J -- THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO SET ASIDE AN ACQUISITION FOR HUBZONE CONCERNS ONLY

Notice Date

November 15, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer (vpl), USCG Maintenance and Logistics Command -- Atlantic, 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA, 23510-9102

ZIP Code

23510-9102

Solicitation Number

41FTGRPGAlvestonDD

Response Due

November 25, 2000

Point of Contact

Fredrick Baechle, Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4652, Fax 757-628-4676, Email bbaechle@mlca.uscg.mil -- Michael Monahan, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone 757-628-4639, Fax 757-628-4676, Email

E-Mail Address

Fredrick Baechle (bbaechle@mlca.uscg.mil)

Description

The U.S. Coast Guard is considering whether or not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone concerns only. Work will be performed by Delivery Order, Delivery Order will be between 15,000 and 30,000 and it is expected we will issue two (2) D.O.s per year. The small business size standard is less than 500 employees. This acquisition is for dry-dock repairs to the USCGC 41 Foot Utility boats. All work must be performed within the USA but the contractor will be responsible transporting the vessel more than 100 nautical miles from Galveston, TX. and over any land. Trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures, shall accomplish all welding and brazing. At the preset time, this acquisition will be issued set aside for small Business procedures. However, in accordance with FAR 19.1305, if your firm is HUBZone certified and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by e-mail to Bbaechle@mlca.uscg.mil or by fax (757) 628-4675/76. Questions may be referred to Mr. F. Barat Baechle at (757) 628-4652. In your response please include the following: (a) a positive statement of your intent to submit a bid for this solicitation as a prime contractor; (b) evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers and (c) past performance references with points of contact and phone numbers. At least two references are requested, but more are desirable. Your response is required by 10 days from the date of this posting. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on a HUBZone set aside. Failure to submit all information requested may result in a set-aside for small Business acquisition. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone small business set aside or on a set aside for small Business will be posted in the CBD. The performance period is for 35 days including transportation of the boats to and from the contractor. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform dry-dock repairs to the t, Coast Guard Group Galveston, TX, 41 Foot Utility Boats (CG41-UTB) including but not limited to the following Indefinite Items: (1) Welding Repairs, (2) Renew Hull Seam Welding, (3) Renew Aluminum Frames, Stiffeners, and Brackets, (4) Renew Skeg, (5) Air Test Skeg, (6) Renew Rubrail, (7) Remove and Reinstall Rubrail, (8) Renew Rubrail Fasteners, (9) Clean and Inspect Diesel Fuel Tanks, (10) Renew Cabin and Pilot House, (11) Perform Minor Repairs to Cabin Top, (12) Remove and Reinstall Cabin Top Windows, (13) Preserve Cabin Top Interior, (14) Preserve Cabin Top Exterior, (15) Renew Cabin Door and Lock Set, (16) Renew Stern Tube, (17) Renew Watertight Scuttle, (18) Remove and Reinstall Main Diesel Engine, (19) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Propeller Shaft, (20) Renew Strut, (21) Renew Propeller Shaft Coupling, (22) Realign Engine,(23) Renew Propulsion Shaft Stern Tube Bearings, (24) Renew Propulsion Shaft Strut Bearings, (25) Remove and Reinstall Propeller, (26) Renew, and Test Valves, (27) Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall Rudder Assembly, (28) Install Trim Tabs, (29) Remove, Inspect, Reinstall Deck Cleats, (30) Renew Rudder Bushing, (31) Preserve Main Deck and Well Deck, (32) Preserve Aluminum Underwater Body (Nofoul), (33) Preserve Freeboard, (34) Renew Corrosion Preventive Zinc Anodes, (35) Ultrasonic Testing, (36) Renew Escape Hatch, (37) Routine Drydocking, (38) Composite Labor Rate, (39) Laydays. Vessels are 41-Foot Utility Boats. Vessel length is 40 feet 8 inches; breadth is 13 feet, 6 inches. Vessel homeport is located within Coast Guard Group, Galveston TX area. Availability schedules are defined separately for each vessel. The performance period for each vessel is thirty-five (35) calendar days. The place of performance is not geographically restricted; however, the Coast Guard will transport the vessel to and from any shipping point within a safe operating radius of 100 nautical miles from the Coast Guard facility at Galveston, TX. Safe operating conditions are defined as (1) less than 5-foot seas, (2) more than 5 feet water depth, and (3) no more than 30 nautical miles off shore. The Contractor shall transport the vessel from a designated point within the safe operating range to the repair facility if the repair facility is located outside the range of safe operating radius. After completion of the vessel's availability, the Contractor shall return the vessel from the repair facility to a designated point within the safe operating range of the vessel. Transportation of the vessel by the Contractor shall be by land, or by towing in a protective waterway only at the contractor's expense, which shall be included in the bid amount. The contract will consist of one (1) base year and Four (4) option years to be exercised at the Government's discretion. All reference documents are available for viewing at 300 East Main Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA. Drawings are now available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM sets are available for all cutters and will be provided free of charge. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g. *.TIF, *.TIF (group4), *.DWG, and *.DWF, etc.) Drawings are also still available in hard copy. A non-refundable charge of $150.00 is required in the form of a certified check or money order made payable to the U.S. Coast Guard for requested drawings. The proposed contract listed here is set aside for small businesses only. Plans and specifications will be issued on of after 7 August 2000. "ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http//osdbuweb.dot.gov_ For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Numbered Note 26 applies.

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