Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet (SBRF) Tug Services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) is conducting market research to identify potential contractors for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for tug services at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet (SBRF) in Benicia, California. The BPA aims to secure towing services for intra-fleet ship moves, mooring maintenance, and barge movements within General Anchorage #26. Interested contractors must provide detailed capability statements, including information about their organization, available tugs, and local office locations within a 65-mile radius of SBRF. The market research will help determine the procurement method, which may result in a small business set-aside or full and open competition. Responses to the sources sought notice must be submitted by February 18, 2025, at 1 PM Pacific Time, with all submissions emailed to Lynda Luo and referencing the Source Sought Number 6991PE-25-SS-0001.
The contract falls under NAICS code 488330 with a small business size standard of $47 million, and potential bidders are encouraged to specify their small business category if applicable. The draft BPA terms indicate a 5-year period of performance with a potential 6-month extension and a total BPA ceiling of $1,000,000, with individual call orders limited to $85,000. Contractors must provide tugs with at least 3,000 horsepower for ship moves and mooring maintenance, and 1,000 horsepower push boats for barge movements. The BPA requires substantial insurance coverage, including $5 million in Tower's Liability, Protection and Indemnity, and Hull and Machinery Insurance. Call orders will be rotated alphabetically among BPA holders to ensure fair opportunity, with services primarily conducted Monday through Friday during daylight hours.
6991PE-25-SS-0001 Department of Transportation Maritime Administration
2/4/25, 5:29 PM REACTOR COMPARTMENT DECOMMISSIONING (RCD) TOWING
REACTOR COMPARTMENT DECOMMISSIONING (RCD) TOWING
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS&IMF), Contracting Department (Code 400), is issuing this sources sought. The sources sought is being issued as a means of conducting market research to determine the interest and capability of Industry to participate in a competitive acquisition for transporting one or more packages containing radioactive material and dangerous waste from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Bremerton, Washington, to the Port of Benton barge slip, near Richland, Washington, on the Columbia River. For additional information regarding the technical specifications, please refer to the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Based on the responses to this sources sought, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) procured through full and open competition (unrestricted), or procured on a sole source basis. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, the government will not be providing evaluations or comments to companies providing sources sought responses but the responses will be used to inform the government as to the best means of procuring this requirement.
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility requires Reactor Compartment Decommissioning (RCD) Towing Services. The purchase description set forth in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement of Work (PWS) for the minimum requirements of the Government. It is the Government’s intent that a single primary contractor be awarded this contract and be responsible for providing all of the specification of the PWS.
The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 488330 and the Small Business size standard is $38.5M.
It is anticipated that the Request for Quote (RFQ) will be posted in October 2023. The resulting contract is anticipated to be a Fixed Price – Economic Price Adjustment Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with 5 years ordering period contract type. Estimated number of tows per year is two tows.
Disclaimer: “THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED ASA COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENTIS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS AREAVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THE PREPERATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATIONSUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSESWILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDEPARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IF ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED ITWILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONIBILITY OFPOTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”
REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
The minimum requirement of the contract is to transport (by towing), a barge loaded with one or more sealed packages containing radioactive material and dangerous waste from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Bremerton, Washington, to the Port of Benton barge slip, near Richland, Washington on the Columbia River. The objective is to safely and reliably transport the laden barge to the Port of Benton facility and return the empty barge to the PSNS & IMF facility in Bremerton.
To meet this objective, the contractor shall use best towing industry practices to maximize the safety and reliability of the tow in conjunction with the PWS. The contract imposes additional requirements to further enhance safety and reliability. This includes equipment redundancy requirements and procedure and reporting documentation.
BARGE AND CARGO INFORMATION:
Barge description: The barge is a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) inspected and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certified steel deck barge. PSNS & IMF will provide barge name and official number 60 days before scheduled departure. Description as follows:
Length: 230-250 feet
Beam: 60-68 feet
Deck height: 15 feet
Draft: 4-7 feet when loaded
Gross Tons: 1700 – 2200 tons
A towing bridle up to and including the flounder plate and 30-foot pigtail (butt) chain is provided with each barge.
A secondary towing bridle is attached to approximately 300 feet of wire-rope towline terminating with a shackle. A floating polypropylene line, with a marker buoy at its end, is attached to the towline shackle.
Cargo package description: The cargo consists of a single defueled Naval submarine reactor compartment that:
meets the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) criteria for a Type B package;
contains radioactive material;
may be a Highway Route Controlled Quantity;
contains lead and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs);
typical package weighs between 1000 and 1680 short tons, is approximately 38 to 45 feet long, about 33 feet in diameter, and is nearly cylindrical in shape with additional support fixtures.
the package is strong and tightly sealed having all penetrations and accesses sealed by welding;
Each package is securely welded to a Navy deck barge.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Governing rules and regulations for the resulting contract as follows:
Washington Administrative Code 173-303, Dangerous Waste Regulations
Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Protection of Environment, Part 761 - Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions
Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Transportation
Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations, Shipping
Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Labor
Washington Administrative Code 296-24, General Safety and Health Standards
U.S. Navy Towing Manual, NAVSEA SL740-AA-MAN-010, Revision 3
FURTHER SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Interested parties are requested to submit via email. The email subject line should be “Sources Sought Response for N4523A23R0312. The response to the sources sought may be in either Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or in the body of the email and shall be addressed to Brooke Butcher at brooke.m.butcher.civ@us.navy.mil and Jacqueline Edgerton at jacqueline.edgerton@us.navy.mil.
Submissions must be received via email no later than 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on 17 July 2023. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be forwarded to Jacqueline Edgerton at jacqueline.edgerton@navy.mil and Brooke Butcher at brooke.m.butcher.civ@us.navy.mil. EMAIL ONLY. No phone calls will be accepted.
N4523A23R0312 Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command
7/7/23, 7:20 PM Guam Harbor Tugs Time Charter
This Award Notice from the Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command awards contract N3220522C4057 to Cabras Marine Corporation for time charter of the vessels M/T AGILITY and M/T MATUA. The contract value is $14,425,005 and was awarded on March 24, 2022 with no set-aside designation used. The awarded contract provides for time charter of the two specified tug vessels.
N3220522C4057 Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command
3/24/22, 6:07 PM Special Time Charter, California
Added: Jun 07, 2018 11:47 am
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT AN OFFER. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY ANY COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION OF ANY SUBMISSION TO THIS MARKET SURVEY, OR TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.1. THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC) REQUESTS A U.S. FLAG TOW VESSEL FOR A LARGE DIAMETER AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE (UUV). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE OPERATIONAL AND LOGISTIC SUPPORT SERVICES BY PROVIDING A US FLAG TUGBOAT, AND TWO RHIBS FOR THE TOW-LINE TRANSIT OF THE UUV AND TENDERING OF EXERCISE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. WHEN TOWING IS COMPLETE AND THE UUV IS DETACHED, THE TUG SHALL ACT AS THE EXERCISE SUPPORT PLATFORM. FURTHER DETAILS OR TUGBOAT AND RHIB TASKING ARE PROVIDED IN SECTION 1.11 (MINIMUM VESSEL REQUIREMENTS). ALL WORK IN THIS TASK WILL BE PERFORMED AT NAS NORTH ISLAND (NASNI) AND SURROUNDING LOCAL WATERS FOR EXERCISE SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE OPERATIONAL AND LOGISTIC SUPPORT SERVICES BY PROVIDING A US FLAG TRANSPORT/CRANE BARGE VESSEL, US FLAG TOW VESSEL, US FLAG BERTHING VESSEL WITH SPACE FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2) FACILITIES, AND TWO RHIBS FOR THE TRANSITS BETWEEN NSCNI AND THE WATERS SURROUNDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, DEPLOYMENT OF UUV IN WATERS SURROUNDING SAN CLEMENTE. THE TRANSPORT/CRANE BARGE VESSEL AND TOW VESSEL SHALL PROVIDE DEPLOYMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR THE UUV.2. AREA OF OPERATIONS: OPERATIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED OUT OF NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND (NASNI), SAN DIEGO, CA, SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND (SCI) CA, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE ASW RANGE (SOAR), AND THE SURROUNDING LOCAL WATERS FOR EXERCISE SUPPORT. PORT SERVICES WILL BE UNAVAILABLE AT SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND.3. LAYDAYS: CHARTER PERIOD 1: 18 SEPTEMBER 2018 AT 0700 CHARTER PERIOD 2: 23 OCTOBER 2018 AT 07004. DELIVERY: NASNI, SAN DIEGO, CA5. CHARTER PERIODS: CHARTER PERIOD 1: 18-20 SEPTEMBER 2018 CHARTER PERIOD 2: 23-31 OCTOBER 20186-9. THE MINIMUM CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED FOR THE VESSEL, EVALUATION FACTORTS, DAILY RATES, AND MINIMUM INFORMATION CRITERIA ARE IN THE ATTACHED FILE.10. MSC REQUEST RESPONSES AT 1400 EASTERN TIME ON 13 JUNE 2018. THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ACTION IS STEVE SCHULTZ, WHO CAN BE REACHED AT (757) 341-5422. RESPONSES SHOULD BE EMAILED TO STEVEN.K.SCHULTZ1@NAVY.MIL.SIGEND KENNETH D. ALLEN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC N103B
N32205-MS-PM4-18-015 Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command
6/7/18, 11:47 AM U. S. Tugs for Naval Base Pearl Harbor
Added: Aug 02, 2016 12:58 pm
Pearl Harbor TugsNaval Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii1. Action Code: Presolicitation2. Date: 02 August 20163. Year: Fiscal Year: 20174. Contracting Office Zip Code: 235115. Classification Code: V1246. Contracting Office Address: 471 East C Street, Norfolk, Virginia7. Subject: Four (4) time-chartered, U.S. flag tugs to provide harbor support services and ship handling at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, HI8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N32205-17-R-35009. Closing Response Date: TBD10. Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Kolby Harold (Kolby.Harold@navy.mil)11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: N32205-17-R-350012. Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD13. Contract Line Item Number(s): TBD14. Contract Award Date: TBD15. Contractor: TBD16. Description: The Military Sealift Command (MSC) requests four (4) time-chartered, U.S. flag tugs to provide harbor support services and ship handling at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, HI. This contract is for requirements that cannot be satisfied with government owned, controlled or time-chartered vessels (both current and follow-on contracts). The following list, is not all- inclusive in neither scope nor description, is illustrative of the services to be performed:(a) Towing, twisting, mooring, berthing, docking, streaming, shifting, assisting, pulling, and escorting various vessel types, barges, submarines, crafts, hulls, sleds, derricks, lighters, and objects of whatsoever nature including anything carried thereon. Government reserves the right to use Government-owned, controlled, or chartered Tugs or vessels separately or jointly with Owner's Tugs in the performance of any services listed in this Contract.(b) Transfers of pilots and Government Personnel by Tug.(c) Tug emergency support services, including responses to weather conditions, threatening vessels, piers, dry-docks, or shore facilities; shipboard fires; vessels aground; vessel equipment failures; downed aircraft; oil spills; missions of mercy; collisions; ammunition mishaps; search-and-rescue operations; shipboard casualty; and National Defense Emergency(d) Line handling(e) Providing personnel (other than a riding crew) to go aboard a tow.(f) Owner's Representative shall provide adequate staff and communications to promptly respond to Government's requests for services under this Contract on a 24-hour-day basis.a. Unit of issue: n/ab. Destination information: The place of performance shall be in the geographical region(s) of Naval Base Pearl Harbor, HI and the surrounding navigable waters, including all of Oahu Island.c. Delivery schedule: n/ad. Procedures: n/ae. Anticipated Award Date: 11 January 2017f. The solicitation will be made available on www.fbo.gov on or about 12 September 2016g. Set-aside Status: No Set Aside17. The decision for this requirement to be full and open was determined from Market Research. Previous procurements for this supply have shown that there is no expectation to receive quotes from two or more small businesses. MSC's Small Business office agreed to this decision on 19 July 2016.
N32205-17-R-3500 Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command
8/2/16, 12:58 PM