Purpose: The Coast Guard is issuing this request for information (RFI) for market research purposes to identify qualified sources that can provide an estimated fourteen (14) ATON Crane, Control System, and Central Hydraulic Systems to complete the 175 Mid-Life Maintenance Availability (MMA) on the 175 WLM cutters to be manufactured, testing, inspected, preserved, packaged, and marked in accordance with the attached draft specification and Statement of Work.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement may be 3393923.

Disclaimer: There is no solicitation at this time. This RFI is not a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this request is purely voluntary; the Government will not pay for any costs incurred nor is obligated to respond. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. 

After reviewing RFI responses to this RFI, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement may be published on the Contract Opportunities (formerly FedBizOpps) website or distributed to contract holders if a strategically-sourced vehicle is deemed appropriate. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Contract Opportunities website.

Failure to respond or submit sufficiently detailed information may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information submitted, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as determined appropriate for this requirement.

Respondents are advised that the Government will acknowledge receipt of the information received and may provide feedback to respondents with respect to the information submitted.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose determined necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.
 

Request: If your organization is interested in this requirement, please provide the following information in your response:

1. Organization name
2. Address
3. Website
4. Point of contact name
5. Point of contact email address
6. Point of contact telephone number
7. Socioeconomic status/business size
8. Unique Entity Identifier
9. What information and/or resources would you typically need from the government to perform this effort?
10. Does your company currently have existing government-wide acquisition contracts (GWAC) (e.g. GSA) or other strategically sourced contracts for these types of requirements that the USCG can order off? If yes, please provide contract number, what agency it is with, and agency point of contact information.
11. What type of contract (e.g. firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, etc.) have you been issued before for this type of work? Do you recommend one type or a perhaps a hybrid (i.e. a contract that allows several types)?
12. Provide any general comments, thoughts, and feedback your company would like to share regarding this RFI.
13. Provide basic feedback on the draft specification and statement of work. 
14. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated, organizations should address the logistical, administrative, and management structure of such arrangements.
15. List of contracts previously performed for same or similar equipment.
16. Readily available information regarding the model, part number, etc., anticipated to be proposed to support this effort.
17. General comments regarding a nine (9) year contract and what resources would be required from the Government to support this effort.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties are invited to submit a response to the above questions by May 30, 2022 to [email protected].  All responses and questions regarding this RFI must be emailed to the Contracting Officer at [email protected].