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19 -- DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, TEST AND DELIVER A FLOATING CRANE BARGE SOL DACW61-96-B-0042 DUE 080196. Contact Michelle Bertoline, Contract Specialist (215) 656-6914. The vessel to be acquired is an inland river floating crane intended to serve the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ohio River Division in support of its mission. The vessel is approximately 300-feet in length, 100-feet in width, and 13-feet, 6-inches in depth. The vessel will be furnished with a revolver crane capable of ``derated'' lifts including ``net'' target lift of 350 short tons at a radius of 110-feet with the main hoist load block hook 160 feet above waterline. The vessel has come hull machinery and electrical generating capacity, with necessary support systems. The vessel will be designed, built and classed to American Bureau of Shipping rules for Steel Vessels on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways. The crane foundation up to the roller path will be classed with the barge. The crane above the roller path will not be certified with ABS. The primary mission of the vessel will be to implement a ``gate change-out'' system for lock miter gates on the Ohio River system. The vessel will be required to lift, secure on the deck, and transport both new and existing miter gates from various storage facilities to work sites. Gates will be stored in stowage slots incorporated into the hull and will be secured using pneumatically operated stowage fixtures. Testing will be required and must be performed in the Ohio River, or other location with similar operating conditions. A full spectrum of testing to prove the design and engineering concepts is required. The contract is a ``Design and Build'' type based upon a ``Preliminary Design'' prepared by the Marine Design Center and will utilize the MDC three phase contracting process. Liquidated Damages are included in the contract and bonding is required. Specifications and full size drawings will be furnished at a charge $65.00 per set. All checks must be made payable to ``FAO, USAED, Norfolk''. The Invitation for Bids (IFB) will be available on or about 12 June 1996. All requests must include a physical street address, point of contact, telephone number, fax number and business size. The applicable SIC is 3731 with a size standard of 1000 employees. This procurement is unrestricted. (136)

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