National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Contracting Office, Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123

Z -- DRYDOCK THE HISTORIC SCHOONER C.A. THAYER FOR REPAIRS TO THE UNDERWATER HULL SOL 1443RP8520-98-016 DUE 082598 POC Joel Simmons, Contract Specialist, (415) 561-4505 WEB: Procurement Opportunities, http://www.nps.gov/goga/procoptn.htm. E-MAIL: National Park Service, GGNRA, joel_r_simmons@nps.gov. The National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA on behalf of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is soliciting proposals on a full and open competitive basis from qualified organizations to enter into a firm fixed price contract to provide the services to drydock the Historic Schooner C.A. Thayer; clean, repair, prep, and coat the underwater hull, install a government furnished mainmast, relocate a gangway turntable, and perform other miscellaneous repair and restoration work. The contractor shall provide a drydock or lifting facilities which are safe to handle the vessel's displacement and its caravel planked, iron fastened hull form. The Historic Ship C.A. Thayer is a three mast schooner with the following characteristics: overall length of 219 ft., waterline length of 156 ft., a maximum beam of 33 ft. 8 in., draft forward of 9 ft. 3 in., draft aft of 9 ft. 6 in., gross tonnage of 452 tons, net tonnage of 390 tons, and constructed of Douglas Fir wood. The hull is considered to be in fair condition with localized areas of severe deterioration. The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, blocking, staging, tools, and any necessary temporary support for structures or equipment that may be affected by the requirements of this specification; and shall perform in conformance with environmental and safety laws or regulations unless otherwise stipulated. The ship is subject to historical compliance within the Federal and State codes. Firms interested in receiving a copy of Solicitation Number 1443RP8520-98-016 available o/a 7/27/98 are requested to submit a Letter of Interest to the address contained herein, marked for the attention of the named contact person, or to the E-mail address contained herein, or via fax at (415) 561-4515. To the fullest extent possible the National Park Service welcomes and encourages the participation of small business concerns including women and minority owned and operated firms. SIC code is 3731. The date listed for submission of proposals is an approximate date; refer to the solicitation for actual date. Posted 07/09/98. (0190)

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