SOLICITATION NOTICE
19 -- Replacement HOV
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- National Science Foundation, Division of Contracts & Complex Agreements, DCCA, 4201 Wilson Boulevard Room 475, Arlington, VA, 22230
- ZIP Code
- 22230
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-HOV6500
- Response Due
- 9/8/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2006
- Description
- Contracting Office Address: Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS # 1 Woods Hole, MA 02543 First Point of Contact: Dennis Fox, WHOI Procurement Manager, Phone (508) 289-2361 Overall Description: Working under a Cooperative Agreement with the National Science Foundation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is seeking prospective offerors to execute the design and construction of a Replacement Human Occupied Vehicle. Design, construction, and classification will be in accordance with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities 2002. The Contractor shall prepare a vehicle design for a 6,500 meter manned submersible that meets prescribed design specification. The Contractor shall provide engineering, design, technical support and other efforts necessary to develop a complete, accurate and producible design with descriptive documentation, which is adequate for use in the RHOV fabrication and subsequent operation, maintenance, testing/evaluation, and repair. The Contractor effort encompasses the orderly and uninterrupted continuation of design from concept development through detail design to fabrication and testing, certification and delivery. WHOI shall provide the empty personnel sphere as owner furnished equipment. The Contractor shall build and obtain classification of the Replacement HOV in accord with the Replacement HOV Vehicle Design and Fabrication Specification. This effort shall encompass all necessary material procurements, vendor oversight, manufacturing, quality assurance, inspections, tests, certifications, storage, preservation, and vendor assistance in troubleshooting and resolving technical and operational problems. Those firms expressing interest in learning more about this project will receive a Request For Information (RFI) that will include a technical specification. RFI's for this procurement will be issued by WHOI to those firms that submit a request to receive the RFI by September 8, 2006. Only firms with design and fabrication facilities, intended for use in this project, located in the United States or Canada shall be eligible to receive the RFI. After reviewing the RFI interested firms will be required to submit a statement of interest and qualification to include demonstrated past experience in designing and building submersibles at this level of complexity that have been certified to American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), or similar, standards. WHOI will evaluate these statements of qualification and will determine which prospective offerors have shown adequate experience. Those that do will receive a Request for Proposal (RFP). To express interest and receive the RFI please contact via E-Mail: Dennis Fox Procurement Manager Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution dfox@whoi.edu Please include the name of your firm, contact information and a statement of your interest in this project. WHOI is not obligated and will not pay for any information received from potential offerors as a result of this announcement
- Record
- SN01125190-W 20060826/060824221952 (fbodaily.com)
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