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This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations.

The applicable NAICS Code is 336611, Ship Building and Repairing, and the size standard is 1,250 employees.

REQUIREMENT: This notice is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center, and Alameda, CA to identify sources capable of providing the following: Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, services, equipment, supplies, power, accessories, special tools and such other things as are necessary to perform DOCKSIDE maintenance to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, USCGC ASPEN (WLB 208), a 225' ocean going tender currently homeported in Homer, AK..

USCGC ASPEN (WLB-208) DOCKSIDE AVAILABILITY FY2023.

ANTICIPATED NAICS CODE/SIZE STANDARD: The applicable NAICS Code is 336611, Ship Building and Repairing and the size standard is 1,250 employees.

GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTION:

The place of performance is restricted to Alaska, due to mission requirements and travel restrictions for the cutter. While this does not preclude vendors who are based out of Alaska, please note that all work is to be performed in Alaska, IAW with NDAA FY 21, Section 8220.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Contractor's Facility within Alaska.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, services, equipment, supplies, power, accessories, special tools and such other things as are necessary to perform DOCKSIDE maintenance to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter.

Description: work includes approximately, but is not limited to, 13 Work Items including: steel repair, tank cleaning and inspection, ventilation cleaning and inspection, servicing machinery, insulation replacement, steel preservation, and deck repair. The scope of the acquisition is overhaul, renew, and repair various items.

D-001

Main Diesel Engine, MDE, Exhaust Piping, Commercial Clean

D-002

Ship Service Diesel Generator, SSDG, Exhaust Piping, Commercial Clean

D-003

Decks – Exterior (Buoy or Construction Deck), Preserve 100%

D-004

Temporary Services, Provide - Cutter

D-005

Compartment Bulkheads and Overheads, Partial Preserve

D-006

Escape Trunk, Preserve

D-007

Compartment Insulation, General, Renew

D-008

Watertight Hatches, External DC Deck and Below, Renew

D-009

Watertight Doors and Scuttles, External, Renew

O-010

MDE & SSDG Exhaust Stack Insulation, Renew

O-011

Piping Insulation, Renew

D-012

Independent NACE Inspector (Level 3), Provide

D-013

Tenting, Provide

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

June 24, 2023 through September 4, 2023 (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government). If the company is unable to meet this period of performance, it is incumbent upon the company to propose an alternative 72 calendar day period of performance.

SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information. Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to POC listed in the Sam.Gov announcement with the following information/documentation: Ou Saephanh @ Ou.T.Saephanh@uscg.gov and Erin Olenjack @ Erin.A.Olenjack@uscg.mil no later than 0800 PST January 19, 2022, with all of the following information/documentation:

1. Name of Company, Address and DUNS Number.

2. Point of Contact and Phone Number.

3. Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code: 8(a) Small Business Concern; b. HUBZone Small Business Concern; c. Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC); d. Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (VOSBC); e. ED Woman Owned Small Business Concern (EDWOSB); f. Woman Owned Small Business Concern (WOSBC); g. Small Business Concern; h. Large Business Concern

4. Documentation Verifying Small Business Certification: Please provide the following documentation as it applies to your company.

a. If claiming 8(a) status, provide a copy of your 8(a) Certificate from SBA.

b. If claiming HUBZone status, provide a copy of your HUBZone Certificate from SBA.

c. If claiming SDVOSB status, provide documentation that shows the Service Disable Veteran (SDV) unconditionally owns 51 % of the business, controls the management and daily operations, and holds the highest officer position in the company. Documentation should also be provided to show that the SDV has a service-connected disability that has been determined by the Department of Defense or Department of Veteran Affairs. Finally, provide documentation that shows the business is small under the NAICS code 336611.

d. If claiming VOSB status, provide documentation that shows the Veteran unconditionally owns 51% of the business, controls the management and daily operation, make long-term decisions for the business, and holds the highest officer position in the company that works at the business fulltime during normal working hours. The documentation should also show the business is small under the NAICS code 336611.

e. If claiming EDWOSB status, provide documentation that shows the company is at least 51% owned by one or more women who are "economically disadvantaged", and primarily managed by an economically disadvantaged woman that make long-term decisions for the business, hold the highest officer position in the business and work at the business full-time during normal working hours. The documentation should also show the business is small under the NAICS code 336611. A woman is presumed economically disadvantaged if she has a personal net worth of less than $750,000 (with some exclusions), her adjusted gross yearly income averaged over the three years preceding the certification less than $350,000, and the fair market value of all her assets is less than $6 million.

f. If claiming Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) status, provide documentation that shows the company is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more women, and primarily managed by one or more women that make long-term decisions for the business and hold the highest officer position in the business and work at the business full time during normal working hours. The women must be U.S. citizens. The documentation should also show the business is small under the NAICS code 336611.

g. If claiming Small Business status, provide documentation to show the business is small under NAICS code 336611.

5. Statement of Proposal Submission: Statement that your company WILL submit a proposal as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice and you provide a proposal.[OEACUS(1]

6. Past Performance Information: Evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, and dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers. If two companies are planning to conduct business and submit an offer as a Joint Venture or similar type of teaming agreement, they are requested to provide past performance information on projects of similar scope that they have performed together as a Joint Venture, if available. Providing individual past performance documentation from each company on separate projects where the two did not work together may be considered less relevant.

SAM: Interested parties should register at the System for Award Management (SAM) website as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018). SAM can be obtained by accessing the internet at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to respond or submit information in sufficient detail may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition.

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