USCGC VALIANT (WMEC-621) Emergency Dry Dock

The U.S. Coast Guard is considering whether or not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone concerns, or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned concerns, or for Small Business. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The NAICS Code is 336611. The acquisition is for USCGC VALIANT (WMEC-621) Emergency Dry Dock. The vessel is home ported at 100 MacArthur Causeway, Miami Beach, FL. All work will be performed at the contractor's facility. The estimated dollar value of this procurement is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. The performance period will be eighteen (18) calendar days with a start date on or about October 31, 2011. The work will include, but is not limited to: 1. Tank (Oily Water Tank), Clean and Inspect 2. Drydocking 3. Temporary Services, Provide 4. Hull Plating and Structural Members, Inspect and Repair (Various locations) 5. U/W Body, Preserve "Partial - Condition B" 6. U/W Body, Preserve "Partial - Condition C" The solicitation will be issued pursuant to FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The Coast Guard intends to award a fixed price contract resulting from the solicitation. The Government shall award a contract resulting from the solicitation to a responsive, responsible bidder whose written quote is considered most advantageous to the Government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Past Performance and Price. Past Performance is significantly more important than price. In accordance with FAR 19.1305 and FAR 19.1405, if your firm is and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond via e-mail to: contact@example.gov, and include the following: (a) positive statement of your intent to submit a quotation for this procurement as a prime contractor (b) evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project title, dollar amount, points of contact and phone numbers (c) past performance references with points of contacts and phone numbers At least three (3) references are requested, but more are desirable. Contractors are reminded that should this acquisition become a HUBZone set-aside or SDVOSB set-aside; FAR 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set Aside or FAR 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set Aside will apply, which requires that at least fifty (50) percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other HUBZone or SDVOSB concerns. Interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. CCR can be obtained by accessing the internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000. Your response is required by August 26, 2011. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on a HUBZone Set-Aside or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Set Aside, or Small Business Set Aside. Failure to submit information requested may result in an unrestricted acquisition. A decision on whether this will be pursued as HUBZone Set Aside, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Set Aside, Small Business Set Aside, or on an unrestricted basis will be posted on FEDBIZOPS website at http://www.eps.gov. Questions may be referred to Arlene Woodley via e-mail: contact@example.gov or +1 (555) 000-0000.