USCGC OSAGE (WLR 65505) FY10 DOCKSIDE REPAIRS

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 4:00 P.M., EST on March 15, 2010. The small business size standard is less than 1,000 employees. The acquisition is a dockside of the USCGC OSAGE located at 300 McKnown Lane, Sedwickley, PA 15143-2093 and all work shall be performed at the cutters homeport. The performance period is expected to begin on or about 09 August and end on or about 13 September 2010. The scope of the acquisition is for the overhauling, renewing and repairing of various items aboard the USCGC OSAGE. This work will include, but is not limited to Clean & Inspect Sewage Tank; Clean Gray Water & Sewage Piping; Overhaul Air Compressor; Clean Boiler Exhaust Stacks; Clean SSDG Exhaust Piping; Clean Galley Ventilation (Gaylord Hood); Clean, Inspect, & Hydro Air Compressor Receivers; Inspect & Overhaul Spuds and Components; Boat Boom Level II Inspection; Buoy Crane Level II Inspection; Overhaul Capstan and Hydraulic Winches; Clean & Inspect Potable Water Pneumatic Tanks; Reseal Galley Deck; Repair Decks in Crew's Head and 01 Shower. All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures. 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; Sharon.J.Jackson@uscg.mil and 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 March 15, 2010 at 4:00 p.m., 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. Please submit your questions via email to Sharon Jackson, Contract Specialist, at Sharon.J.Jackson@uscg.mil or call (410) 762-6463.