J -- Nakwasina and Chickamin Barge Hull Mtnc.

The purpose of this contract is to include hull and house work for two steel bunkhouse barges, the Nakwasina and Chickamin. Work on the Chickamin includes blasting and painting in selected areas, flooring, and zinc installation. An on-deck fuel tank and anchor chocks well be relocated, fuel oil piping installed, handrails modified, and through-hull penetrations installed. A bilge pump control system will be installed. Aluminum decking will be installed on weather decks, and minor interior remodeling will be completed. Work on the Nakwasina involves installation of bilge pumps and bilge pump controls, miscellaneous painting, and installation of through-hull penetrations. Both barges are currently located at the Alaska Ship and Drydock facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. The performance period is 60 days. The solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps website on or about January 21, 2004 for viewing and printing. Potential offerors are requested to the solicitation from the Internet if at all possible. Alternatively, a hard copy of the solicitation documents may be requested via fax at 907.228.6254. Fax requests should reference solicitation KTN-04-11. Telephone requests will not be honored. Offers will be due approximately 30 calendar days after the solicitation issue date. AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION: By registering to receive notification on posted synopses, you will be automatically notified via email of any changes to the project. To register, select ‘Register to Receive Notification’ and follow the steps. Follow the same procedure for EACH project. PLAN HOLDERS LISTS: The Interested Vendors List (IVL) has replaced the plan Holders Lists that was previously available with solicitation packages. Access the IVL for all projects through the FedBizOpps website. To register as an interested vendor, select ‘Register as an Interested Vendor’ and follow the steps. Follow this procedure for EACH project of interest. Use the Register as Interested Vendor option to add your company name to the IVL and then view or print the IVL by selecting ‘View List of Interested Vendors’ for each project.