The U. S. Coast Guard is considering whether or not to set-aside an acquisition for HUBZone concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business concerns (SDVOSB), or for Small Businesses. This is not a solicitation or offer. No contract or order will result from this announcement. Response by interested parties must be made by 9:00 am Pacific Time on March 17, 2014. The NAICS Code is 336611. The small business size standard is less than 1000 employees. The acquisition is for the Unplanned Dry-Dock Repairs of the USCGC HOLLYHOCK (WLB-214). The repairs will take place at the contractor's dry-dock. The performance period is anticipated to be from: June 4, 2014, through July 4, 2014 thirty days (30).

The HOLLYHOCK is 225 FOOT JUNIPER CLASS SEA GOING Buoy Tender

The Cutter's Home Port is: 2700 Omar Street, Port Huron, MI 48060

CUTTER DIMENSIONS: Minimum Depth of Water 18 feet, Minimum Height Clearance 70 feet.

GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTION:
Great Lakes home ported WLB's primary mission is ice breaking and aids to navigation work on the Great lakes. Due to the transit out of the St. Lawrence Seaway and down the U.S. East Coast availability outside of the Great Lakes will further reduce the number of days away from homeport available for operations. Additionally physical access to contractor facilities outside of the Great Lakes is limited by seasonal openings of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.

In accordance with FAR 19.1305, if your firm is HUB Zone certified or a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by email to [email protected] and include: (a) a positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this solicitation as a prime contractor; (b) evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers; (c) past performance references with points of contact and telephone numbers. At least two references are requested, but more are desirable. Your response is required by March 17, 2014 at 9:00 am PST. Contractors are reminded that should this acquisition become a HUB Zone set-aside, FAR 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUB Zone Set-Aside will apply which requires that at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern. Contractors are also reminded that should this acquisition become a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside will apply which requires that at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern. All of the above information must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on a HUB Zone, Service disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside or Small Business Set-Aside. Failure to submit all information requested may result in an unrestricted acquisition. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUB Zone or SDVOSB Set-Aside, or Small Business Set-Aside will be posted in the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Please submit your questions via email to Jay McReynolds, Contract Specialist at [email protected]

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