US Env. Protection Agency, CMD-RTP MD-33, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

A -- OPERATION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF RESEARCH AND MONITORING VESSELS AND WORK BOATS POC David A. Donnelly Jr., Contracting Officer, 919-541-7888. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently has a contract with Seaward Services Inc., Contract No. 68D40011, which was awarded under Full and Open Competition procedures for operation and maintenance services for research vessels and work boats located in the Great Lakes area. The original contract was awarded in February of 1994, and expires on February 28, 1998. The expanded duties of the Mudpuppy's boat operator, which were unexpected and unforeseen, have resulted from an expanded customer base involving a significantly wider group of personnel including safety inspectors, Superfund contracors (involving level 2 protection from arsine gas), state, other federal agencies working with GLNPO personnel on the Mudpuppy. These projects made a change in the composition of the Mudpuppy crew necessary to effectively meet project requirements. The mate work boat operator technical duties expanded to include marine engine trouble shooting and minor repairs, and personnel skills abilities were required to interact with other agency personnel, safety officers and other contractor staff with higher frequency. The contractor has proposed a new labor category called a work boat master. The contractor is proposing a senior level work boat operator labor category, who will maintain and repair the Mudpuppy on an indefinite quantity labor hour rate purchase. The work boat Master must hold license or a superior license as a Master of Great Lakes or Inland steam or motor vessel of not less than 1 gross tones. The work boat master must have experience in operating on the Great Lakes, rivers, tributaries, bays and harbors, and experience with large horsepower gasoline outboard motors of not less than 100 horsepower rating and demostrated ability to troubleshooting mechanical problems involving outboard engines, generators, pumps and winches. The work boat master shall have experience in operating in shallow water and in operating a vessel engaged in limnological or oceanographic research or monitoring. The work boat master shall have experience in transporting over the road, launching and retrieving a large boat. The work boat master must demonstrate experience in working in a cooperative manner with Health and Safety contractors, Superfund, other Federal and state personnel. The work boat master must have experience in operating and maintaining Geographical Positioning (G.P.S.) to provide submeter locational accuracy. The work boat master must have experience in ordering and maintaining a ready supply of all sampling equipment to support the sediment coring operations. The incumbent contractor has in place a qualified/trained contract acclimated staff in place which matches the unique immediate needs of the Agency to complete the on-going projects. Interested parties who believe they can provide the required services are invited to submit, in writing, an affirmative response demonstrating an ability to immediately assume the on-going projects without disruption to the current operations and demonstrating a cost benefit to the Government. Any written response must be received no later than 15 days after publication of this synopsis. In order to be responsive, the correspondence must be accompanied by a written narrative statement of capability and qualifications, including detailed technical information sufficient to permit agency analysis in order to determine a bonafide capability to meet the Government's requirement. Responses without the required documentation will be considered non-responsive. This is not a formal notice of solicitation. No telephone or facsimile request will be honored. No telephonic or faxed requests will be honored (0242)

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