USCGC FORWARD overhaul port anchor windlass

The U.S. Coast Guard is considering whether or not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business concerns (SDVOSB), or for Small Businesses. Response by interested parties must be made by interested parties by 18 February 2011, the estimated value of this procurement is between $40,000 and $50,000.00. The small business size standard is less than 1,000 employees. The acquisition is homepier dockside repair the USCGC FORWARD (WMEC-911), A 270 foot "B" class medium endurance cutter. The homeport of the vessel is p Portsmouth, VA 23703. The performance period is forty (40) calendar days and is expected to begin on or about 28 February 2011 and end on or about 04 April 2011. The scope of the acquisition is for the overhaul the port anchor windlass aboard the USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) This work will include, but is not limited to:Overhaul both anchor's and anchor chains . . All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures. At the present time, the acquisition is expected to be issued as a small business set aside. However, in accordance with FAR 19.1305 if your firm is HUBZone certified or a Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by e-mail to; Fredrick.B.Baechle@uscg.mil or by fax at (757) 628-4562 you must include: (a) a positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this solicitation as a prime contractor; (b) evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers; (c) past performance references with points of contact and telephone numbers. At least two references are requested, but more are desirable. Your response is required by 18 February ,2011 at 4:30 pm, EST. Contractors are reminded that should this acquisition become a Hubzone set aside, FAR 52.219-3, Notice of Total Hubzone Set-aside, will apply, which requires that at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern. Contractors are reminded that should this acquisition become a Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, will apply, which requires that at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on a HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business set aside or Small Business set-aside. Failure to submit all information requested may result in an unrestricted acquisition. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone, SDVOSB set-aside, or small business set-aside, will be posted in the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Questions may be referred to F. Barat Baechle at (757) 628-4652 or Fredrick.b.baechle@uscg.mil