SOURCES SOUGHT
19 -- Dusky Boat
- Notice Date
- 6/2/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336612
— Boat Building
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - Kansas City, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NRMA0000-17-00652
- Archive Date
- 6/27/2017
- Point of Contact
- Shelley Smith, Phone: 816-426-2066
- E-Mail Address
-
shelley.smith@noaa.gov
(shelley.smith@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Dusky Marine, Inc., for one Dusky 252 CSS boat for the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, FL. Background This vessel will be used to serve two long-standing projects whose purposes are to understand resilience of coral reefs to environmental perturbations, habitat monitoring in Florida's coral reef tract to assess population and habitat trends, effects of ocean acidification and eutrophication, and ecosystem responses to natural events (e.g. hurricanes), management measures and anthropogenic impacts. Furthermore, one of the premier long-term time series for study of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) phenomenon is the record of transport and water mass variability in the Florida Current/Gulf Stream and the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) collected as part of the NOAA Western Boundary Time Series (WBTS) program. This project has provided over 35 years of data on the interannual and decadal fluctuations associated with climate variability. Sole Source Justification This vessel satisfies the conflicting needs of both the climate study and ocean acidification projects, by maximizing the range of over 150 nautical miles, deck space, and safety features, while preserving a minimal draft and size constraints. Due to the nature of the work, the boat must be equipped with a cabin large enough to store six sets of dive gear and auxiliary dive and safety gear. While in the field for multi-day missions, the vessel often serves as an office or base of operations. AOML must store mission equipment, safety equipment and SCUBA gear in a securely locked space. A full SCUBA unit occupies about 5 cu ft of space and can travel with up to 6 divers. All necessary gear will fill a 60 cu ft cabin. Required specifications: 1. LOA - 25'. A length over all (LOA) of 25' is to allow a deck area of at least 120" x 72" and a cabin area of at least 60 cu ft. (The detailed needs of the deck and cabin are outlined below). This vessel will still fall within the NOAA Small Boat Program's specifications for a class 1 vessel (A class one vessel must be 27" or less) and fit in our existing boat bay. 2. Beam - 8'. To fit in our existing boat bay and maximize the deck area. The current space designated for this vessel can accommodate a vessel and trailer no more than 8' wide. 3. Draft - 18". Due to the nature and location of our operations, we must have a draft of 18 inches or less. This is to prevent any possible damage as we navigate in confined waters at possibly low tide. In addition, scientific divers conduct research near very shallow patch reefs and must be approached with caution. 4. Power - Twin 150hp outboard engines for safety in redundancy and enough power to carry gear and personnel. Diving will be part of the primary mission for this vessel and current NOAA Dive Program regulations require that in the event of an incident or casualty we have the capability to transport a diver (possibly injured or unconscious) to secondary care or a hyperbaric chamber within 6 hours. Redundant engines would ensure we still have that capability in the event of a breakdown. 5. Dive ladder and stern platform - An uncluttered platform with a robust dive ladder on the stern is a critical point of entry and egress for scientific divers. Many dive injuries occur when exiting or entering the small boat. For divers to safely enter the boat, we require a 4' ladder with a minimum of 4 rungs and two side rails. The ladder connects to an open back platform with a removable polypropylene transom door. The intent is for the diver to safely move from the water to the interior of the vessel while wearing SCUBA gear. Since our divers typically operate while holding cumbersome scientific equipment, they must be able to enter the small boat while wearing full SCUBA gear. 6. Deck area - minimum open space of 120" x 72". During our primary operations we deploy divers in pairs while "live boating" (Divers deploy while the boat is still moving). To safely deploy divers while live boating in constantly changing environmental conditions it is a requirement that they be able to move quickly and deploy in pairs from either, or both sides of the vessel. To ensure safe and rapid deployment the deck must be wide enough for two divers, in full SCUBA gear, to walk side by side between gear benches along an unobstructed deck (no gear or battery boxes as found on other boats). We have determined that the minimum adequate width between benches is 32" and the minimum bench width is 20" for a total of 80" of deck width. The length of 120" for the deck is required to allow space for gear benches (50") a deployment area aft of the gear benches (60") and space for emergency oxygen storage forward of the benches (10"). The 60" of deployment space is to allow two divers to sit side by side and deploy. The extra 10" of width for each diver (based off the 20" required for sitting and walking mentioned earlier) is to ensure the divers gear does not entangle on each other or on the boat while they are deploying. Sources Sought This sources sought notice is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the required boat may submit substantiating documentation in writing within ten days of this notice. Responses can be faxed to Shelley Smith at (757) 664-3633 or sent via e-mail to shelley.smith@noaa.gov. Documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. DOC, Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number. A Dun and Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on-line at http://www.dnb.com/eupdate or by telephone at (800)333-0505.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida, 33149, United States
- Zip Code: 33149
- Zip Code: 33149
- Record
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