Dry Dock Inspection, Repair, Hull Cleaning and Repainting of up to Six Vessels

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul District is seeking contractors to transport, dry dock, water blast/clean, inspect, repair and repaint six (6) vessels - four (4) unpowered barges and two (2) 43 ft push boat/dredge tender motor vessels. The vessels will be picked up at Lock and Dam 7 - La Crescent, MN (UMRM 702.5), moved to the shipyard, and returned to the same location. One of the barges requires deck replacement and significant structural repairs. Both motor vessels (M/V Hooper and M/V Lyon) require non-destructive testing (NDT - i.e. ultrasonic thickness [UT]) of hulls and complete mechanical and running gear inspection and servicing. Contractor will prepare condition reports and itemized cost estimates for all repairs not explicitly stated in SOW. The Government will issue contract modifications to authorize the additional repairs when the requirements and pricing are known. Contractor is not permitted to operate vessels under their own power. This solicitation may result in multiple firm-fixed price contract awards. Offers will be evaluated based on the price per vessel, shipyard capacity, and past performance, with price being the most important consideration. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small businesses under NAICS 336611, with an SBA size standard of 1,300 employees. This solicitation may result in multiple contract awards, based on the following factors (in order of importance): Price for each vessel, shipyard capacity, past performance. Interested parties are requested to submit any questions through the PIEE module Q and A section. Offerors are requested to submit their quotes through the PIEE module. Links to the PIEE module and for PIEE Registration are in the Attachments/Links section.