270' WMEC SLEP
The purpose of this amendement is to add the attachment for the questions and answers.
The purpose of this amendment is to add questions and answers from the site visit on October 10 - 12, 2018 at Portsmouth VA shipyard.
The purpose of this amendment is as follows: (1) Correct the date to respond to this RFI from September 26, 2018 at 12:00pm EST. to November 9, 2018 at 12:00pm EST. (2) On page 4 of the attachment, last paragraph, correct the date of 26 September 2018 to read 9 November 2018.
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
U.S. COAST GUARD IN-SERVICE VESSEL SUSTAINMENT (ISVS) -
270' WMEC (MEDIUM ENDURANCE CUTTER) SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM (SLEP)
THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10, "MARKET RESEARCH."
This RFI is issued for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the USCG is not at this time seeking proposals and is not interested in receiving unsolicited proposals.
Respondents are advised that the USCG will not pay for any information, administrative or travel cost incurred in response to this RFI or site visit. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this RFI.
This RFI is issued by the USCG In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Project Office as a means of market research for the 270' WMEC Service Life Extension Project (SLEP) effort. This effort will extend the service life of several 270' WMECs by 10 years and recapitalize a number of major systems.
The USCG welcomes all interested parties to conduct an on-site visit aboard a designated 270' WMEC cutter located at 4000 Coast Guard Blvd, Portsmouth, Virginia to better understand the complexity of the task, hull and machinery interferences and space constraints.
Request for Information (RFI) Only. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website: https://www.fbo.gov and the GSA E-Commerce Central website: http://www.gsa.gov. ; It is the responsibility of the potential Offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.
Respondents are also advised that all submissions become USCG property and will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the USCG to form a binding contract.
Jacqueline Brown, Contract Specialist, Phone 2024753266, Email jacqueline.brown@uscg.mil - Ada Williams, Contracting Officer, Phone 2024753710, Email Ada.williams@uscg.mil
