The National Park Service, Northeast Region, New England Major Acquisition Buying Office, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for repair services for the sailing vessel "Friendship of Salem" in order to maintain the vessel's seaworthiness and possible future certification as a small passenger vessel. The purpose of this repair is to maintain the vessel in good and seaworthy condition. This will be accomplished by correcting deterioration in a number of locations, creating a well-sealed vessel that will not have fresh water leaks, and incorporating changes that will make future maintenance more effective and successful. Specifically this contract will: replace all deteriorated materials in the specified locations and stop water leaks into the vessel from the transom, deck, deck edges, deck penetrations and waterway area. A detailed Statement of Work and specification will be provided with final solicitation documents. Friendship of Salem will be berthed in Salem, MA at Salem Maritime National Historic Site for the duration of this project. SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P4319R0029. PUBLICIZING: The official solicitation (RFP) and its attachments will be issued on or about 10/16/19 and will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov and the FedConnect website https://www.fedconnect.net/. The contracting office will not provide hardcopies or email copies of the solicitation. PROJECT MAGNITUDE: Between $500,000 and $1,000,000. TYPE OF CONTRACT: This will be a firm-fixed price service contract expected to be awarded to a prime contractor by early December. Federal Service Contract Act Wage Rates for Stillwater County, New York will apply. EVALUATION FACTORS: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) CODE CLASSIFICATION and SET ASIDE: The NAICS Code is 336611 Ship Building and Repairing, and the size standard is 1,250 employees. This project is set aside 100% for Small Businesses. SITE VISIT: A site visit date, time, and meeting location will be announced in the solicitation. Offerors are highly encouraged to attend the scheduled site visit to inspect the vessel and to ensure they fully understand the requirement and conditions that may affect the cost of the project, specifications, and performance. REGISTRATIONS: In order to be awarded, a contract an offeror must have a DUNS number, be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), http://www.sam.gov, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications. POINT OF CONTACT: Todd Scola, Contract Specialist, [email protected], 508-957-0709.

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