SPECIAL NOTICE
19 -- SAFE Boats International - Apostle 41' T-Top - Apostle T-Top Specifications
- Notice Date
- 11/12/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 336611
— Ship Building and Repairing
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Acquisitions, Florida Regional Center, RPSO-FL, 4000 N. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33309, United States
- ZIP Code
- 33309
- Solicitation Number
- RPSOFL-INLNASSAU-FY15-001
- Archive Date
- 12/12/2014
- Point of Contact
- Juan M. Fernandez,
- E-Mail Address
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FernandezJM@state.gov
(FernandezJM@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of State, Regional Procurement Support Office Fort Lauderdale, intends to purchase two (2) SAFE Boats International Apostle 41-Feet T-Top Interceptor vessels in support of Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), U.S. Embassy Nassau programs. Vessel specifications are attached. The same vessels were previously designed and acquired for use of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF). The current purchase is to expand the existing fleet of SAFE Boat International interceptors serving the RBPF. The U.S. Department of State does not anticipate purchasing additional vessels for the RBPF. It is not practical, nor in the Government's best interest, for INL to support a mixed fleet for the RBPF for the following reasons: 1.INL has already procured two SAFE Boats for The Bahamas, and the ability to procure two additional SAFE Boats will facilitate capacity-building and maintenance, as host nation counterparts will only need to learn maintenance procedures for one type of boat, vice multiple different models. Procurement of SAFE Boats will enable the significant U.S. Government investment in the Caribbean Technical Assistance Field Team to focus its efforts on maintenance capacity-building for one type of boat, rather than multiple models, maximizing the resources. 2.The purchase of SAFE Boats is required to ensure compatibility with current boat lifts and equipment owned by RBPF. Two boat lifts in Freeport are specific to SAFE Boats. The distance between the poles and the cradle system and support bunks are specific to SAFE Boats. The capacity of the lift and the boarding steps were designed specifically for SAFE Boats. Standardizing with SAFE Boats will allow for reutilization of existing resources. 3.Existing bench stock items, repair and replacement parts. Standardizing on a single platform allows parts that are being stocked to be shipped quickly to any island to get a boat back in service with minimal delay if/when repairs are needed. As a country with over 700 islands and cays, this is incredibly important. Non-standard vessels require extra maintenance, and when they break down, they are out of service for long periods of time, because nonstandard parts need to be ordered from abroad. By comparison, the current SAFE Boats have only ever been out of service for a maximum of one week at a time. 4.Standardizing on a single platform assures utilization of common troubleshooting systems and knowledge, which in turn translates to lower training and maintenance costs. Standardizing on a single platform allows better utilization of RBPF Marine Support Unit Officers who have already been trained in the maintenance of SAFE Boats. There are approximately 20 Marine Support Unit Officers split between two bases, one in Freeport to cover the Northern Bahamas and one in Nassau to cover Central Bahamas. With a single type vessel fleet, the RBPF can move their limited Marine Support Services officers around from base to base without the officers having to go through any learning curves or having to learn different maintenance requirements on individual vessels. 5.Standardizing on a single vessel establishes a single warranty source and process. The RBPF has formed a relationship with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which allows them to amend the SAFE Boat maintenance agreement to service RBPF vessels at the U.S. Customs National Marine Center in Fort Lauderdale. This has considerable cost savings advantages, as the cost to ship the vessel back to a factory for warranty and service work could be prohibitive. 6.Crew safety. Standardizing on a single platform guarantees commonality in operational training for RBPF officers and performance characteristics of the vessel. 7.SAFE Boats contain a patented foam flotation collar (US Patents 5,282,436; 5,647,297; and 5,870,965) which greatly increases the safety of the crew. The collar allows for the continued floatation of the vessel in the event of a catastrophic hull failure. RBPF interceptor boats usually operate without air support or other support vessels. As such, the secondary hard-foam flotation is an operational necessity. This notice is not a request for quotations and no solicitation is available. This acquisition will be conducted under the authority of FAR 13.501(a). A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. Questions must be submitted via email to FernandezJM@state.gov no later than 9:00 AM Eastern Time on November 27, 2014. Telephone calls regarding this notice will not be accepted. The Government will not pay for any cost incurred in responding to this notice. Any information submitted in response to this notice is strictly voluntary.
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