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This is a sources sought announcement in accordance with FAR 15.201 and in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confid... This is a sources sought announcement in accordance with FAR 15.201 and in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. This sources sought announcement is not a request for proposal. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gather information from the market place. Information provided in response to this sources sought announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in performing the upcoming conversion of a 4,500 Long Ton Offshore Support Vessel into a U.S. Navy Training Support Vessel hereafter referred to as TSV-5, anticipated to begin in September 2022. The Government has provided an outline of some of the work anticipated to be completed under the Enclosure A. The anticipated contract type will be firm-fixed price. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in Enclosures (A), (B) and (C), and answers to the following specific questions. Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages. 1. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 336612, Boat Building? 2. How many employees does your company have? 3. Does your company have a website? If so, what is your company's website address? 4. Does your company have access to a pier capable of berthing TSV-5? See Enclosure (A) Ship Particulars and Facility Particulars. 5. Does your company own or have access to a Dry docking facility capable of docking a Training Support Vessel? If so, what is the date of certification or is the dock capable of being certified prior to contract award (provide estimated certification date if applicable)? And is your Dry docking facility certified by either of the two following methods? In accordance with MIL-STD-1625D (SH), Safety Certification for Dry-dock Facilities and Building Ways for U.S. Navy Ships In accordance with the standards and criteria of an internationally recognized certifying authority acceptable to the Contracting Officer, (examples of such authority include, but are not limited to, ABS, Lloyds Registry of Shipping, Det Norske Veritas) 6. Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance. 7. Does your company have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors)? 8. Given the complexity of the work described in this announcement, including Enclosure (1), please describe your company's historical experience completing work on similar systems at a similar complexity on the critical systems outlined in Enclosure (1), or briefly describe how your company would be capable of meeting these requirements as of contract award. 9. Given the complexity and size of the work described in this announcement (Enclosure (B)), does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for the conversion of a 4,500 Long Ton Offshore Support Vessel (284'x 60'x 24'-6" ) into a U.S. Navy Training Support Vessel? Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. SERMC may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be granted, as a solicitation has not been prepared at this time. When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 1000 hours SERMC Local Time 02 MAY 2022. Notice Regarding Sources Sought: Please note that this sources sought is for information purposes and to identify potential sources. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government of any kind. Other: The Government will not pay for any effort expended or any material provided in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests, nor will the Government return any data provided. Future information, if any, will be posted at the website for www.sam.gov. Telephone or Fax inquires will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluation will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Contracting Officer Address: Southeast Regional Maintenance Center, Building 1488 Naval Station Mayport, Florida 32228 Point of Contact: Bethjoven de los Reyes, Code 410 Contracting Officer, bethjoven.a.delosreyes.civ@us.navy.mil AND Andres Walsh, Code 410 Contract Specialist, andres.walsh@navy.mil What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. All responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to bethjoven.a.delosreyes.civ@us.navy.mil and andres.walsh@navy.mil by 1000 hours SERMC Local Time 02 May 2022 with "U.S. Navy Training Support Vessel TSV-5" in the subject field. Enclosure (A) Ship Particulars and Facility Particulars: Ship Particulars i. Length: 285 ft. 11 in. ii. Beam: 60 ft. iii. Draft: (MAX NAVIGATABLE) (FWD) 19 ft. iv. Draft: (MAX NAVIGATABLE) (AFT) 24 ft. iv. Displacement: Long Tons Light Displacement 1,070 Long Tons Full Load Displacement 3,324 Long Tons Facility Particulars: i. Pier Length: >285 ft. ii. Electrical: 220 amps, 450 volts, 60 hertz, 3 phase (Uniform Fire Code (UFC) 4-150-02 table C-7) iii. Potable Water: 400 Gallons Per Day (GPD) (UFC 4-150-02 Table C-4) @ 60 Pounds per Square Inch (PSI) iv. Sea Water/Firefighting Water: 625 Gallons per Minute (GPM) (UFC 4-150-02 Table C-3), @ 100 PSI measured at the most remote outlet (UFC 4-150-02, Para 3-3.2.1) v. Sewage: Ability to accommodate and dispose of 1,000 GPD of effluent and 1,000 GPD of waste water vi. Mean Pier Water depth draft: >19 ft. vii. Dry Dock to support a TSV-5. Enclosure (B) WORK REQUIREMENTS Dry-docking/fleeting/undocking Overhaul/Maintenance of 4 EA Cummins QSK60DM Engines Overhaul/Maintenance of 1 EA Cummins KTA-19-DM1 EM Generator Engine Anchor Windlass Repairs Anchor Chain Inspection Maintenance Team Office Space Ship’s Force Office space and storage Hull, side shell, and superstructure Preservation Propeller Installation for 2 EA Schottel SCD 2020 FP Z-Drives Z Drive Prop Overhaul Bow Thruster Overhaul Instrument Calibration Service Dry Bulk System Alteration ATMO Fuel System Addition Cargo Fuel/Cargo Mud System Modification Drill Water/Ballast and Drill Water/Drilling Brine Systems Modification Deck Service Air System Addition Fire Monitor System Modification Bulwarks/Cargo Rail Alteration Boat/Boat Davit Installation Personnel Accommodations Modules (PAM), Install 01 Deck Extension Port 01 Deck Extension Starboard Ship’s Crane Addition/Installation Cargo Deck Modifications Sick Bay Requirements Training Operations Center (TOC) Addition Safety Information, Update Deckhouse Modifications 05 Deck Electronics Space Addition 05 Deck Auxiliary Machinery Room Modifications Mast Modifications Update Stability Report Ship’s Electrical Distribution System Modifications Cable Routing Modifications (Option) Exterior Lighting. Install Alternative Reefer/Freezers on 01 Deck (Option) Modify Sick Bay and Lounge (Option) Add a Conference Room Module On Top Of the Port PAM (Option) Draft Inclining Experiment (Option) Add a Module for Sick Bay On Top Of the Port PAM (Option) Creation of Booklet Drawings (Option) Brine System Restoration Fire Fighting System Alteration Boat Deck LP Air Install DP and Automation Upgrade Dock Trials Fast Cruise Sea Trials Light off Support Ventilation Cleaning ABS Hull Gauging ABS Topside Gauging ABS Tank Inspect ABS Reactivation ACOMM Ladder Modifications Z Drive Access Doors Enclosure (C) The Contractor shall reactivate the vessel in accordance with the ABS Guide for Lay-up and Reactivation of Offshore Support Vessels. The Contractor shall complete all due and overdue surveys upon reactivation including any Special Surveys. The requirements for other actions or services may be required for delivery of the vessel to the end user, ready for sea, in accordance with the ABS approved reactivation plan. It will be required for the contractor to complete all the inspection and survey requirements for delivery of the supplied vessel with an International Load Line Certificate complete and valid for five years. The contractor may be responsible for directly obtaining the services of ABS and then coordination of all inspection requirements and any repairs as a result. The services will include submission of all drawings necessary for approval and obtaining all analysis, inspections, and surveys necessary for ABS class. The performance period will be approximately 250 calendar days. The period of performance will be between the September 2022 and June 2023. The solicitation will provide a more precise window for the starting period of performance. The place of performance is to be at the Contractor’s Facility. Ship will require towing from anchorage facility in Beaumont, TX to the place of performance. Information pertaining to a ship inspection at the ship’s storage facility will be addressed in the solicitation.