South Carolina Sfaa Sfaa #5400030303

R/V Palmetto dry-docking, repair, maintenance, and repainting

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is seeking a shipyard contractor to dry-dock, repair, maintain, and repaint its 110-foot research vessel, R/V Palmetto. - Government buyer - State of South Carolina; South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), Marine Resources Division (MRD), Procurement Services; using unit: SCDNR Admin. - Scope of work - Haul or dry-dock the steel-hull vessel; perform hull, shaft, keel-cooler, fuel-system, tank, ballast-tank, piping, valve, structural, and related vessel maintenance; repaint the freeboard and underwater hull. - Perform ultrasonic hull-thickness checks at 30 locations and provide a written report. Prepare, prime, and paint specified surfaces; blast and paint port and starboard ballast tanks; clean four fuel tanks and two slop/CHT tanks. - Replace or service shaft seals, cutlass bearings if needed, fuel lines and valves, four ballast-tank hatch assemblies, transfer piping, two sea-chest butterfly valves, rub rail, handrail, exhaust-stack steel, and shore-power connection components. Inspect the anchor winch and service brake pads if needed. - Quantities and notable specifications - SCDNR supplies an estimated 75 ZHC-23 hull and keel-cooler zincs; it also supplies cutlass bearings if needed, keel-cooler coolant, and ballast-tank hatch rings/covers. The contractor supplies the two DryMax shaft-seal kits and other labor, materials, and equipment. - Replace seals and garter springs on both shafts; inspect hull thickness at 30 locations; clean four fuel tanks; remove and install four ballast-tank hatch covers. The hatch-cover work includes 18 steel rings for 18 aluminum covers. - Fuel-line work includes schedule 80 pipe, fittings, valves, and a fuel sump. Fuel-transfer valve work includes removing eight gate valves and installing welded caps and specified nipples. The fresh-water spigot repair is estimated to use 12 inches of pipe; the port-side slop-tank transfer-pipe replacement is estimated to use 10 feet of 2-inch schedule 80 pipe. - Rub-rail work covers approximately 40 feet in two sections. The port-side handrail uses an estimated 80 feet of 1.5-inch pipe. Exhaust-stack repairs use an estimated two steel-plate sections, each 60 by 26 inches, and threaded stainless-steel couplers. The doghouse doubler-plate specification calls for 12 pieces of 4-by-1/4-inch flat bar. - Replace approximately 80 feet of 2/4 Type W, 600V/2000V Carol Super VU-TRON shore-power cable and install a matching Hubble or Leviton connection port for the vessel’s 100A, three-phase, 208V system. - OEMs and named manufacturers/brands - Duramax DryMax shaft-seal kit; Fernstrum keel-cooler zincs; Volvo VCS coolant; Carol Super VU-TRON cable; and Hubble or Leviton shore-power connection port. - Performance and quality requirements - Estimated performance period is roughly four months, spanning late-year through early spring. Work should begin as soon as practical after award; the vessel must be able to depart for Charleston Harbor by the end of the performance period. - Repair and service work carries a 90-day warranty. New installed items have a 365-day workmanship guarantee plus the applicable manufacturer’s warranty. Hull-thickness problem areas may be addressed as add-on work.

Description

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is soliciting bids for annual maintenance and painting of the R/V Palmetto. The listed work includes dry docking, hull and underwater maintenance and painting, fuel tank and ballast tank work, and repairs or servicing to various vessel components. The schedule of charges lists the individual work items for bidders to price; it notes that SCDNR will provide the zincs and cutlass bearings. Bids are due December 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.

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