The acquisition will be solicited Total Small Business Set-Aside. The Coast Guard intends to conduct the procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The simplified acquisition will be issued as a Best Value, Request for Quote (RFQ), on or about December 21, 2007. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the FEDBIZOPPS web page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the FEDBIZOPS web page for RFQ release and all subsequent amendments. Please sign up for the Auto Notification service to receive e-mail from FEDBIZOPPS when an action is taken under this solicitation. The U.S. Coast Guard has set the following aside for Small Businesses. The estimated value of this procurement is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. The small business size standard is less than 1,000 employees. The acquisition is dockside repair the USCGC NORTHLAND (WMEC-904), A 270 foot ?a? class medium endurance cutter. The homeport of the vessel is Portsmouth, VA. The performance period is fifty three (53) calendar days and is expected to begin on or about 4 February 2008 and end on or about1 29 February 2008. The scope of the acquisition is for the overhauling, renewing and repairing of various items aboard the USCGC NORTHLAND (WMEC-904). This work will include, but is not limited to: Renew manhole access covers and surrounding deck plating, Renew structural closures, QAWTS (2), Renew various fantail deck penetrations, Renew tank air escape piping and sounding tube components, clean shipboard galley, scullery, and laundry ventilation systems, clean fan coil units, renew plenum space and stack ventilation ducting and renovate plenum spaces ,Install new engine room air intake moisture separators ,Overhaul vane axial fan and motor assemblies, Renew exhaust vent system 1-16-1 and associated watertight ventilator 01-17-1, Install SSDG jacket water cooler duplex strainer and flow control system, Perform hydraulic articulating crane maintenance , renew helo tie-down fittings, Perform inspection and maintenance of talon helicopter landing grid. All welding and brazing shall be accomplished by trained welders, who have been certified by the applicable regulatory code performance qualification procedures. At the present time, the acquisition is expected to be issued as a small business set aside. Questions may be referred to F. Barat Baechle at (757) 628-4652.

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