Alaska Online Public Notices #2027-1100-0088

FY27 R/V Medeia Shipyard Maintenance, Repairs, and Upgrades

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is seeking a qualified shipyard to maintain and upgrade its research vessel, R/V Medeia, for FY27. - Government buyer: State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Commercial Fisheries, Southeast Region; the initial notice also identifies the Division of Administrative Services. - Main requirement: Fixed-price shipyard work, including dry docking, hull cleaning and painting, sea-chest and valve service, rudder and propulsion inspections, bearing and stern-tube work, keel-cooler replacement and conversion, hull repairs, sanitation-system service, testing, and installation of owner-supplied knife cutters. - Requested services and quantities: One shipyard-services package; one contingent inclining experiment and updated stability report, separately priced and only performed if ordered. Work includes ultrasonic thickness gauging, electrical insulation-resistance testing, crane testing, ballast-tank inspection, and reporting. - Named products and quantities: 27 Z-22 hull zincs, 12 Z-19 zincs, 2 Z-4 zincs, 1 KK-2 keel-cooler zinc, 4 Z-22 rudder zincs, 1 Walter keel cooler (part number 1-"E 4T 1 1-1/2TT56), 2 Duramax Marine jacket-water keel coolers (SC-424PFDP-54), 2 Duramax Marine future aftercooler/reduction-gear keel coolers (SC-424PFDP-33), 4 contractor-supplied 23-pound guard zinc anodes, and 2 Cadyma knife cutters (203021F). Most listed equipment is owner-supplied; the guard zinc anodes are contractor-supplied. - Notable requirements: Workmanship to applicable ABS and industry standards; Transport Canada-aligned electrical testing; specified hull coatings; required inspections, tests, and reports; and compliance with Build America, Buy America domestic-material requirements. A stability test and updated report are contingent on a written change order. - OEMs and vendors named in the materials: PPG/Ameron coatings; Headhunter, Inc. TIDALWave sanitation systems; Duramax Marine keel coolers; Walter keel-cooler equipment; and Cadyma knife cutters. Technical references also name Olympus, Panametrics, Echo Ultrasonics, Megger, and North Pacific Crane Company. These additional names are referenced for inspection equipment, couplant, electrical testing, or crane documentation—not identified as required bidders or specified purchases. A supporting attachment names Point Hope Maritime in connection with vessel inspection references. - TIDALWave catalog references: The attachment lists models TW-50B, TW-50LP, TW-200B, TW-300B, TW-500, TW-800, TW-1000, TW-1200, TW-1600, TW-2000, TW-2400, TW-3000, TW-3400, TW-3800, TW-4200, TW-4600, TW-5000, TW-5400, TW-6000, TW-7000, TW-8000, TW-9000, and TW-10000. These are catalog models documented in the attachment, not stated quantities to be purchased for this shipyard contract.

Description

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is seeking qualified shipyards to perform necessary shipyard services for the research vessel RV Medeia in FY27. The solicitation is an Invitation to Bid, with the detailed scope and requirements provided in the attached ITB and attachments. Bids must be submitted by email to dfg.contracting@alaska.gov by November 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM AKST.

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