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19 -- DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, TEST AND DELIVER ONE INLAND RIVER TOWBOAT SOL DACW61-97-B-0033 DUE 072497 POC Daniel P. McGovern, 215-656-6894 The vessel to be acquired is an inland river style towboat to serve the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District (CENCR). The vessel will be approximately 77-feet 5-inches long by 32-feet wide (maximum) with a depth of 9-feet 5-inches to the Main deck at midship. The design draft will be 6-feet 10-inches to the lower most extremity. The maximum air draft shall be 16-feet 6-inches. The vessel will be twin screw with approximate total of 1200 HP. The vessel's mission will be to provide towing and tender service to other district plants in support of lock and dam maintenance. The vessel shall be suitable for year-round operation in both shallow and ice and drift-strewn rivers of the Mississippi River, Illinois Waterway and connecting tributaries. The vessel shall be designed, built and classed to American Bureau of Shipping rules for Steel Vessels on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways. The towboat shall be twin-screw, open propeller diesel powered vessel with an all-welded steel hull and superstructure. A full spectrum of testing to prove the design and engineering concepts is required. The solicitation has been formatted as "Design and Build" type based on a Concept Design prepared by the Marine Design Center. This contract will utilize the Marine Design Center's three phase contracting process. Liquidated damages are included in the contract and bonding is required. This procurement is set aside for small business; however, concurrent offers from large businesses will be considered if fewer than two small business submit bids. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3731 and the Size Standard is 1,000 employees. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be available on or about 24 June 1997 with a Bid Opening Date of 24 July 997. Interested firms may obtain a solicitation package by submitting a check or money order in the amount of $65.00. All requests should be made in writing to the attention of Mr. Daniel P. McGovern . All checks are to be drawn to "FAO, USAED, NORFOLK." Company checks must include a federal tax identification number. Personal checks must contain the individual's social security number. All requests must include physical address, telephone number, fax number, point of contact and business size. Payment will not be refunded and specifications need not be returned. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0149)

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