Orleans, LA/ Mobile, AL Corpus Christi, TX/ Galveston, TX/ Dubuque, IA/ Sewickley, PA/ East Peoria, IL/ East Chattanooga, TN/ Buchanan, TN/ Detroit, Ml/ Milwaukee, WI/ Sault Ste Marie, MI/ Buffalo, NY/ Duluth, MN/ Cheboygan, MI/ Port Huron, MI/ San Francisco, CA/ San Pedro, CA/ Astoria, OR/ Portland. OR/ Seattle, WA/ Honolulu, HI/ Kodiak, AK/ Santa Rita, GU) Delivery Schedule: (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government) First Article Testing: 60 calendar days after receipt of order (ARO), items requiring first article testing will be identified in the solicitation. Production Buoys: 90 calendar days ARO for orders under $1M and up to 120 days ARO for orders over $1M. Anticipated Contract Type/Vehicle: The anticipated contract vehicle will be an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with fixed-priced (with economic price adjustment) unit prices; individual delivery orders would be issued pursuant to the IDIQ contract if supplies are required. (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government) Anticipated Period of Performance: The period of performance is anticipated to be for a one-year Base Period and 4 one-year Option Periods (not to exceed five years if all options years are exercised by the Government). The performance period of the contract is anticipated to start no later than 5 February 2012. (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government) Anticipated NAICS Code/Size Standard: The applicable NAICS Code is 332313, Plate Work Manufacturing and the size standard is 500 employees. Submission of Information: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information. Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Jessica.L.Coltz@uscg.mil or via fax to (757) 628-4135 (Attn: Jessica Coltz/PCB-4) no later than November 1, 2011 at 3:00PM, Eastern with the following information/documentation: 1. Name of Company, Address and DUNS Number. 2. Point of Contact and Phone Number. 3. Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code: 8(a) Business / HUBZone Small Business / Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business / Small Business / Large Business 4. Type of End Product (i.e., Domestic End Product, Foreign End Product) and Origin of products available from your company. 5. Corporate affiliations, potential joint venture partners, teaming partners, and/or major subcontractor information must be provided with your information. 6. Commercial market information and practices applicable to this supply. 7. A positive statement of your intent to submit a quote as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. CCR: Interested parties should register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). The CCR can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.ccr.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, Do Not Request a Copy of the Solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.