From: COMSC N1024

Subject: Market Survey for the T-AOE USNS ARCTIC MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR UPGRADE (MARUP)

Enclosure (1) NAVSEA DWG 8287176 Rev -

This is a request for information only and your response is not an offer. This is not a solicitation or request for quotes and no contract or purchase order will be awarded from this notice. There is no solicitation, specifications or drawings, other than the Heavy Underway Replenishment (UNREP) Testing Guidance at Enclosure (1), available at this time.

BACKGROUND/APPROACH

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) operates four (4) T-AOE 6 Class ships with a primary mission of providing fast logistical support to the US Navy's fleet.

The Military Sealift Command will operate the USNS ARCTIC (T-AOE 8) on a routine scheduled Dry-Dock period.  The geographic area of consideration is the US East Coast or Gulf of Mexico.

Beginning on/about 11 January 2012, MSC will put the T-AOE 8 into a Regular Overhaul and Dry-docking with a period of performance of approximately 270 days to install a new machinery controls system, habitability modifications (Habmods), heavy UNREP installation, dry-docking, normal maintenance & repair items, and alterations. The machinery control system is being installed as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and will be the main focus of the availability alterations. Another large set of alterations are the habmod requirements. The installation of a fully functional prototype Heavy UNREP System for Station No. 6 and backbone equipment for Station 12 (not functional) are also major alterations. The alterations are to enhance operational and control characteristics and consolidate disparate monitoring systems.

The ship particulars are as follows:
USNS ARCTIC (T-AOE-8)
Length Overall - 753 FT. - 8 ½ IN
Max Beam - 107 FT. - 0 IN
Full Load Displacement -53,000 LT

Enclosure 1 NAVSEA DWG 8287176 Rev - (Heavy UNREP Testing Guidance)

While the finalized list of work items is still under development, a list of the notional work package items is as follows:

Watertight Door Repair
Lube Oil Unloader Valve Repair
Gas Turbine Filter House Repair and Preservation
LO Temp Regulating Valve Overhaul
Shore Power Monitoring & Safety Mods
SWBD Fuse Replacement
Switchoard 1S, 1SA, & 1SB Bus Tie Auto Closure Removal
RCC Vane Status Monitoring & Safety Mods
Steering Local Control
RCC Fill & Drain Valves
Reefer Plant Monitoring
HPAC Controller Replacement
Refrigeration Plant Monitoring System
Overhaul bleed air regulator valves
Install Shipwide Fire Detection System
Install JP 5 helo refueling fuel meter
Valve Repair
Boiler Inspection
Renew Sea Water Pipe
Overhaul Distillate Pump and Motor
Overhaul Condensate Pump and Motor
Overhaul Brine Pump and Motor
Overhaul Feed Pump and Motor
Cargo Reefer Compressor Repair
Central Seawater Pump and Motor Repair
AC Seawter Pump and Motor Repair
Fuel Oil Stripping Pump and Motor Repair
Repair JP-5 Stripping Piping
Install MARPOL Fuel Drip Sampling Capability
JP-5 Recirculation Piping Modification
No. 2 JP-5 Pump and Motor Overhaul
Cargo Fuel Oil Pump and Motor Overhaul
Misc Leslie Valve Repair
Fire Pump and Motor Overhaul
Recondition No. 3 Elevator Hoist Motor
Replace Sewage Piping
Deck Compressor Installation
Install Fire Dampers in Halon Spaces
Annual Fire Fighting Certification
SCBA Certification
J Door Refurbishment
Accommodation Ladder IMO Certification
Replace Deck Covering Main Deck and Above
AC Plant Refurbish
Clean Ventilation System Ducting
Replace vent Duct Insulation
Install Independent Cooling Systems in Various Spaces
Repair Cooling Coils
Overhaul Vane Axial Fans and Motors
Repair Steam Heating Coils
Rip Out Existing Medical Spaces and Install 11 New SR and 2 T&S Spaces
Refurbish and Rearrange all Crew Open Berthing Spaces- A total of 130 single high racks, 260 lockers, 130 desks, and Refurbishment of a total of 6 T&S Spaces

Dry-Dock and Undock Ship
Rudder Survey
Stern Bearing Survey
Sea Valve Overhauls
Underwater Blast and Coat
Clean and Polish Propellers
Zinc Renewal
Anchor and Chain
Steel Renewal
Blast and Coat Tanks
Intermediate Hull Survey and UT Testing
Main Propulsion Shaft Survey
Oily Waste and Waste Oil Tank Preservation

ABS Quadrennial Inspection
HP Air Relive Valve Calibration
Station No. 2 Spanwire Winch Main Electric motor bearings
Upgrade Remaining 4 Hauling Winches to IC Drums/Farin Shoes
Accomplish Solo Cable Upgrade on Legacy Stations
Refurbish Station 11 Sliding Pad Eye
Replace all Ram Tensioner Accumulator Floating Piston Seals
HRAS Station No. 6 Installation
HRAS Station No. 12 Installation Backbone

Questions for Industry:

Please prepare a capabilities statement to address the foregoing and at a minimum the items enumerated below:

(1) Is the shipyard's dry-dock currently NAVSEA certified? If not, what certification does it currently hold? Has it ever been NAVSEA certified in the past?

(2) This availability is currently anticipated to have a period of performance of approximately 270 beginning on/about 12 January 2012. The dry-docking will be restricted to the first 60 days of the availability. Is your dry-dock available in this timeframe? Do you have the capacity to manage this size availability given other workload anticipated for this same timeframe?

(3) The machinery control system will be replaced during this availability by a Government Contractor. The shipyard will be responsible for removing the existing control consoles and supporting GFE installation. The time frame to accomplish this removal is within the first 60 days of the overhaul. What if any experience does the shipyard have with this type of work with imposed time frames of this sort?

(4) A large alteration in this package is the installation of a new Heavy UNREP system for Station 6 which will be a fully functional prototype. The Station 12 Heavy UNREP requirements are a "backbone" of equipment which will have to be modified in the future to become functional. The Heavy Unrep alterations will require removal of machinery and installation of foundations and equipment while the ship is on dock to support installation and testing schedules. Also, significant pier testing will be required once the installation is completed by the shipyard. How has your shipyard tested new UNREP systems in the past? Can your facilities accommodate the stretch testing required for completion of this work? A guide to testing is provided as Enclosure (1).

(5) This procurement will be solicited under NAICS 336611, Ship Building and Repair. Please indicate your business size status for this NAICS. Is your company a large or small business, and if a small business, do you fall within any of the further classifications (Hubzone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.)

Please provide your response to this Request for Information by COB 23 February 2011. Submissions should be made by email to [email protected]. MSC has limitations on file sizes, so if the attached files are larger than a total of 3M, please submit via separate emails. Submission of a capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Government as to the extent of shipyards available for this procurement. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice.