T.S. KENNEDY - Feed Nozzle Repair to Evaporator

The U.S. Maritime Administration, Division of Atlantic Operations Contracts Office, has a requirement for the following requirement onboard the T.S. KENNEDY at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts: The provision for competent and professional repair of the cracked 1st stage feed nozzle penetration on #1 Aquachem Evaporator onboard the T.S. KENNEDY. This work will require crack arresting by drilling an appropriately sized hole at the extreme ends of the crack, and re-welding with an approved weld procedure in accordance with the manufactures recommendations. The Evaporator shell material is believed to be #7 GA (.144") 90-10 CuNi. Additionally the Contractor will be responsible for the welding, NDT and machining of the repaired feedwater nozzle and associated evaporator shell the satisfaction of ABS/USCG and the COTR. SHIP CHECK - SITE VISIT A pre-quote conference and site visit will be conducted onboard the TS KENNEDY at 1:30 p.m. ET, located at its layberth located at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. WHEN: Monday, August 29, 2011 POC: Mr. Jeffrey H. Brown, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, phone 757?694-5505; email: contact@example.gov , or Ms. Monique R. Leake, Contracting Officer, phone 757?322?5820; contact@example.gov. This is the ONLY site visit that will be conducted. Quoters are encouraged to attend as failure to attend does not relieve the quoter of accuracy of their proposal and the quoter's responsibility that it has investigated and satisfied itself as to the general and local conditions which can affect the work or its cost. In order to make the visit as productive as possible, quoters are also requested to submit any questions from the review of the solicitation package or as a result of visiting the site should be submitted in writing (email) to the Contracting Officer by 12:00 p.m., August 31, 2011. Responses determined to be necessary will be issued by amendment to the solicitation package. Responsible sources shall provide the following: Price quote which identifies the requested item(s), quantity, unit price, and extended price (SF-1449) Offer must provide three of the most recent references from similar projects. Reference information must include POC name, email address, phone contacts, contract numbers, dollar amounts, subject and dates. Total price Prompt Payment Terms Remittance address, Tax Identification Number, DUNS number and Cage Code Responses to this solicitation are due September 06, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. local time, Norfolk, VA. LATE QUOTES MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION. All Quotes are to be emailed to contact@example.gov. No faxed quotes will be accepted. Please reference the solicitation number on your quote. BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the responsible, technically acceptable quoter, whose quote, conforming to the combined Synopsis/Solicitation, offers the lowest evaluated price. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail