The Coast Guard intends to conduct this procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. This procurement will be a HUBZone set aside. All responsible HUBZone Concerns may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the U.S. Coast Guard. The solicitation will be issued electronically as a Best Value Request for Quotation (RFQ) on the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS) web page at http://www.fbo.gov on or about 14 March 2013 and due on 04 April 2013. Hard copies of the specification and solicitation will not be issued. Contractors are encouraged to sign up for the Auto Notification Service to receive an e-mail from FEDBIZOPPS when an action is taken under this solicitation.

This commercial item requirement is set-aside for HUBZone Small Business Concern and will be evaluated where Past Performance is more important than Price. The home pier of the vessel is located at 17th Street Pier, Astoria, OR 97103. The period of performance is fifty-six (56) calendar days scheduled to begin on or about 29 May 2013 and end on or about 24 July 2013.

The contractor shall provide all labor, material and equipment necessary for dockside repairs to the USCGC STEADFAST (WMEC-623). The scope of the acquisition is for the overhauling, cleaning and repairing of various items aboard the USCGC STEADFAST (WMEC-623). This work will include, but is not limited to:

WORK ITEM 1: Tanks (Aviation Fuel Service), Clean and Inspect
WORK ITEM 2: Tanks (Aviation Fuel Stowage and Overflow), Clean and Inspect
WORK ITEM 3: Tanks (MP Fuel Stowage and Overflow), Clean and Inspect
WORK ITEM 4: Tanks (Dirty Oil and Waste), Clean and Inspect
WORK ITEM 5: Tanks (MP Fuel Service), Clean and Inspect
WORK ITEM 6: Tanks (Hydraulic Oil Stowage), Clean and Inspect
WORK ITEM 7: Tanks (Potable Water), Clean and Inspect, 2012010
WORK ITEM 8: Tanks (Lube Oil), Clean and Inspect
WORK ITEM 9: Sea Strainers, Main Diesel Engine, Renew
WORK ITEM 10: Work Item Deleted
WORK ITEM 11: Potable Water Pneumatic Tanks, Clean, Inspect and Test
WORK ITEM 12: Stack Deck Plating, Stuffing Tubes & Mounting Plate Repair, 2012007, 2012014
WORK ITEM 13: Steering System Relief Valves, Overhaul or Renew
WORK ITEM 14: Condensate System Piping, Fitting & Valves, Renew, 2012006
WORK ITEM 15: Towing Bitts, Chocks and Fairleads; Inspect and Test
WORK ITEM 16: Welin-Lambie Davit Foundation, Reinforce, 2012011
WORK ITEM 17: No. 1 Ship Service Diesel Generator, Overhaul
WORK ITEM 18: Propulsion Shaft Couplings Check Clearance (or strain gauge)

A CD-ROM containing all applicable drawings will be sent via U.S. Mail to contractors upon request. Send all drawing requests to [email protected]. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g.*.DWF, etc)

For information concerning this acquisition, contact Mable Lee at (757) 628-4820 or by e-mail at [email protected].