J--Ship Repair, Maintenance and Overhaul for the USACE Hopper Dredge ESSAYONS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has issued an award notice for the repair, maintenance, and overhaul of the hopper dredge ESSAYONS under solicitation W9127N14R0029. This project involves drydock repairs and overhauls at a contractor’s shipyard, alongside various repairs and services performed while the vessel is underway. The ESSAYONS is a trailing arm suction-type hopper dredge measuring 350 feet in length with a registered gross tonnage of 7,248 long tons. All work must adhere to the standards of the United States Coast Guard and the American Bureau of Shipping.

The anticipated performance period for the drydocking phase was scheduled from November 1, 2014, to January 15, 2015. Major work items include abrasive blasting, upper and lower hull coating, hull zinc anode renewal, and the replacement or overhaul of sluice valves. Additional technical requirements encompass the overhaul of the hopper jetting gate valve, steering gear, overside dredge pump, and drag arm winch motor, as well as cleaning the hopper jetting system and changing the bow thruster propeller.

The contract is classified under NAICS code 336611 for Ship Building and Repairing and PSC code J. This award notice was published on November 12, 2014, with Michael Stearns designated as the point of contact for the Portland District. The notice confirms the procurement process for these maritime industrial services without any specified set-aside designations in the provided metadata.