SOURCES SOUGHT
20 -- Crane boat davit
- Notice Date
- 9/29/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333923
— Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Direct Reports, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road Building 31, Mail Stop 26, Baltimore, MD, 21226-5000
- ZIP Code
- 21226-5000
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG40-06-DAVIT
- Response Due
- 10/31/2005
- Archive Date
- 2/25/2006
- Description
- BOAT DAVIT/MARINE CRANE REPLACEMENT MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSE OF CONTACT: The Coast Guard is conducting market research in order to identify vendors who can provide commercially available boat davit/marine crane units for a unique application with specific constraints. SYNOPSIS: 1. General 1.1. The government is considering replacement of outdated articulated crane boat davit units on the existing Coast Guard 270 WMEC Class cutters. The equipment will include the port side boat davit/crane unit and cradle located on the port side of the fantail. The boat and cradle will be GFE. 1.2 This will be a unique davit/crane installation due to physical constraints imposed by the requirements for landing helicopters. 1.3 The government is seeking information and interest from potential vendors who could provide equipment delivery. 2. Equipment: 2.1 The boat davit/marine crane will be used to lift, move to boarding position, launch, and recover a fully loaded nominal 24?-0? x 9?-0? RHIB with two people onboard in advanced sea states. Total lifting/launching weight will be 6555 pounds including allowances for weight growth and boat replacement. 2.2 U.S. Coast Guard standard operating procedure is to lift the RHIB from the storage cradle and boom or slew it to deck edge where it is held while the coxswain and engineer board the RHIB. The RHIB is then lowered to the water with the crew of two on board. Once the RHIB is in the water the remaining boat crew members climb down and board the boat. With everyone on board, the RHIB is then powered away. Recovery will be the same operation in reverse. 2.3 The davit/crane may be powered by either electro-hydraulic or electric power. 2.4 The distance from the deck to the waterline at the stern of the 270 is approximately 9?-4? (see Figure 3). 2.5 The operating environmental conditions are: a. The U.S. Coast Guard normally performs small boat operations in sea states up to sea state 4. The Equipment Interface Accelerations (EIA) on the aft deck, at the boat location, in Sea State 4 are; Ax = 8.9 ft/sec2, Ay = 6.2 ft/sec2, and Az = 39.2 ft/sec2, where Ax is the longitudinal acceleration, Ay is the transverse acceleration, and Az is the vertical acceleration. b. Normal operations of the ship are carried out in sea states up to 8 (storm conditions) without damage to installed equipment. The Equipment Interface Accelerations (EIA) on the aft deck, at the boat location, in Sea State 8 are; Ax = 68.6 ft/sec2, Ay = 49.9 ft/sec2, and Az = 96.9 ft/sec2. 3. Equipment Layout: 3.1 The RHIB may be installed in either the bow forward or aft configuration, as determined by the crane or davit supplier. However, when the boat is launched the bow shall be facing the bow of the ship. Figure 1 shows the RHIB installed in the bow forward condition. The orientation of the RHIB can be changed to suit the operation of the davit or crane. The position of the RHIB on the port may be changed to suit the vendors proposed equipment arrangement. 3.2 The davit/crane may be located forward, aft or alongside the stowed RHIB. 3.3 No part of the davit/crane, when in the stowed position, shall extend above the obstruction free zone line for the HH-60J helicopter. Only during boat launch and recovery operations is it permissible for the davit/crane to extend above the obstruction free zone line. The obstruction free line is shown on Figure 1, i.e., if the davit/crane were installed at frame 222.17 the maximum permissible height of the davit/crane, when stowed, would be 8?-9?? (2673mm). 3.4 Areas on the aft deck must remain clear. These include boarding access located between frames 242 and 245, line handling access between the port side chocks and the capstan. See Figure 2. 3.5 Davit/crane placement in the stowed position shall not interfere with the flight deck net deployment. See figures 1 and 2. 3.6 The launch area is directly outboard of the ships propellers. The davit/crane should have positive control of the boat to the maximum extent practical. Davit/crane systems with either single or multi-point attachment and lift systems will be considered. 3.7 Launch control of the davit/crane and RHIB on U.S. Coast Guard cutters is normally carried out by a launch operator stationed at a control stand located at the deck at the edge where the operator has view of the RHIB at all times. Launch controls from a location inside the RHIB are not necessary for the anticipated installation. To obtain Figures 1 through 3 and drawing, please send request to Sharon.J.Jackson@uscg.mil or call Sharon Jackson at (410) 762-6463. Please include your e-mail address or mailing address, which shall include company name, complete address (no P.O. Box), phone number and point of contact. QUESTIONS: Please respond under separate correspondence, addressing the following items: E-mail response is acceptable. 1. What type of commercial products and services do you offer that might fill this requirement? 2. If you do not have a commercial product and service that can fulfill this requirement, do you have a product that can be modified to meet the requirement? 3. Please provide any promotional literature of your products. 4. Are your davits/cranes designed and certified to a recognized standard or agency and if so what standard do you use? 5. Is your equipment designed to suit the conditions found in a salt water marine environment. 6. Are there any environmental conditions that would limit the operation of the davit/crane? If so, please explain. 7. What type of manufacturing or services quality control plans or certifications do you provide? Please provide a copy of the quality control if available. If it is not available, please explain your standard practice. 8. What type of operator controls do you offer for the control of the davit/crane? Please describe. 9. What are the power requirements for the davit/crane? 10. Is your davit/crane designed for modular installation? 11. What pre-delivery testing do you perform? 12. What post installation testing do you recommend? 13. Do you believe that there is a better method for the government to fulfill the requirement? If so, please explain. 14. What type of quantity or other discounts do you offer your customers? 15. What are your standard warranty terms? Please provide a copy of the warranty terms. 16. What are your standard FOB terms. 17. Do you offer long-term storage? If so, are there any additional charges for the long-term storage? 18. Do you have a published price list for your products and/or services? 19. What is your average lead-time for your product? 20. Do you expect to offer a new product or service some time in the future that might affect the product you are offering or this requirement? 21. Do you provide technical publications, provisioning technical documentation and recommendations for on board repair parts and installation interface drawings commercially? If not commercially, is this something you can provide? 22. What is your average response time for providing technical services? 23. Are your technical representatives available for world-wide travel? 24. How many qualified technicians do you have that are available to travel world-wide for technical assistance? 25. Do you offer on site technical support for installation, crew training, and commissioning services? 26. Do your offer technical services for warranty and non-warranty repairs. What is the average response time for technical assistance? 27. Do you have technical support personnel based in the U.S.? 28. What is your average lead time for spare parts to cover both routine and casualty repairs. 29. What is the country of origin of your equipment? 30. Are you a small business dealer or manufacturer? Are you a small disadvantaged dealer or manufacturer? Contractors may submit any and all information; literature and documentation that they feel may be beneficial. Information can be e-mailed to Sharon.J.Jackson@uscg.mil or mailed to Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Auxiliary Systems Acquisition Branch, 2401 Hawkins Point Rd., Bldg. 31, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000 Attn: Sharon Jackson
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