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19 -- NOAA FISHERIES RESEARCH VESSEL SOL 52-SPNA-0-00036 POC R. N. Bennett (301)713-3478 fax-301-713-4155 WEB: Click here to link to the NOAA FRV webpage, http://www.sao.noaa.gov/frv. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Dick Bennett via e-mail, dick.bennett@noaa.gov. Fisheries Research Vessel -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be conducting the acquisition program for the Forty Day Endurance Fisheries Research Vessel (FRV-40) which was previously under the cognizance of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The program will consist of detail design and construction of one FRV-40 with options for three additional ships through FY 2005. The FRV-40 acquisition program is intended to obtain state-of-the-art research vessels to satisfy the scientific needs of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The primary missions of the FRV-40 include fisheries stock assessment, long term history of the health of fish stocks, oceanography, marine mammal research, research gear evaluation, atmospheric and sea surface measurements, and development of advanced technologies for fisheries research and assessment. The design features of the FRV-40 include: LOA 63.9 meters, beam 15.0 meters, design draft 5.9/9.0 meters (centerboard up/down), anda diesel-electric propulsion system with a five-bladed fixed pitch propeller. The ship will have a range of 12,000 nautical miles, a trial speed of 14 knots, and will carry a complement of 39 persons. Documents describing the NOAA FRV which were previously posted on the Navy website have been refined as a result of industry comments and will be posted in the near future to the NOAA FRV webpage at http://www.sao.noaa.gov/frv. Integrating fishing systems with the scientific labs on an acoustically quiet ship results in a complex hull and machinery system. This quiet ship supports a broad spectrum of living marine resources research, conservation, and management programs administered by NOAA. The Statement of Requirements for the FRV-40 requires the ship to meet the standard for underwater radiated noise adopted by the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) as defined in ICES Cooperative Research Report No. 209, Underwater Noise of Research Vessels. The hull form and propeller have been developed by the Government to meet the ICES standard and are specified in the Statement of Requirements. To meet the noise requirements, stringent controls will be necessary during the design and construction of the ship, including design, selection and installation of noise critical systems. The program will require the use of Single System Vendors (SSVs) for the integrated electric drive system, the trawl systems, and for noise control throughout the design and construction processes. Additionally, accurate weight and moment control will be emphasized during design and construction to ensure that stability and trim requirements are satisfied and the acoustic performance requirements of the ship are satisfied. NOAA is conducting market research to ascertain the interest, technical competence, and capabilities of potential sources, and to determine the most suitable approach to conducting the FRV-40 acquisition program. Interested shipyards located in the United States are requested to describe their experience, inthe past ten years, designing and constructing complex, acoustically quiet research ships. Responses should include: (1) General description of shipbuilding physical plant, including major facilities, ways, shops, piers, offices, etc. (2) Specific description of available along-side services, launching methods and constraints, weight handling constraints, water depths and any physical limitations between outfitting piers and trial areas. (3) Design and construction experience building scientific research ships, and specific experience on fisheries and oceanographic research ships. Indicate experience in constructing hulls to tight fairing tolerances to provide smooth flow into the propellor and transducers. (4) Experience in managing the engineering development of complex ships. Three key areas are: a. Design and integration of complex integrated diesel-electric propulsion, with a clean high quality ship service power system and a dynamic positioning system. b. Specific experience designing and implementing shipboard acoustic reduction techniques to meet a design requirement. c. Design and integration of trawling systems and scientific equipment. (5) Experience implementing and managing SSV arrangements; (6) Availability of critical skilled labor for construction of integrated electric plant, acoustic installation of mechanical systems, and trawling subsystems. (7) Experience with weight and moment control in ship design and construction. (8) Specific description of the shipyard's quality assurance program and whether it is validated by an outside standards group. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this acquisition is 3731, Shipbuilding of Nonnuclear Propelled Ships. Responses are requested within thirty days from the date of this notice via e-mail to dick.bennett@noaa.gov or in writing to NOAA/SAO, Attention: Mr. R.N. Bennett, 1315 East West Highway, Room 10100, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Posted 02/09/00 (W-SN423847). (0040)

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