MODIFICATION
19 -- GL Fisheries Research Vessel
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 336611
— Ship Building and Repairing
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Regio 5600 American Boulevard, Suite 990 Bloomington MN 55437-1458
- ZIP Code
- 55437-1458
- Solicitation Number
- F15PS00504
- Response Due
- 5/14/2015
- Archive Date
- 5/29/2015
- Point of Contact
- Mohlis, Jeanne
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Construction and General Services Division (CGS) Region 3 is conducting market research to determine the availability, interest and capability of potential sources qualified and able to compete for a contract to construct a 57' Great Lakes Fishery Research and Assessment Vessel. The information in this notice is based on the best and most current information available to date. This information is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. Updated information will be provided in future announcements and posted electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) homepage at www.fbo.gov and the FedConnect homepage https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect. The Government shall not reimburse the costs of preparing responses to this request for information /sources sought notice. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Construction and General Services Division (CGS) Region 3, intends to issue a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for the construction of a 57' Great Lakes Fishery Research and Assessment vessel. The estimated contract period is October 01, 2015 through September 30, 2016. The successful contractor shall provide all labor, materials, fittings, equipment, tools, power, heat, water, supervision, other items and services necessary to construct the vessel. All work performed by the contractor shall be performed in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and commercial practices as set forth in the PWS for said services. Additionally, all Contract work shall be performed at a location within the boundaries of the Great Lakes. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336611, Ship Building and Repairing. For informational purposes the Small Business Size Standard is 1,000(Employees). Narrative Description: The Vessel is intended to operate in the Great Lakes of the United States and Canada, but is not designed for operation in ice. The Vessel will be equipped with fishing gear for sampling fish stocks, capable of setting gill nets over the stern, retrieving gill nets over the side, bottom and mid-water trawling, and operating hydroacoustic sampling gear. Vessel construction shall be of welded aluminum alloy. The hull is of the planning type, having a deadrise bottom with chines, transom stern, and is subdivided by transverse watertight bulkheads. The Vessel shall be propelled by two diesel engines driving fixed-pitch propellers through hydraulic reverse/reduction gears. Hydraulic power for fishing gear is provided by pumps mounted to clutched power takeoffs on each main engine gearbox. The Vessel will have the following particulars: Length overall, molded56'- 9" Beam, molded16'- 0" Depth amidships, molded 6'- 2" Displacement, light shipApprox. 48,000 pounds Displacement, fully loadedApprox. 60,000 pounds Draft, maximum 4'-6" Covered working deck area (approximate)195 sq. ft Uncovered working deck area (approximate)255 sq. ft Fuel Oil capacity1,160 gallons Potable water capacity75 gallons Holding tank capacity75 gallons PropulsionTwo diesel engines, ea. 500 BHP @ 1,900 RPM Reverse/ reduction gearboxes, 2.04:1 ratio 34" diameter 5-blade propellers Speed at full load (approximate)20.0 knots CertificationUninspected Public Vessel RouteExposed waters of the Great Lakes Classificationnone The Government requests interested parties submit a brief statement of current capability to perform these services and a letter of interest. Interested and qualified sources should provide the following information: (1) company name, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, type of business and size [i.e.; Large, Small, SBA Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Women Owned, and/or Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVO)]; (2) a list of your most recent and relevant Government and/or commercial contracts (not to exceed ten) to include a brief description, names, POCs, phone numbers, value & type of contract, and period of performance; and (3) information about your company and why you think you can perform this service. Please limit your submissions to ten pages. Send responses to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Construction and General Services Division (CGS), 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458. Responses may also be submitted to Jeanne Mohlis via e-mail to jeanne_mohlis@fws.gov. In order to be considered in this market survey, please reply by close of business Thursday May 14, 2015. This is a Sources Sought announcement only; no solicitation exists or is available at this time. Requests for a solicitation shall not receive a response. This announcement shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. In the event a solicitation is developed, it will be assigned a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) number and the announcement will be published on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov and the FedConnect homepage https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect. Potential interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package as well as downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any.
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