Offshore Facilities Eastcoast Office, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office, 901 M St SE, Bldg 218, WNY, Washington DC 20374-5063

20 -- MSC GUAM HAWSER PROCUREMENT SINGLE POINT MOORING DOUBLE LEG HAWSER SYSTEM AT U.S. NAVY PUBLIC WORKS CENTER, GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS SOL N47408-95-R-4047 DUE 042495 POC Loretta C. Cosby, Contract Specialist, (202) 433-5310. This section is modified to read as follows: This project will be UNRESTRICTED. Contract Specialist is Loretta C. Cosby, (202) 433-5310; Contracting Officer is Corrine A. Pearson. The SIC code for this acquisition is 3089. The period of performance shall be 24 months from the date of contract award. Option quantities may be order at any time during the period of performance. Delivery of the first pair is due by July 1, 1995. This procurement includes the fabrication, assembly, testing, marking, packaging and shipping, necessary to furnish one (1) matched pair of mooring hawsers to be used for prepositioned ships in the Mariana Islands area with the option to purchase eight (8) additional pairs of mooring hawsers. Each pair of hawsers will be used to connect a ship to a buoy. Ships are not equipped to handle chafing chain. To protect the hawsers against chafing at the ship bullnose, an anti-chafe hose shall be placed over the rope in accordance with Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) Drawing Number 6408961. The Manufacturer shall furnish the specified auxiliary gear as shown in NAVFAC drawing 6408961. All flotation and other auxiliary gear shall be applied to the rope in a manner which does not affect the strength performance of the hawser. Application may be done by wrapping or typing smaller rope round the hawser or passing smaller rope through the hawser. Flotation and other auxiliary gear shall not have sharp edges or rough surfaces which might cut or abrade the rope. The contractor's Quality Control and Inspection Procedures shall comply with: Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) ''Procedures of Quality Control and Inspection during the Production of Hawsers''. The contractor shall designate a quality control supervisor who shall be responsible for following and adhering to all quality assurance procedures and criteria. The Manufacturer shall certify that the rope fibre material used in the rope product meets the requirements of the applicable Rope Material Specification. Certification from the Fibre Producer shall be available to the Inspector, the Quality Control Supervisor, and a Government representative, attesting to type and grade of material. If the rope Manufacturer produces the filament or basic yarn, he shall certify that raw material of the same quality has been used and that processing has been done in the same manner as for material used in the relevant prototype rope. Award shall be made to the responsible, technically acceptable offeror with the lowest price. Due to the highly technical and critical nature of the project, all offerors shall be required to submit a technical proposal, which demonstrates compliance with the solicitation as well as references who can verify past performance on related projects and a price proposal. Technical acceptability will be determined by conducting an evaluation to ensure that the offeror's proposal demonstrates compliance with Section C of the solicitation. Contractors within the local area are encouraged to pick up a copy of the solicitation at Bldg 218 (3rd floor) of the WNY between the hours of 0730-1500, Monday-Friday. There will be no charge for these documents, however, there will only be one set issued per contractor. The solicitation packages will be available 15 days from the date this notice appears in the Commerce Business Daily. The solicitation shall include additional information. The proposal due date will be 30 days from the date the solicitation package is made available to all contractors. If an offeror intends to use a buying-in proposal strategy, a declaration of intent must be included in their proposal. Proposals are to be submitted by mail or in person to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office, 901 M St., SE, WNY, Bldg 218, Washington, DC 20374-5063. (0082)

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