Refurbish and Repair Equipment Barge #774 - La Crescent, MN (UMRM 702.5)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul District requires a shipyard with a drydock to inspect, refurbish and modify Barge 774, a 110 ft x 26 ft x 5 ft steel equipment barge. Contractor will pick up the barge at Lock and Dam 7 (UMRM 702.5), La Crescent, MN after November 30, transport it to their facility, raise the vessel on a drydock, pressure blast the hull and thoroughly inspect.

Work includes (but is not limited to) complete removal and replacement of timber/wood decking, spud repositioning and fabrication/installation of new spud wells, moving existing winches to new positions and replacing wire rope, re-routing three-phase 480-volt power to winches, painting the hull and extending/replacing the 30 ft spuds to 40 ft spuds. Contractor will prepare estimates for any out of scope repairs required to return the barge to full operational condition.

All work shall be completed and the barge returned to Lock and Dam 7 no later than 1 April 2027. This solicitation is 100 percent set-aside for small business under NAICS 336611, with an SBA size standard of 1,300 employees. Offerors are requested to submit their quotes through the PIEE module. Offerors must be fully registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) in order to receive a Federal Government contract.