Depot Level Preservation IDIQ On-ramping

The Northwest Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Bremerton, Washington intends to award a minimum of two (2) up to a maximum of eight (8) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), multiple award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts for preservation and associated structural repairs necessary to support the preservation process. Up to four (4) contract awards are reserved for small business participation. These contracts will provide an opportunity for contractors interested in "On-Ramping" onto an existing IDIQ MAC contract supporting requirements for submarines, aircraft carriers and other surface vessels home ported and visiting PSNS & IMF, Bremerton, WA; Naval Station Everett, WA; and other locations under the area of responsibility of PSNS & IMF. ***** The pre-proposal teleconference is postponed by one day. The teleconference will be held on TUESDAY 13 MAR 2018 from 10:00AM to 12:00 PM (PST) ***** There will be a pre-proposal teleconference conducted to provide clarifications, and/or explanations on the solicitation, source selection process, and other items applicable to potential offerors. The pre-proposal teleconference will be held on 12 MAR 2018 Teleconference is expected to run approximately two hours or less, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PST). Contractor will be required to hold Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) QP-1 certification. All interested parties may download the solicitation and amendments at FedBizOpps (FBO), www.fedbizopps.gov. All contractors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. The solicitation along with any attachments will only be available electronically at FBO. No telephone or FAX requests will be accepted, and no hard-copy solicitation/amendment will be mailed or faxed. Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) Submission/Transfer. Utilization of the Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) file transfer tool at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/Welcome.aspx is mandatory, this is the only authorized method of contractor proposal submission and transfer of specification/reference documentation files from the government to contractors. The anticipated period of performance is four (4) years, commencing on date of award. The Government intends to award these FFP, multiple award IDIQ contracts to the responsible contractors on a best value source selection utilizing lowest price technically acceptable procedures in accordance with, but not limited to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-2. The factors and associated sub-factors will be used to evaluate all offeror's Technical, Past Performance, Price and Small Business Participation. All solicitation questions shall be submitted to Tim Smart, Contract Specialist, timothy.smart@navy.mil and Cynthia Tice, Contracting Officer, cynthia.tice@navy.mil, by 21 Mar 2018 @ 3:00 PM PST.