Sources Sought Notice Request for Information

Sources Sought; Request for Information: USCG STA PANAMA CITY (45633) 70ZU0327SSBPL8678 This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations.
Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial services suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action.
REQUIREMENT: This notice is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Surface Force Logistics Center, Norfolk, VA to identify sources capable of providing services in accordance with the FY27 Dry-Dock repair for the USCG STA PANAMA CITY (45633) and the Work Items listed below.
The current vessel’s location is: USCG STA PANAMA CITY (45633) 1700 THOMAS

DRIVE, PANAMA CITY, FL 32408

Interested contractors will be required to provide all necessary facilities, materials, equipment, and personnel to perform dry dock repairs to the USCG STA PANAMA CITY (45633) . All work will be performed at the contractor’s dry dock facility. In accordance with LANTAREAINST 3100.1G, the vessel has geographical restrictions to an area within 320 nautical miles/ 368 statute miles of its assigned station due of its assigned station due to military operations. Contractors outside of the geographical restriction distance are not automatically disqualified. Contract will be awarded based on the following criteria below and will include overall distance, fuel stops, berthing services and:
Geographical Guidelines:
1. An RBM's design limits its use to short transits. The asset and unit are not crewed for continuous steaming and is normally limited to daylight transits. Due to crewing and asset employment standards, 4 days transit is the limit of crew endurance under normal operating conditions. 8 hours of transit per day is the planning factor due to crew fatigue. RBM’s have a maximum speed of 20 kts, however, environmental factors frequently limit average speed to less than maximum.
2. Foreseeable costs (crew lodging, messing, rental vehicles, fuel, and authorized crew travel in