19 -- ALUMINUM BOAT, 28', AMISTEAD NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS

Notice Date

August 17, 2001

Contracting Office

National Park Service, Intermountain Support Office -- Denver, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway P. O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225, Attn: IMDE-CM

ZIP Code

00000

Solicitation Number

R 1248-01-0040

Response Due

September 26, 2001

Point of Contact

Jim Clark, Contracting officer 303 969-2755

Description

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance wtih information in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the oly solicitation. PROPOSSAL ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Soliciatation number is R 1248-01-0040 and is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-20. The North american Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 336612 (boat building) with the associated size standard of less than 500 employees. This procurement is unrestricted and is being advertised as full and open competition. The proposal shall be the manufacturers standard product line for the current manufactures year of this vessel. The vessel shall conform to USCG standards, which includes the National Marine Manufactures Association Standards. Welders shall be American Boat/Yacht certified. An aluminum self bailing hull with a insulated cabin, a chambered inflatable "D" collar approximately overall length of 28 feet long by 9 feet wide but not less than stated, shall be constructed, powered, and delivered to Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio Texas at 1200 feet elevation with the temperature reaching over 110 degrees in the summer. All hydrostatic and hydrodynamic performance calculations shall be based on this information. The vessel and its manufacturing process shall comply with all applicable standards and recommendations of both, ABYC and ABS rules. The entire vessel construction shall be of marine welded aluminum materials. This boat will be used only in fresh water. Water testing shall be at the manufacture's facility and all deficiencies shall be completed prior to delivery to Amistad National Recreation Area. Layout drawings of the vessel will be highly beneficial during the evaluation process. Failure to submit drawings will have a direct effect on the overall final score. Hull: The vessel shall not have any modifications made to the hullform to comply with the requirements of this solicitation. State the types of marine grade aluminum and thickness that will be used in the construction of the vessel. The hull shall be a minimum of .250 and the deck 190; cabin shall be a minimum .125 marine aluminum. The deadrise shall be 24 degrees with the bow entry of 55 degrees. The hull shall be self-bailing with non-return scuppers. The hull shall be solid aluminum sides from the chine to the top of the gunwale and then press brake at 90 degrees to form a 5-inch gunwale width with a 2-inch turn down and a -inch turn in back to the hull. This is to be full length along the gunwale. The distance from the sole to the top of the gunwale shall be 22-inches. The distance behind the cabin to the transom shall be approximately 7-feet. The inside of the cabin shall be 8-feet long. The transom width shall be approximately 20 inches deep and have storage in the top with a solid vinyl plastic lid and the batteries shall be behind the same type of transom doors in the 20-inch deep area at port and starboard sides on the deck. The bow shall have a towing , stainless eye. The hull shall have a keel doubler (beaching) guard installed. There shall be six cleats welded on to the gunwale. Two shall be forward, two mid-ship, and two aft on the port and starboard sides. There shall be 18 each flush cleats installed for securing items, and the placement shall be determined after award. There shall be side trays with a lip on the edge along the inside of the gunwales, both port and starboard about 6-inches from the deck. The deck shall have a soft patch over a minimum 120-gallon marine approved fuel tank. The tank shall have baffles and be secured on rubber mounts and placed on longitudinal girders from the transom at the longitudinal center gravity (LCG). The fill area shall be enclosed on the gunwale to catch gas spills and the fuel vent shall be located into the fill area. There shall be a 25-inch outboard bracket for holding two motors welded to the transom that is an extension of the vessels bottom to the outboard mounting plate This bracket shall be sealed, insulated, and buoyant to support the weight of the two motors. There shall be waterproof polyurethane foam in the hull for noise damping and damping material installed inside the outboard bracket area. There shall be storage under the deck forward of the cabin, rear of the cabin, and below the deck in the cabin. The storage outside the cabin shall have hatches with drains that drain overboard. The cabin storage shall have a hatch without an overboard drain system. Inflatable Tube: There shall be a full length inflatable "D" shaped tube with air chambers running from the transom of the port and starboard sides around to the bow. The tube shall be a minimum of 22-inches and of 40oz welded polyurethane construction. There shall be three compartments on each side of the hull with baffles separating them. There shall be a fill/pressure relief valve for each compartment. The outside perimeter shall have a 7-inch fender strip laminated to the tube and below that shall be a 40oz chafe strip down to the bolt-rope. There shall be a bolt rope attachment flanges around the underside perimeter of the tube. The top flange shall be attached to the gunwale. Spray strips shall be provided to reduce wetness. The tubes shall have eight "D" rings and a sunbrella type, material tube cover attached over the tube full length. The color of the fabric shall be light gray. There shall be lettering built into the tube and the sunbrella cover. The lettering shall read NATIONAL PARK SERVICE and shall be approximately four-inch high, block type. The color shall be dark forest green. The color of the tube shall be black. Cabin: There shall be a cabin that is 78-inches high from the sole to the center of the inside top. The width of the cabin shall extend to the inside of the gunwale. The helm controls shall be on the starboard side of the console. There shall be a pipe built into the floor with a cap over it to cover the hole. A table with a standpipe supplied by the Park service will be placed into the built in pipe. Location of the pipe shall be determined after award. There shall be a government furnished Coleman 6700 series or equal roof top mount air conditioner be install into the cabin roof and wired through the generator set for operation. The generator shall be wired through a circuit on the dash. The generator shall be sized for cooling the cabin to 68 degrees with four people inside. There shall be a handrail on the dash for the helm and the pilot area. There shall be handrails along the top for holding on to when walking along the gunwales. There shall be a welded handrail going full length in the inside of the cabin. Handrails also are to be around the top of the cabin and going down both sides of the back of the cabin. The front cabin roof shall extend 12 inches past the windshield and the rear shall extend 24 inches past the rear cabin. The front windshield shall slope forward. The forward door shall be a double slider with two halves opening to port and starboard giving a 24-inch opening. The front door height shall be 68-inches high with a threshold at the bottom to stop water from coming into the cabin. The windshield shall have tempered safety glass with an intermittent wiper for the helm. The side windows shall be sliding type with a slight tint. There shall be a sliding door in the rear bulkhead. The door shall be a minimum of 24-inches wide and a minimum of 68-inches high. The door shall open to starboard when opening. There shall be one fixed window on each side of the rear bulkhead that goes half way down. There shall be a closed lockable radio box across the front top of the cabin. The lid shall be hinged on the top and have a holder when opened. The binnacle shall be mounted on the starboard side of the console on a specially constructed boss. The cabin shall be insulated on the top and on the sides below the windows. Bow Door; There shall be a bow door that has an opening width of 40-inches and is lowered with a hand winch. The door will serve as a walkway to unload people on shore. The walkway shall have a flip out ramp to extend the walkway to the shore. The door shall have a stainless safety adjustable chain fastened to it. Seats and Curtains: There shall be a mariner suspension type seat for the helm that sits on a storage box with doors. The pilot seat shall be a bench type with an opening storage box under. There shall be two storage box bench type seats with seat back on the port and starboard side. These seats shall be behind the helm and pilot and have the capacity to seat two people on each seat. All seat and backs shall have three- inch vinyl cushions on them. The seat box tops shall have lids on them. The color shall be light gray with dark green piping and the material shall be marine grade vinyl. Electronics/Electrical: Government furnished electronics, depth sounder, GPS, and a VHF radio shall be mounted and wired for working conditions. There shall be a dimmer switch mounted for dash instruments. There shall be three 12-volt adapter mounted into the dash. There shall be two red/white interior lights mounted in the cabin. Each light shall have it's own off/on light switch. There shall be two group 31 marine batteries with a minimum 900CCA each. There shall be two 4-way switches for the batteries. These switches shall be wired to start either engine if one battery goes down. There shall be an isolator to prevent drawing from the other battery. There shall be a 2,000-gph bilge pump installed. There shall be hour meters for each motor. There shall be two 120-volt marine receptacles located inside the cabin. Their vessel shall have a 110vac 30amp Marinco shorepower inlet or equal wired to shorepower/generator set switch, with main breaker and single duplex outlet in cabin and generator wired to main switch assembly. There shall be a generator, Honda model EM3000C or equal mounted and capable of running in a box with an opening in the top, sides, and it shall be placed in front of the helm on the forward deck. The exhaust shall be piped for overboard discharged. There shall be 4-each work lights and one of these lights shall to be mounted on each side of the cabin. These lights shall be adjustable. There shall be one remote search light mounted on the front of the cabin. This light shall have 1 000,000-candle power. There shall be one intermittent windshield wiper mounted with the switch on the dash. The steering shall be hydraulic and trim tabs with dash mounted indicators shall be installed. There shall be additional pull lines installed in the wiring run for future installation of wires. Power: There shall be two 200hp, Mercury direct injection counter rotating outboard motors with 25-inch shafts, instrument gauges, and props be mounted and wired for full operation. These outboard engines, props, and instrument gauge package will be purchased by the National Park Service and will be shipped to the manufacture for installation. State the performance of the vessel at 1200 feet and calculations as to how the performance was achieved. Paint: The bottom shall have black bottom paint and the outside of the cabin and hull shall be painted white zolatone. The entire inside of the hull shall be painted a gray zolatone. The inside of the cabin shall be painted a gray zolatone. The zolatone paint shall be finished with a clear coat. The sole shall be painted with a light gray non-skid durabak surface. The top of the gunwales in the walk and step areas it shall be painted with the same nonskid material as the deck. Trailer: There shall be a galvanized tandem bunk trailer sized to fit the vessel. The bunks shall be coated with a strip of 3/8" thick UHMW material. The trailer shall not be custom made. The trailer shall be legal for all highway roads. The winch shall have a strap on it. The color shall be manufacturers standard color. The hitch shall be ball type sized for the boat and trailer total weight. Boat shall be delivered to Amistead National Park, Del Rio, Texas, within 150 days from date of award. CLAUSES/PROVISIONS: FAR Clause 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items", is hereby included by reference. The following are addenda to FAR Clause 52.212-1, paragraph (b) submission of offerors shall also include: (1) commercial product literature, (2) three references for past performance from similar recent requirements, (3) drawings, including layout of boat, (4) list of key personnel, their functions and experience for this requirement, and (5) description and layout of ship building facility (the government reserves the right to inspect the boat building facility prior to award), and paragraph (g) Offers will only be considered from firms regularly established in the business and who, in the judgement of the Contracting Officer, are able to show evidence of their reliability, ability, experience, equipment, facilities and key personnel directly employed or supervised by them to render prompt and satisfactory service, in the volume required for all items under this contract: FAR Clause 52.212-2 "Evaluation Commercial Items" applies to this solicitation and the following evaluation criteria (arranged in their order of importance) shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Overall Boat Design: ease of operation, ease of maintenance, and performance, (2) Past Performance/Experience for this type of vessel, (3) Facility Layout and Key Personnel, (4) Customer Service and Warranty, and (5) Cost. Technical and Past performance, when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. FAR Clause 52.212-3 "Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items" is hereby included by reference: FAR Clause 52.212-4 "Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items" is hereby included by reference. The following are addenda to FAR Clause 52.212-4, paragraph (a) Sea trials shall be at the manufacture facility and all deficiencies shall be corrected prior to delivery. Additional sea trials will take place at Amistead National Park, Texas prior to formal acceptance: FAR Clause 52.212-5 ", paragraphs (a), (d), and (e), are hereby included by reference. For full text of FAR Clauses contact www.arnet.gov/far/current/html. Proposals shall be sent to Jim Clark, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Denver Support Office -- CM, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80228, or hand delivered to room 154, to arrive by 2:00 PM (Denver time) on September 26, 2001. For questions contact Jim Clark, Contracting Officer, at 303 969-2755.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010821/19SOL001.HTM (W-229 SN50V3M8)