USCGC DOLPHIN Drydock Repairs

The United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center intends to issue a Commercial Request for Quote (RFQ) for the drydock and repairs to the USCGC DOLPHIN (WPB-87354) an 87 Foot Patrol Boat. The Coast Guard intends to conduct this procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. This procurement will be a Total Small Business Set-aside. All responsible small businesses may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. The small business size standard for NAICS 336611 is less than 1,000 employees. The solicitation will be issued electronically as a Best Value Request for Quote (RFQ) on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web page at http://www.fbo.gov on or about January 11, 2010 with quotes due on or about February 11, 2010 Please sign up for the Auto Notification Service to receive an e-mail from FedBizOpps when an action is taken under this solicitation. This commercial item requirement is set-aside for all small business concerns and will be evaluated whereas Past Performance is significantly more important than Price. The USCGC DOLPHIN'S homeport is Miami Beach, FL. The place of performance will be at the contractor's facility. The performance period is FORTY-TWO (42) calendar days and is expected to begin on or about April 12, 2010. All work will be performed at the contractor's facility. This vessel is geographically restricted to 576 Nautical Miles, one way, or 1152 Nautical Miles, round trip from the cutters homeport of Miami Beach, FL. The performance period will be FOURTY TWO (42) calendar days with a start date of 12 April through 24 May 2010. The contractor shall provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to dry dock and repair the USCGC DOLPHIN (WPB-87354). The scope of the acquisition is for the overhauling, cleaning and repairing of various items aboard the USCGC DOLPHIN (WPB-87354), an 87 Foot Patrol Boat. This work will include, but is not limited to: 1. Perform Ultrasonic Thickness Measurements 2. Clean and Inspect Dirty Oil Tank 3. Clean and Inspect Oily Water Tank 4. Clean and Inspect Fuel Service Tanks 5. Clean and Inspect Grey Water Tank 6. Clean and Inspect Sewage Tank 7. Clean Grey Water Piping System 8. Clean Sewage Piping System 9. Inspect Pilothouse Deck 10. Inspect RHIB Notch Skid Pads 11. Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller Shafts 12. Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propellers 13. Inspect Sea Chest Riser Piping and Flanges 14. Renew Depth Indicating Transducer 15. Renew Sea Valves 16. Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Rudder Assemblies 17. Remove, Inspect and Reinstall Stern Launch Door, and Inspect Door Pivot Pins, Bushings, and Washers 18. Preserve Freeboard - 100% 19. Modify and Renew Cathodic Protection System 20. Routine Drydocking 21. Provide Temporary Logistics 22. Modify and Preserve the Forepeak (EC 087-A-033) 23. Renew Port Main Diesel Engine Exhaust Concentric Ring 24. Renew Stbd Main Diesel Engine Exhaust Concentric Ring 25. Preserve Forward Fuel Locker Structure and Piping All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures. All reference documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23510-9102. Drawings are now available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is available free of charge to contractors upon request not later than four (4) days from the solicitation issuance. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g.*.DWF, etc). For information concerning this acquisition, contact Ms. Susan Kreider at +1 (555) 000-0000 or by e-mail at contact@example.gov.