FY25 Essayons Overhaul

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, intends to award a firm fixed price Job Order under a Master Ship and Repair Agreement (MSRA) for overhaul, maintenance, and repair to the Dredge ESSAYONS. Major work items that may be associated with the overhaul and dry docking can be found at the bottom of this announcement. The complete list can be found within the attached invitation for bid (IFB).

SITE VIST (Ship Check): For a Contractor to be determined responsible and eligible for award, a representative of the contractor MUST attend one of the available site visits. The dates for the site visits are:

Tuesday July 30 in the Astoria Area Tuesday August 6 at the Port of Astoria Pier 1 If a Contractor would like to request a different day to meet their travel requirements, that can be arranged with 7 days of advanced notice. The actual pickup locations will be confirmed within 5 days of each visit, with the Columbia River vessel location intended to be no more than 90 minutes away from Portland, Oregon. Site visits will begin promptly at 9:00 AM Pacific Time.

All offerors will be required to wear Personal Protective and Safety Equipment (PPE) that meets the requirements of EM 385-1-1. PPE WILL NOT be provided by USACE. The Dredge Essayons is currently in the operational dredge season.. Due to the current operational schedule, the details for the location of the site visit dates above are subject to change. To schedule a site visit, please contact Mr. Ian Lutjens at ian.k.lutjens@usace.army.mil.

Some of the potential locations will require a Transportation Worker Identification Certification (TWIC) card to obtain entry, if you do or do not have a TWIC card, please make the Point of Contact aware of this information. All overhaul work shall be performed at the Contractor's facility. The Government will deliver the vessel to the contractor facility.

Upon completion of the overhaul, USACE personnel will conduct dock and sea trials which the vessel must pass prior to delivery and acceptance of the vessel back to the Government. Prospective contractors must have, or be capable of, entering into a MSRA with USACE, Portland District. Every prospective contractor that wishes to be considered for the award of the job order from this IFB must have an active MSRA with Portland District prior to award.

If a prospective contractor wishes to submit a bid for this job order and has not already entered into a MSRA for overhaul of the vessel with the Portland District, then please contact Mr. Ian Lutjens at ian.k.lutjens@usace.army.mil. This IFB is issues on a full and open competition basis in electronic format only. Paper copies of this IFB will not be available.

Bidders shall submit their bids via email to Brandon Lasich at brandon.m.lasich@usace.army.mil and Ian Lutjens at ian.k.lutjens@usace.army.mil no later than the date and time established in Block 9 of the standard Form (SF) 33, or Block 14 of the most recently issued SF30 as applicable. Each email shall contain the following information: Solicitation number:

W9127N24B0011 Bid Due Date & Time:

Bid Validity Date:

NOTE: Additional submission instructions are included in the SF33.

Dredge ESSAYONS is a trailing arm suction hopper dredge built in 1984. It has the following Characteristics: Length Overall 350 Feet Length between perpendiculars 333 Feet Beam Molded 68 Feet Beam Overall (With Drag Arms Lowered) 108 Feet Registered Gross Tonnage 7,248 Long Tons Normal Light, Draft Forward 19'-0" Normal Light, Draft Aft 21'-0" Class ABS Loadline The American Bureaus of Shipping International Load Line Certificate will be endorsed during this availability.

The Drydock Examination, Internal Structural Review and the Annual Inspection for renewal of the U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection will be performed during this availability. The NAICS Code is 336611; PSC Code J999. Anticipated major work items to be included in the job order are as follows:

Transportation Tug Services Crane Services Connection/Disconnection of Services Field Office Parking Drydock Lift and Lay Days Wet Berth Electricity Steam Marine Chemist Certificates Fire Suppression Services Bilge Maintenance Lower Hull - Zinc Coat Coatings Upper and Lower Hull - Anti Corrosive Coat Coatings Upper and Lower Hull - Final Coat Coatings Lower Hull - Anti Foulant Coat Irathane 155 Urethane Coating Hull Degreasing Hull Fire Hose Washing Hull 10,000 PSI Water Washing Hull Zinc Anode Renewal Sluice Valve Replacement/Overhaul Hopper Jetting Gate Valve Main Sea Strainer Repairs Drag Wire Replacement Purchase Drag Wires Dragarm Sheave Inspection Discharge Piping Inspection Hopper Jetting System Cleaning Weir Seal Replacement Hopper Inspection Staging Tower Staging Propeller Blade Inspection/Replacement Propeller Hub Replacement Tailshaft Replacement Stern Tube Shaft Seal Replacement Bow Thruster - Lower Gearbox LGB/Pod Change Out ABS Support Audio Gauge Reading Elevator Inspection and Repair Anchor Chain Locker Reconditioning Life Raft Annual Service Sludge Tank Annual Maintenance Strut and Stern Tube Bearing Inspection Rudder Bushing Clearance Documentation Dock and Sea Trials ALMO Pipe Chute and Lower Pump Room Dredge Pipe Removal Main Pedestal Crane Replacement