Floating Pier Barge for McMurdo Station

PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS

The Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to initiate an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of one welded steel barge to ultimately be used as a floating pier for the U.S. Antarctic Program’s (USAP) McMurdo Station, Antarctica, operated by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The principal dimensions of the barge shall be as follows:

Length Overall      328’-0”
Beam (Overall)     100’-0”
Depth                    18’-0”
Freeboard              10’-0”
Draft                      8’-0”
Deadrise                Approximately 25° / Raked sides and end for permanent mooring in ice
ABS Ice Class

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

Delivery and final acceptance will be at a location of the Government’s choosing, depending upon the delivery schedule and the Government’s preparation activities at the ultimate destination.  This includes, but is not limited to the following locations:

Southern California, USA
Christchurch, New Zealand
McMurdo Station, Antarctica (ultimate destination)

There will be liquidated damages associated with this procurement.

Bid guarantee, payment, and performance bonding will be required.

The Invitation for Bid Number (IFB) W912BU-23-B-0016 is intended to be available on or about July 1, 2023.  Hard copies will not be available.  No written or fax requests will be accepted.  Contractors may download the solicitation (including drawings) and any amendments via the hyperlink to the Sam.Gov website, www.sam.gov , on (or after) the issue date.  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. Bids will be due on, or about August 1, 2023.  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 . Instructions will be included in the solicitation.

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/.

Interested parties may contact the contract specialist, Amanda Bellnier, at the email below:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Reference: W912BU-23-B-0016

E-Mail: amanda.bellnier@usace.army.mil