SOLICITATION NOTICE
W -- LEASE OF ONE 4200HP TOWBOAT WITH OPERATING PERSONNEL
- Notice Date
- 5/12/2009
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 532411
— Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing
- Contracting Office
- US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, ATTN: CEMVK-CT, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435
- ZIP Code
- 39183
- Solicitation Number
- W912EE09T0018
- Response Due
- 6/26/2009
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2009
- Point of Contact
- Tracey Lowe, 601/631-7707
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- USACE, Vicksburg District, Mat Sinking Unit proposes to award a simplified acquisition for the lease of a towboat with operating personnel. The boat will be used on the Mississippi River from Cairo, Ill., (Mile 953.8 AHP) to the Head of Passes (Mile 0.0), the Old River, the Atchafalaya and the Red River (Louisiana). The towboat will tow barges from casting field to job site as may be directed by the Contracting Officer. The towboat shall be propelled by two or more diesel marine engines with a total manufacturers rating of not less than 4200 continuous horsepower (flywheel) for all engines and shall be operated at the manufacturer's rated continuous rpm. The towboat shall be capable of pushing 9 steel mat barges, 3 barges long by 3 barges wide (each, size 160 feet by 34 feet by 9-1/2 feet) in still water from a standing start, and with the engines operating at the RPM recommended by the manufacturer for continuous duty, for a distance of one statute mile in not more than 7 minutes 0 seconds and its ability to do so may be demonstrated in a test run as provided in paragraph 2 of the specifications before final acceptance is made. Steering and flanking rudders shall operate independently and be sufficient to provide a satisfactory maneuverability with the test tow. Delivery of the towboat shall be made afloat to the Engineer in Charge, Mat Sinking Unit, where ever requested at the time of notice to proceed along the Mississippi River between Mile 0 and Mile 955 or on the Atchafalaya River as directed by the Engineer in Charge, within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of notice to report to work. It is expected, but not guaranteed, that delivery of the boat will be required on or about 15 July 2009. Specifications will be available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Web Page at http://www.fbo.gov/. Hardcopies will not be available. Offerors should check the FedBizOpps Web Page often for new solicitations and/or changes (AMENDMENTS) to existing ones. Issue date on or about 27 May 2009. Offer due date on or about 26 June 2009, 1600 Hours. THIS PROCUREMENT IS BEING ISSUED UNRESTRICTED UNDER NAICS code 532411 FOR A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (12-MAY-2009); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA38/W912EE09T0018/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District ATTN: CEMVK-CT, 4155 Clay Street Vicksburg MS
- Zip Code: 39183-3435
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 39183-3435
- Record
- SN01814626-F 20090514/090512233020 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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