The Straight-Line Wiper System for the 225 WLB Class Buoy Tenders.

The U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Section, has a requirement for the procurement of Nine (9) ship sets of Straight-line Wipers on the 225' WLB Class Buoy Tenders under the Mid-life Maintenance Availability (MMA) Program. The purpose of the Straight-Line Wiper System is to provide the 225 WLB Class Buoy Tenders with the capability of maintaining high visibility during storms or heavy seas, safely maneuvering while performing close-quarter Buoy Deck operations while on station keeping or transiting heavily traveled areas. This procurement shall include the wipers and controls assembly, Technical Documentation, Data for Provisioning, necessary spare parts and Technical Representative Support. Installation of the assembly will be performed by the Coast Guard (CG) YARD. This is a Request (RFI) for Information concerning Attachment I, 225 Straight Line Track Window Wipers Procurement Specification-Rev 01. Proposals are not being requested at this time. Attachment I is a Draft Specification and is intended to gauge industry's interest and capabilities for the purpose of conducting market research. All interested parties are encouraged to respond with the following: 1) any questions regarding the specification, 2) technical capabilities to meet the specification, 3) business size (large/small) with respect to NAICS Code 423860 (small business size standard is 100 employees), and/or 3) recommendations for the specification. Parties are encouraged to submit any product/technical information such as part numbers/NSN's, drawings, and/or performance characteristics to demonstrate their ability to meet the draft specification requirements for this wiper and the integrated controls. All submissions shall be made in writing to John T. Boyd at [email protected] and shall not exceed fifteen (15) single-sided pages. At this time, the USCG DOES NOT have an estimated time frame for the release of a solicitation and this is NOT a request for quotations/proposals. The Government does not intend to pay for any information that is submitted in response to this Request for Information (RFI). The above questions and/or information must be received no later than twelve (12) calendar days from the date this notice is published. Information received after this period may not be considered.