CE-MVN U.S. Dredge Wheeler Drydocking and Repairs

NOTE: THIS IS A SYNOPSIS, NOT A SOLICITATION. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE NO QUESTIONS OF A TECHNICAL OR CONTRACTUAL NATURE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ANSWERED UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SYNOPSIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. This solicitation will be issued as UNRESTRICTED.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 336611. The USACE, New Orleans District, has a requirement for a contractor to drydock the US Hopper Dredge WHEELER.

Upon drydocking, the contractor will undertake steel repairs to the hull and hopper, rehabilitate components of the dredging systems, perform maintenance and steel repair on the vessel's internal tanks, replace (with government furnished spares) and rehabilitate components of the propulsion and steering systems, perform maintenance and repair on various support systems onboard the vessel, and paint interior and exterior portions of the ship. Specifics of the WHEELER are as follows:

Length overall - 408 feet, 3 inches; maximum breadth - 82 feet, 0 inches; minimum draft aft - 21 feet, 6 inches, forward - 17 feet, 6 inches; lightship displacement - 9,876.25 long tons. Facilities must be available for drydocking within the date range of 01 September 2024 and 31 December 2024. However, actual entrance and exit dates for Drydocking will be negotiated after contract award. Once a date has been agreed upon, a bilateral modification will be issued.

Bids shall be limited to those facilities in the United States with the drydocking capability necessary to handle the WHEELER within 2,000 nautical miles of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District Headquarters. Prospective Bidders are encouraged to examine the WHEELER at her dock in New Orleans prior to receipt of bids. However, site visits are not mandatory. Solicitation W912P824R0043 will be issued as a Invitation For Bid (IFB) resulting in the award of a single firm fixed price (FFP) contract.

The solicitation package will be available on or about 15 July 2024. Bids will be due on or about 14 August 2024. Actual due date will be included in the solicitation. The anticipated value of this contract is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. This procurement is under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Code: 336611, Ship Building and Repair.

Small Business Size Standard Number of Employees: 1300. All potential and interested vendors must be actively registered in SAM under NAICS code 336611, as a business concern at the time of bid submission to be considered for award. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on www.sam.gov. You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) to open most files posted by the New Orleans District.

You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in www.sam.gov. This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says, “Register as an Interested Vendor” and entering your business information. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any updates to the solicitation.

The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR subpart 22.10) performing work under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Labor Standards, as determined relative to the employee's office location (not the location of work). A firm must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of qualifications and bids.

Firms must have an active registration to be eligible for contract award and must maintain an active registration throughout contract performance. For information about SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements, go to www.sam.gov or call (866) 606-8220. Any communications must clearly identify the solicitation number, company name, address, phone number including area code, and point of contact with a valid email address.

The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Francesca deBoer at (504) 862-1604, or by email at francesca.e.deboer@usace.army.mil. The Contracting Officer for this solicitation is Christopher Nuccio at (504) 862-2704, or by email christopher.nuccio@usace.army.mil.