Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (G-ACS), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW, Washington, DC, 20593-0001

J -- MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MAIN DIESEL ENGINES ABOARD THE USCGC HEALY SOL DTCG23-98-R-TBDHEALY POC Augustine Green, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 267-2530, Fax (202) 267-4019, Email agreen@comdt.uscg.mil -- Donna Grimes, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 267-0766, Fax (202) 267-4019, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://eps.arnet.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTCG23-98-R -TBDHEALY&LocID=14. E-MAIL: Augustine Green, agreen@comdt.uscg.mil. The Coast Guard has a requirement to procure maintenance services for maintaining 4 Main Diesel Engines to be installed aboard the USCGC Healy (WAGB-20). The maintenance support includes all management, supervision, personnel, labor, material and equipment, which includes technical representative visits or telephone consultations for troubleshooting and repairing equipment via phone, facsimile, or on-site visits (homeport and world wide, as required); configuration management services; new/overhaul parts and replacement supply (original equipment manufacturer or equal); and maintenance training. The following list is not all inclusive, but covers the major MDE components to be supported under this contract: Crankshaft and Main Bearings, Camshaft, Camshaft Drive and Camshaft Bearings, Connecting Rods and connecting Rod Bearings, Pistons and Rings, Cylinder Liners, Cylinder Heads (Including Valves and Valves Actuating Gear), Starting Air Distributor, Fuel Injection pumps, Regulating Linkage and Nozzles, L/O Pump and Drive Assembly, Jacket Water Pump and Drive Assy, Mechanical Over-speed Trip, Engine Barring Device, L/O Cooler, J/W Cooler, Charge Air Cooler, Charge Air Waste Gate, Governor Drive (Governor actuator is excluded), and Cylinder Lubricating Oil Pump. The engines are 12 cylinder, medium speed, and rated at 10,000 HP each. The engines are manufactured by Wartsila-NSD of Winterthur, Switzerland, Model Number 12ZAV40S. The USCGC HEALY is currently under construction at Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, LA. USCGC Healy_s homeport will be Seattle, Washington. The Coast Guard needs maintenance support services on or about 15 August 1999. The technical consultant must have at least 10 years experience in marine diesel engine maintenance for diesel engines above 5,000 HP, and shall have at least 3 years hands on experience in the performance of preventive and corrective maintenance on the referenced engines. The Coast Guard anticipates a one-year contract with options to extend the contract not to exceed nine additional years. The maintenance support contractor shall maintain a quality program that complies with ISO-9001. All interested parties must submit a capability statement that sufficiently describes their qualifications, capabilities, and previous experience relevant to fulfilling the above requirement. Capability statements shall include evidence that the company maintains a company-owned warehouse/storeroom of Wartsila-NSD parts. Storeroom quantities shall be sufficient to ensure delivery requirements of the contract are met, since the U.S. Coast Guard will not maintain a shoreside stock of parts. This notice is not a solicitation nor is a formal Request for Proposal available. Responses are due no later than 15 days from the publication of this synopsis. In the absence of responses for firms, which believe they have the capability to perform this requirement, Coast Guard intends to negotiate with New Sultzer Diesel of Winterthur, Switzerland, for the work described pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)._Should the results of this synopsis justify a sole source procurement as described in FAR 6.302-1, no other notice will be published until award is made. All correspondence should be addressed to: Commandant (G-ACS-5/AGS), 2100 Second Street SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001_Note 22 applies. Signed: Donna Toliver Grimes, Contracting Officer. Posted 12/01/98 (D-SN275665). (0335)

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