3348 NAB MV REYNOLDS REPLACEMENT

*****Change 0003 - Amendment 0002 Update Sections H and F. Extend bid opening until 23 September at 1400 EST.******

The Marine Design Center, in conjunction with the Philadelphia District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is initiating an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of a self-propelled drift collection vessel.

The principal dimensions of the vessel shall be as follows:

Length Molded 70’-0”

Beam Molded 23’-0”

Depth Molded (at Amidships) 11-0”

Design Draft 7’-0”

Air Draft (from 7’-0” draft) 27’-5”

Contractor will be required to fabricate and deliver the vessel to the Government.

Delivery and final acceptance will be at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, in Baltimore, Maryland.

There are liquidated damages associated with this procurement.

Bid guarantee, payment, and performance bonding are required.

The official media of distribution for the IFB is the Web. All amendments to the IFB will be posted to the Sam.Gov website. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the website in order to access the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the IFB and any amendments. NAICS code is 336611 - Ship Building and Repair.

All contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by accessing the SAM website at www.sam.gov.

Also, all Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry located at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/.