CBD<20> MARINE TYPE SUBMARINE FENDERS
Commerce Business Daily
MARINE TYPE SUBMARINE FENDERS
Category : <20> (Ships and Marine Equipment)
Address : Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Philadelphia
Purchase Branch, Code 335, 5001 South Broad Street, Philadelphia
Business Center, Philadelphia, PA 19112-5083
Sol. no. : 07056040
Contact : Louis DiStefano, 215-897-7868
Due : 30 Jun, 2000
SOL 07056040 DUE 063000 POC Louis DiStefano, 215-897-7868 and James
Fries, 215-897-7799 The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division,
Philadelphia is conducting a Market Survey for manufacturers of Marine
Type Submarine Fenders (Quantity 2) to be used to moor a submarine
alongside a submarine tender (or similar flat hull auxiliaries),
combatant, or other submarine in a nested mooring arrangement. At least
two fenders are required to keep a submarine parallel to a second ship or
pier. The fenders must be of sufficient width to maintain standoff
distance. The subject fenders will be used to protect the berth structure
against damage from ships approaching, lying alongside or leaving the
berth and to limit the reative forces on the ships' hull. The specific
purpose of these fenders is to safetly hold a submarine in a certain
position and protect the submarine from surrounding facilities and
preserve the capabilities of the vessel while in a moored arrangement.
The fenders must retain their inherent characteristics at variable
seawater and atmospheric temperatures.The materials utilized to
manufacture these fenders must be durable and will not fracture or
distort when dropped on a hard surface, when struck be a vessel under
operating conditions, or when working between two vessels or between a
vessel and pier. The planned point of contact between the fenders and
submarine is approximately 8 to 10 feet below the water surface. The
fender must be buoyant and able to conform to both flat and curved hull
ships and remain in position and proper orientation when deployed and
during compression, The overall weight of each fender shall not exceed
5300 pounds. The fenders will be transportable and should fit within the
normal standard ISO cargo containers for North American & foreigh type
truck and air transportation vehicles. Suppliers shall have verifiable
sales of marine type fenders or similar products and must demonstrate
access to the required equipment and personnel essential to fabricating
their fender design in house without the necessity for sub-contracting
support. The supplier shall have demonstrated government or commercial
maritime market acceptability over the past five years. All suppliers who
have manufactured the above mentioned marine type submarine fenders or
similar type fenders are requested to send descriptive literature to
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Philadelphia, 5001
South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19112-5083, Attention: Mr. Louis
DiStephano or Mr. James Fries. All Descriptive Literature is requested to
be submitted no later than 30 June 2000. Posted 06/12/00 (W-SN463715).
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