23R4128 RFP.pdf

11 August 2023

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Subj: RFP N3220523R4128

Ref: (a) SF 1449

(b) MSC DRYTIME 2022 (09-22)

This acquisition is being conducted under FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Services. Only FAR Part 13 procedures will be used to solicit and evaluate offerors. Per FAR 52.216-1, the Government contemplates award of a firm-fixed-price contract resulting from this solicitation.

MSC Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, Code N103A, requests proposals for vessel(s) capable of meeting the transportation requirements described below. The paragraph numbers below apply to the box layout of references (a) and (b), which are incorporated herein by reference (available on the MSC web site at http://www.msc.usff.navy.mil, under “Business “Opportunities”, select “Contracts”, then “Proforma”, or upon request), and shall be the charter form of any contract resulting from this solicitation. By submission of a proposal, the offeror confirms agreement with all terms and conditions of this solicitation and the charter form, unless otherwise identified therein.

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A. STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES

I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes

2. Contract No.: Will be provided upon award

5. Solicitation No.: N3220523R4128

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 11 August 2023

7. For Solicitation Information: Email Nic Hatcher at eric.n.hatcher2.civ@us.navy.mil;

757-341-5471

8. Offer Due Date: Friday, 18 August 2023, at 1100 Eastern Time

9. Issued By: Military Sealift Command Norfolk, 471 East C Street, Bldg. SP-64, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511-2419 (Code: N32205)

10. This Acquisition is: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside, Commercial Item basis ; NAICS

Code: 483111

14. Method of Solicitation: RFP 18a. Payment will be made by: ERP DFAS-CL (Pay DoDAAC N50082) or DFAS-One Pay (Pay DoDAAC N68732). Submit electronic invoices IAW Part VIII(6) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions 18b. Submit invoices to: See Part VIII(C)(7) MSC Specific Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) Instructions 27a. Solicitation incorporates by full text FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-3 Alt I, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5, tailored as indicated and appropriate.

PART I-DRYTIME BOXES:

1. Vessel Required:

A. Request one, U.S. flag, self-sustaining Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessel in one of three configurations: A ship with a bow thruster and twin-screw propulsion; a single-screw ship with stern thruster and bow thruster; or a twin- screw propulsion tug and RO/RO barge. The term “vessel” shall apply to all three configurations. No coastwise movement will occur for this requirement.

B. The vessel shall be capable of 8 knots when fully laden during moderate weather conditions with an operational range of 1,000 nautical miles without re-fueling.

C. Vessel shall be capable of unassisted berthing when fully laden during sustained winds up to

15 knots and gusts up to 20 knots.

D. Vessel shall have the capability to communicate via VHF, UHF, and email.

E. The vessel’s maximum laden draft shall be 12 feet.

F. All docking and undocking assistance costs at Port Canaveral and Andros Island are for the owners account. There are no assist vessels located in the vicinity of the AUTEC facility.

G. Vessel cannot exceed 200 feet in length or 50 feet in beam.

H. Vessel freeboard shall not exceed 8 feet 6 inches, due to the height of the seawall and ramp located at the Andros Island facility.

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I. Vessel shall have a minimum of 5,000 square feet of clear, unobstructed, usable, and open deck space for cargo.

J. Vessel shall have a minimum bulwark of 3 feet on the port and starboard sides and a minimum bulwark of 5 feet on the bow.

K. Vessel shall be outfitted with adequate lighting to support cargo operations during the night.

L. The vessel shall have ballasting capability and capability to both introduce and de-water water into appropriate voids or ballast tanks through either a fixed or portable pump system.

M. The vessel shall have a self-deployable bow or stern ramp with a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 35 feet, and an unrestricted vertical clearance. The ramp’s incline shall not exceed 15 degrees, and it must have a working range capability of no less than 15 degrees above and below centerline (as viewed from the ramp hinges). The ramp shall have a safe working load of 60 long tons. The self-deploying ramp shall not take more than 15 minutes to deploy or secure.

N. Tug and Barge Tow Line Requirement: For Tug and Barge vessels, an emergency tow hawser line shall be rigged on the barge in the event towline parts. The barge shall be fitted with a two-point chain bridle to permit more controlled towing. Single-point bridles are not acceptable.

O. The Contractor shall provide twenty-five (25) suitable 20’ TEU Container Safety Convention

(CSC) certified Dry Sea Containers on individual operational chassis that are certified.

P. Of the 25 suitable containers in requirement “O”, the Contractor shall provide three (3) TEU containers certified in accordance with Container Safety Convention (CSC) and IMDG Specifications to carry up to HAZMAT Class 1.4 explosives. These three TEUs must be attached to chassis certified to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) specifications for transportation on U.S. roads.

Q. Refrigerated Container Requirement: Of the 25 suitable containers in requirement “O”, the

Contractor shall supply and maintain in good order three (3) operational 40’ refrigerated containers on the vessel for carriage of refrigerated cargo at all times. Temperatures for the refrigerated containers shall be maintained at the following to levels: chill from 38 to 42 degrees Fahrenheit and freeze from -20 to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The Contractor shall monitor refrigerated containers at least every six hours and be able to make repairs while underway, if necessary. The Contractor shall have all refrigerated containers within the operating parameters upon arrival for loading each week. The Contractor shall supply clean, uninterrupted, and continuous power for all refrigerated / freeze containers for carriage of refrigerated cargo at all times when these containers are aboard. Power cables for up to three refrigerated containers of adequate length must be supplied from the power source.

Contractors will inspect electrical connections and have a monitoring and recording system to ensure that power is clean and uninterrupted.

The Contractor shall maintain all the refrigerated containers in a sanitary, odor-free manner in accordance with applicable rules and regulations (see NAVSUP Publication 486 available at http://navybmr.com/study%20material%203/NAVSUP%20P-486.pdf. All refrigerated containers shall be subject to inspection by a Government representative.

The Contractor shall keep all chill and freeze containers at optimum operating temperatures as the food product is being transported. Temperature recorders must show no loss of required temperatures for more than four successive hours. In the event any freeze or chill food losses occur while under the control of the carrier (using NAVSUP Publication 486/2016), the Contractor must be prepared to reimburse the Government for those losses via the Transportation Discrepancy Report (TDR).

R. Cargo Description:

1. Vessel shall be capable of the safe carriage of a minimum of 500 tons (LT) of a mix of the following: Bulk; break-bulk; or containerized cargo.

2. Vessel must have capability to transport Explosive and Hazardous cargo up to IMDG HAZMAT Class 1.4.

2. Place / Range of Delivery:

Cape Canaveral, FL (USA)

3. Place / Range of Redelivery:

Cape Canaveral, FL (USA)

4. Charter Period:

90 days, with three 30-day options.

5. Laydays:

Commencing: 20 October 2023 Cancelling: 22 October 2023.

Offerors to indicate estimated time of arrival (ETA) in proposal.).

6. Terms/Conditions/Attachments added, deleted or modified:

Special Requirements:

A. Health and Safety Requirements:

1. Owner/Offeror shall provide the MSC Area Commander with any report required under U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin 02-20 (Change 7) (requiring hazardous conditions be reported), prior to entering the port.

2. Owner/Offeror shall provide in its proposal its company’s health and safety plans for its crew, related to the novel coronavirus for this mission. The plan will become part of the contract.

3. Owner/Offeror is advised that due to the time-sensitive and critical nature of the mission, including environmental factors, the Excusable Delay provision shall not apply if delay was caused by a breach of Owner’s Health and Safety Plan cited above, or was otherwise reasonably preventable by following U.S. Coast Guard or Center for Disease Control COVID-19 guidelines in publication at the time of breach.

4. Owner/Offeror agrees that crew and other embarked personnel may be ordered by the charterer to stay aboard the vessel during port visits under this charter as deemed necessary by the charterer or local government authorities. Further, the Owner/Offeror agrees that the charterer may limit access to the vessel by any shore-side personnel upon the vessel’s port calls during this charter.

B. Offer shall provide a timeline for modifications required for vessel(s) and repositioning at time of offer. Once awarded, Contracting Officer shall be notified of any substantive changes.

C. Documentation: Upon award, carrier will provide open and/or overdue conditions of class, statutory conditions, any short term certificates vice full certificates with reasoning, current deficiencies per category and corrections are planned, any USCG 835’s that are outstanding, and any vessel class open ISM findings and/or observations. This is to assist Military Sealift Command in determining the scope of On-hire inspection.

D. Port Canaveral Air Force Base and AUTEC Access: The ports of call include U.S. DoD installations and will require contractor access. Access to any particular base is solely controlled by the base commander. A copy of Port Canaveral Air Force Base access procedures and restriction of personnel is included in attachment Q. Contractor shall be reasonable for access for their personal.

E. CALL OUT PART V(a): SECURITY CLEARANCE OR AT OFFERERS OPTION, PART IV(k) Supercargo: Two supercargo as part of daily fixed charter hire rate.

F. CALL OUT and replace PART V(i): Lashing Gear- The Government may direct removal of welded D-rings and pad eyes at no cost to the Government for safety of operations, if deemed by charter will endanger loading equipment or efficiency of operations. Operator shall provide necessary tie-down pad eyes on vessel. Pad eyes shall be installed to withstand a 9,000 lb pull. Any and all maintenance on pad eyes and related tie-down equipment shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor with no cost to the Government. The MSC will inspect pad eyes for compliance. Contractor shall be responsible for removal and reinstallation of D-rings and pad eyes if required.

1. The following gear is required: one-hundred 20 ft. lengths of 1/2” galvanized chain with grab hooks on each end; two-hundred 20 ft. lengths of 3/8” inch galvanized chain with grab hooks on each end; twenty-five 1-1/2” shackles with screw pins; two-hundred 3/8” chain binders; and 40 container twist locks for stacking TEU containers.

All lashings shall be patent lashing and maintained in good order. s. Contractor shall also provide, and maintain on the vessel, 20 heavy-duty canvas (or similar material) 20’x20’ tarpaulins.

G. CALL OUT PART V(m) 1-4, 7: Certificates

H. CALL OUT PART V(o): Fully Bunkered

I. CLASSIFIED REQUIREMENT:

1. There is a classified requirement in this solicitation. Owners or their representative, with appropriate security clearances in place, must submit to the contracting officer a request to review the classified requirement within one business day of the issuance of this solicitation and then must make the necessary arrangements at their expense to view the classified requirement at appointed place and time provided, which must be prior to the solicitation response date and time. The opportunity to review the classified requirement will be lost if the contracting officer does not receive a request on time or if the offeror misses the appointment. There is not a requirement to review the classified requirement prior to submitting an offer. Not reviewing the requirement prior to submitting an offer will not in and of itself render an offer ineligible for award.

2. Offers will be considered against this requirement before any other evaluation. An offer found not acceptable with this requirement will not be further evaluated. Owners will be notified if their offers were excluded because of this requirement.

J. AMEND PART III (c)vi POSITION REPORTS to add the following:

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K. AMEND PART III (d) (2) to read: Qualifications: The Master, Officers, and crew shall be

U.S. citizens (if vessel is U.S. flag), conversant with English, and in possession of valid and current certificates, licenses, and documents.

ATTACHMENT (E): RFP N3220523R4128 Evaluation Sheet (See Part IX Attachments below): Owner/Offeror shall complete Attachment (E) in its entirety and submit the completed attachment with their offer.

Full text of clauses may be accessed electronically through this/these address(es):

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REPLACE PART VI WITH THE FOLLOWING;

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES

OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(JUN 2023)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing mailto:MSC_N321A_DryCargo@us.navy.mil mailto:MSC_BWC@us.navy.mil mailto:MSClant_N32@navy.mil mailto:john.r.gregov.civ@us.navy.mil http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (NOV 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115- 91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

XX (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with Alternate I (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C.

3509).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (JUN 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

XX (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

XX (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (8) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

XX (9) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (NOV 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

XX (10) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

(OCT 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

____ (11) [Reserved]

____ (12) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C.

657a).

XX (13) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C.

657a).

____ (14) [Reserved]

XX (15)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-6.

____ (16)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-7.

XX (17) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

____ (18)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (iv) Alternate III (JUN 2020) of 52.219-9.

____ (v) Alternate IV (SEP 2021) of 52.219-9.

____ (19) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13.

XX (20) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

____ (21) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

____ (22) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

XX (23) (i) 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2023) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

____ (24) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____ (25) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____ (26) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C.

644(r)).

____ (27) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

XX (28) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

____ (29) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEC 2022) (E.O.

13126).

XX (30) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

XX (31)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

____ (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

XX (32)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-35.

XX (33)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-36.

XX (34) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

XX (35) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496).

XX (36)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (37) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (MAY 2022). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

____ (38)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (MAY 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAY 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

____ (39) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (40) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (41)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Imaging Equipment (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (OCT 2015) of 52.223-13.

____ (42)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Televisions (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUN 2014) of 52.223-14.

____ (43) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (MAY 2020) (42 U.S.C.

8259b).

____ (44)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (OCT 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUN 2014) of 52.223-16.

XX (45) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) (E.O. 13513).

____ (46) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (47) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (48)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

____ (49) (i) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (OCT 2022) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

____ (ii) Alternate I (OCT 2022) of 52.225-1.

____ (50)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (DEC 2022) (19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Public Law 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

____ (ii) Alternate I [Reserved].

____ (iii) Alternate II (DEC 2022) of 52.225-3.

____ (iv) Alternate III (JAN 2021) of 52.225-3.

____ (v) Alternate IV (OCT 2022) of 52.225-3.

____ (51) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (DEC 2022) 19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

XX (52) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

____ (53) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

____ (54) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150

____ (55) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

XX (56) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021).

____ (57) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

____ (58) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

XX (59) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (60) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (JUL 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (61) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (MAY 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (62) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (AUG 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

____ (63) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (JAN 2017)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

XX (64)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (NOV 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

XX (ii) Alternate I (APR 2003) of 52.247-64.

____ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2021) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

XX (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

XX (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

XX (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

XX (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13658).

XX (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706).

_____ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (JUN 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records--Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (NOV 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115- 91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

(vi) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(vii) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

(viii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(ix) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(x) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(xi) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xii) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xiii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) _____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

_____ (B) Alternate I (MAR 2, 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xvi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xvii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (MAY 2022) (E. O. 12989).

(xviii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13658).

(xix) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(xx) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

(xxii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (JUN 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxiii) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (c) of 52.232-40.

(xxiv) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (NOV 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial products and commercial services a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

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PART VIII ADDITIONAL FAR AND DFARS CLAUSES; Add or amend the following:

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#i52_222_62 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#i52_224_3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#i52_224_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html

AMEND VIII(c)(6) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions; amend to read as follows:

VIII(c)(6) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003 , Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award

Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-

Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items— https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/252.232-7003-electronic-submission-payment-requests-and-receiving-reports.#DFARS_252.232-7003 https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/252.232-7003-electronic-submission-payment-requests-and-receiving-reports.#DFARS_252.232-7003

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

Not Applicable (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the

Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

2-in-1 Invoice (Contracting Officer: Insert either “Invoice 2in1” or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF “combo” document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

A. Routing Data Table for U.S. Banks / U.S. Currency:

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC N50082 Issue By DoDAAC Leave Blank Admin DoDAAC N62387 Inspect By DoDAAC N62387 Ship To Code N62387 Ship From Code Leave Blank Mark For Code Leave Blank Service Approver (DoDAAC) N62387 Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N62387 Accept at Other DoDAAC Leave Blank LPO DoDAAC N62387 DCAA Auditor DoDAAC Leave Blank Other DoDAAC(s) Leave Blank

B. Routing Data Table for Foreign Banks / Foreign Currency:

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC N68732 Issue By DoDAAC Leave Blank Admin DoDAAC N62387 Inspect By DoDAAC N62387 Ship To Code N62387 Ship From Code Leave Blank Mark For Code Leave Blank Service Approver (DoDAAC) N62387 Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N62387 Accept at Other DoDAAC Leave Blank LPO DoDAAC N62387 DCAA Auditor DoDAAC Leave Blank Other DoDAAC(s) Leave Blank

PART IX. ATTACHMENTS – DRY TIME CHARTER; add the following:

(B) U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination, 2019-0288, Revision 17

(C) DRYTIME Fuel Consumption Template

(E) N3220523R4128 Evaluation Sheet

(F) DRYTIME Part X(a)(1) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors — Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2023) (tailored pursuant to FAR 12.302(a))

(G) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Deviation 2023-O0002 Rev 1)

(H) FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (AUG 2020)

Offerors shall comply with all parts of the solicitation and shall use the guidelines set forth in Part X for submission of offers.

PART X. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS; amend the following:

REPLACE IN ITS ENTIRETY PART X(a)(1) WITH THE FOLLOWING:

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors — Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2023) (tailored pursuant to FAR 12.302(a)) (See PART IX. ATTACHMENTS, Attachment (F))

AMEND PART XI Title to read as follows: PART XI. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (tailored pursuant to FAR 12.302 (a)) – SPOT

CHARTER

PART XI(b); Add the following as the final sentence:

“Offers will be forwarded by the technical team to COMSC Intelligence (N2) to determine if the vessel complies with the classified requirement.”

PART XI(e) PRICE; amend to read as follows:

XI(e)(a) “The offeror’s price proposal will be evaluated based on the value of the charter hire rate(s) offered for the entire charter period of (a) 180 days, price for fuel, and any other pricing elements set forth in the offer. For evaluation purposes, the period of performance will consist of (b) 180 days.

Fuel calculations will be based upon (c) 100 days underway laden at the speed specified in the individual solicitation, using fuel consumptions provided in DRYTIME Boxes 68 and 70; (d) 00 days underway ballast at the speed specified in the individual solicitation, using fuel consumptions provided in DRYTIME Boxes 69 and 70; and (e) 80 days in port idle, using the fuel consumption provided in DRYTIME Box 71. This will represent the overall price to the Government. The proposed price(s) must be determined to be fair and reasonable.

XI(e)(b) Add the following to the body of the already-existing paragraph: MGO/MDO: $1,261.20 per metric ton

XII. OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY FAR

REPLACE PART XII(c)(3) WITH THE FOLLOWING:

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Deviation 2023-O0002 Rev 1) (See PART IX. ATTACHMENTS, Attachment (G))

ADD: PART XII(c)(9) FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (AUG 2020) – CHECKED (See PART IX. ATTACHMENTS, Attachment (H))

SIGNED: ROBBIN JEFFERSON, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A