Tug Services for NOAAS Bell Shimada in Newport, Oregon - January 2023

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Best Value) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations/Marine Operations Center - Pacific requires Tug Assist/Tug Services for the NOAA ship Bell Shimada. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation number NM-AN2150-23-00310 is issued as a firm, fixed-price, commercial request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-08. (iv) The NAICS code for this acquisition is 488330, Navigational Services to Shipping; the small business size standard is $41.4m. This acquisition is set aside for small businesses. (v) Line items are as follows: CLIN 0001: Tug standby services while the NOAAS Bell Shimada conducts sea trials at the mouth of Yaquina Bay (vi) Description of requirements for the items to be acquired: The NOAA ship Bell Shimada requires a tug assist/tug service on standby during sea trials to test newly reformulated propulsion systems. Vendor will need to provide a tug and operators to stand by during sea trials which will test the operation and constitution of new propulsion systems after Dockside repairs are completed. Sea Trials will take place over a 26-hour period the week of 23-Jan-2023. Sea Trials will take place near the mouth of Yaquina Bay, at the Yaquina Bay Sea Buoy which is approximately one (1) mile from the Yaquina harbor entrance. The tug and operators will standby in the event there's a significant failure of the newly reformulated propulsion systems. Final date(s) of standby service needed are TBD - dependent on completion of dockside repairs. (vii) Date(s) and place(s) of performance and acceptance. Period of Performance: Week of - 01/23/2023 NOAA Ship Bell Shimada NOAA Marine Center Pacific 2002 SE Marine Science Drive Newport, OR 97365 (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors'Commercial, applies to this acquisition without addenda. (ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation'Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see attached Terms and Conditions for specific evaluation criteria. (x-xiii) See attached Terms and Conditions for Solicitation (xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System ratings are not applicable to this solicitation (xv) Offers are due 12-Dec-2022 at 1600 hours PST. Offers can be submitted via email to: contact@example.gov. The government does not accept responsibility for non-receipt of quotes. It is the contractor's responsibility to request and receive confirmation of receipt of quotes. Potential offerors will need to ensure they are registered and current in System for Award Management at the time of quote submission. Offerors will also need to ensure their SAM registration accurately reflects their business size. Submitted offers will need to be complete and meet all evaluation criteria as listed under 52.212-2 in the Solicitation Terms and Conditions. Incomplete offers will not be considered. Quotes will need to be submitted on company letterhead, with the following information: Request for Quote (RFQ) Project Number: (NM-AN2150-23-00310) Company name, address, Unique Entity Identifier, and Cage Code Name, phone number, and email address of company official submitting package Exhibit(s) or statement representing company's capacity to perform the work or meet the requirements in the Statement of Work Pricing for the entire project (xvi) For more information or inquiries regarding this solicitation, contact: contact@example.gov Federal Acquisition Regulations current with Federal Acquisition Circular #22-08 will be in effect for this procurement. Please see attached terms and conditions. Update: 12-Dec-2022 - This solicitation is being extended for three (3) business days. Offers are now due on 15-Dec-2022 at 1600 PST. Update: 13-Dec-2022 - There's a change in the requirement to the week of 23-Jan-2023. Tug support will now be needed the week of 23-Jan-2023. As a result, this solicitation is extended through 23-Dec-2022. All offers are due 1600 PST on 23-Dec-2022.