Barge Maintenance

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued.  PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation shall be posted on SAM.GOV (https://sam.gov/). 

The RFQ number is N42158-23-Q-S002. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2023-01 effective 01 Dec 2022 and DFARS Change Notice 20221219. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far  and https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars. The NAICS Code is 488390 – Other Support Services for Water Transportation. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating shipyards. Shipyards are fixed facilities with dry docks and fabrication equipment capable of building a ship, defined as watercraft typically suitable or intended for other than personal or recreational use. Activities of shipyards include the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling, with a small business size standard of $41.5M.

The proposed contract action is for commercial services for which the Government intends to solicit and contract with a small business under the authority of FAR subpart 6.203. All responsible sources may identify their interest and provide capability statements in response to this notice. However, all quotes received may be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.