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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY – This notice does not constitute a solicitation announcement or restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach and NO AWARD will occur from this notice. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS are available for this Notice. This is NOT a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Invitation for Bid (IFB). INTRODUCTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is issuing this Sources Sought notice and conducting market research as a means to identify the interest and capabilities of both small and large business entities to provide marine fabrication services to supply up to two (2) identical fabricated barges to the Soo Project Office (SPO) located in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any cost associated with the submission of responses or comments. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this project is to fabricate and supply up to two (2) identical barges and their specialized appurtenances, in accordance with an American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) approved drawing set, as well as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers specifications. Appurtenances include but are not limited to stoplog guide structures welded to the deck and barge winch mounting frames. Fabrication of stoplogs is not included under this contract. The barges will operate on the Great Lakes in service of the Detroit District. The barges will be used to store and transport stop logs for the Poe and MacArthur Locks within the St. Mary's River Project and the greater Great Lakes Region. Barge(s) will be classed by ABS, “Maltese Cross A-1, Steel Barge, Great Lakes Service with UWILD Notation.” The contractor will be responsible for work efforts required for ABS to issue a Great Lakes Load Line in accordance with 46 CFR Subpart F. The barge design used for solicitation and fabrication will include statements of fact indicating that: The vessel ice belt extent and design ice pressures meet the requirements for ABS Ice Class C0 The deck structure is adequate for the design deck loading identified by the Government (stop logs) The barge intact stability satisfies 46 CFR 170.170 and 46 CFR 174.015 in all loading conditions The barge damage stability satisfies the USACE one compartment standard. The principal dimensions of each barge are expected to be as follows: Length Overall: 150'-0” Beam (Overall): 38'-0” Depth (Molded at…

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