Dept of Management Services Florida #PD 25-26.077

Escambia County seeks contractor for artificial reef vessel supply, cleaning, and deployment at Gulf sites

Escambia County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), through its Marine Resources Division and Office of Purchasing, is seeking proposals for the creation of artificial reefs using large vessels. - The contractor must supply, clean, prepare, transport, and precisely deploy one or more vessels over 85 feet in length at the Escambia Southeast or LAARS East Artificial Reef Sites in the Gulf of Mexico. - Vessels must have steel or aluminum hulls and superstructures with a minimum thickness of 1/4 inch. - All fuels, oils, greases, debris, furnishings, flaking paint, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) must be removed; fuel tanks must be certified clean. - Vessels must be seaworthy and suitable for SCUBA diver attraction, with detailed vessel specifications and deployment plans required. - Deployment must comply with Army Corps of Engineers and Florida DEP permits, including environmental and safety conditions. - Contractors must have experience deploying at least three similar vessels as artificial reefs in open waters within the past five years. - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation; the opportunity is open to qualified marine contractors. - The contract period allows six months for completion after Notice to Proceed, with deployment permitted between January and June, and permits valid through December 2028.

Description

This Request For Proposal is for the supply, cleaning, preparation, transport, and precise deployment (no explosives) of one or more vessels over 85 feet in length as artificial reefs in the Escambia Southeast or LAARS East Artificial Reef Site. The project requires vessels to be cleaned of all fuels, oils, greases, debris, furnishings, flaking paint, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) prior to deployment. The deployment will be at specified coordinates within permitted reef sites approximately 11 to 18 nautical miles southeast of Pensacola Pass at depths ranging from 80 to 200 feet. Contractors must have experience deploying similar vessels as artificial reefs in open waters within the past five years and comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and permit conditions.

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