The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has requirement for Drydock and Repairs to the NOAA Ship OREGON II. The OREGON II is 170 feet long and its home port is in Pascagoula, MS. Provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform the following (including, but not limited to): Base Items - Drydocking and Routine Drydock Work, Temporary Services, Underwater Hull Preservation and Coating, Sea Valve Overhauls, Bow Thruster Inspection and Service, Structural Repairs, Ground Tackle Inspection, Switchboard Maintenance, Allied Davit Preservation, Stern Tube Shaft Liner Renewal. Option Item – Chain Locker Preservation. Growth (estimated material and labor hours) will also be included in the solicitation. The solicitation will include a liquidated damages clause, as well as a requirement for a bid, performance and payment bonds. The performance period will be 40 calendar days, with a start date between December 3, 2008 and January 6, 2009. The contractor will be required to provide actual start date of contract within the range stated above. Arrangements to attend the site visit scheduled for July 22, 2008 to July 25, 2008 shall be coordinated with the Port Engineer, George Morris at 228-769-1155. This procurement is being issued on a full and open basis and the applicable NAICS code is 336611. The acquisition will be issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15, Best Value Procedures on or about July 19, 2008 with proposals due thirty (30) calendar days thereafter and an anticipated award date of October 19, 2008. The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed contract to the contractor who represents the best overall value based on price and non-price factors (technical and past performance) with non-price factors being significantly more important than price. The RFP will be issued via electronic posting at Federal Business Opportunity (FEDBIZOPPS) web page www.eps.gov. Hard copies of the RFP will not be issued. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the RFP, specification, drawings and all subsequent amendments. The specification will be uploaded via www.eps.gov with the RFP. Prospective offerors who are interested in submitting a proposal for this acquisition s are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service and to be on the Interested Vendors List for this acquisition (see applicable tab within FedBizOpps where this synopsis is posted). Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov and obtain (and provide with the offer) a DUNs number. Note: The applicable NAICS for this acquisition of 336611 must be included in the vendors CCR NAICS Listing. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. For information concerning the acquisition, please forward inquiries via e-mail to Melissa R. Sampson, Contract Specialist at Melissa.R.Sampson@noaa.gov or via telephone at (757) 441-6561.