NOAA's Marine Operations Center-Pacific has a requirement for a contractor to provide all supervision, materials and labor necessary to perform drydock repairs to the NOAA ship HI'IALAKAI. All work is expected to be performed at the successful contractor's facility. Performance period is expected to commence on or about October 28, 2008 and be completed January 20, 2009.

The work consists of approximately 8 basic items. Basic work includes: routine drydocking, underwater body inspections, painting of the underwater body, servicing of the ground tackle, repair of the sea valves, weight control, ABS survey, and utilities and services for the basic contract. Optional work may include, but is not limited to the following: dock and sea trials, coating of the ballast tanks, pipe replacement and repairs, replacement of the escape shuttle, cleaning of the galley ventilation system, locating exhaust leaks, reconditioning of the captans, installation of an air-conditioner, cleaning and testing of the main engine heat exchangers, cleaning of the mail propulsion generator cooling pipe, painting of the well deck, ballast/grey water tank, main and emergency switchboard cleaning, ultrasonic testing of the diesel engine saltwater cooling piping, repair and coating of the sewage holding tank, replacement of the swing and pinion gears on the aft deck crane, anti-roll tank dump valve remote operator, installation of task lights, polishing of the propeller blades, stateroom HVAC duct cleaning, replacement of the main mast multi cable transit, removal and installation of the speed log, fabrication and installation of trackpoint hoist extension.

The vessel will be available for inspection 9/10-9/11/2008 in Honolulu, HI. Please contact Steve Koven at (808)455-6894 for vessel inspection information and to register to attend.

Questions regarding this solicitation must be in writing and emailed to Stephanie.M.Garnett@noaa.gov. This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 336611 and the size standard is 1,000 employees.

All responsible sources may submit a bid for consideration. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued on or about September 2, 2008, for downloading at the Government's website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. No paper copies will be issued. Interested parties should use the FedBizOpps [REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION] and [REGISTER AS AN INTERESTED VENDOR] features which provides a notification when the RFP becomes available for download as well as all postings of information associated with this solicitation, thereafter. Each potential offeror is responsible for checking this website to gain all current information related to this solicitation. Any further announcements regarding this solicitation will be posted only at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The ESTIMATED response due date is October 2, 2008; however, the actual due date of offers may be adjusted based upon the actual posting date of the solicitation and the information will be stated within the solicitation documents.

All contractors doing business with the Government are now required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and may register at the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov. This procurement requires offerors to complete the On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/. All responsible, responsive sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency.