AMENDMENT 0001 Amendment issued to address questions from potential quoters, provide revised Statement of Work, fire equipment documentation, and revised Attachment #1 - Quote Pricing Sheet. All other terms and conditions remains unchanged. NOTE: Please pay attention to Quote Submission Instructions. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Division of Atlantic Operations, Norfolk, VA intends to award a firm fixed price contract for potential offeror to perform a drydocking and ABS Special Survey on the T.S. KENNEDY. The T.S. KENNEDY is the training ship of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. It is an 15,500 HP steam ship with an overall length of 536 ft-11in, a beam of 76 ft, maximum operating draft of 28 ft - 6 inch and gross tonnage of 13,886 LT. The primary purpose of this solicitation is to seek quotations to accomplish the following: A USCG Drydock Exam and Internal Structural Exam in accordance with 46 CFR Part 61. An ABS Special survey and drydock survey for a Non-ESP Cargo Ship (non-tanker, which is greater than 15 years of age) Note: In this regard, at a minimum, all work performed shall serve to accomplish the requirements of 46 CFR Part 61 and ABS Rules 7-3-2/5 as they relate to the various ITEMs in the Statement of Work (SOW). Other ITEMs in the SOW serve to perform various machinery, equipment, and/or structural repairs, removals, and/or installations in addition to various coating repairs. The ship will be available to transit to the drydocking facility from her homeport of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts on or about 09/03/2022 and be complete and ready to sail in support of her primary mission, no later than 11/15/2022. All potential offerors may submit any questions from the review of the solicitation package in writing via e-mail to the Contracting Officer, monique.leake@dot.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, with the solicitation number 6933A222Q000021 in the subject line. Responses to questions will be issued by amendment to the solicitation package. The drawings referenced in the Statement of Work can be provided to interested contractors upon written request to the Contracting Officer by July 18, 2022. 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 (800) 532-1169 or e-mail stlpinfo@dot.gov.
