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693JF7-20-RFI-0001 – Marine Insurance Brokerage Services Small Business Sources Sought Notice The Maritime Administration (MARAD) seeks a qualified and experienced marine insurance broker to obtain, produce, and deliver a fleet Protection & Indemnity (P&I) coverage for all of the risks covered by a standard marine P&I policy with policy limits of at least $1,000,000,000 for the six (6) training ships owned by the U.S. Government that are berth at the six (6) State Maritime Academies (SMAs).

Specific needs for such a requirement may include:

- broker and consultant services for MARAD and the SMAs to acquire, manage (from producing coverage, to full claims support, and post major event support), and consultancy for marine insurance P&I coverage for a fleet of MARAD-owned vessels.

-production and management of a fleet P&I coverage by a marine underwriter or a mutual assurance association with maximum club limits for the six training ships

-consultancy for insurance coverages available and the placement of appropriate insurance coverage with respect to any other P&I insurance risks relating to the operations of the National Defense Reserve Fleet

-placing P&I fleet coverage for the fleet on an annual basis

-supporting MARAD if an insurance claim needs to be filed for the entire period of performance (base period and four (4) option periods)

The Maritime Administration is conducting this Sources Sought to identify small business contractors who possess the capabilities to provide services as specified above and to determine their availability, capability and adequacy. If your firm may be interested in this requirement, is a qualified small business for the NAICS code 524210 ($7.5M size standard), and has performed similar projects, we request the information shown below. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice.

As permitted by FAR Part 10, this is a market research tool being utilized for informational and planning purposes. Your responses will assist the Government in the development of its acquisition strategy for a possible Request for Proposal (RFP), to be issued at a later date, and in determining whether any type of small business set-aside is possible for this procurement or whether full and open competitive procedures should be utilized. If full and open competition is ultimately pursued, responses to this synopsis will be used to aid in establishing small business subcontracting goals, if applicable.

This notice shall not be construed as a RFP or as any commitment or obligation on the part of the Government to issue a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request, so proposals will not be considered. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests.

Response is strictly voluntary - it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in any formal RFP process that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly influence our acquisition strategy. All interested parties will be required to respond separately to any solicitations posted as a result of this sources sought notice.

Submission Instructions: Responses via email are due on or before October 29, 2019 at 5pm EST to LaChelle Johnson, Contracting Officer, at LaChelle.Johnson@dot.gov and must include the information requested below. Late responses will not be accepted. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain any questions.

Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for responding to the Sources Sought.

Qualified firms shall submit a statement of interest on company letterhead demonstrating the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work. Responses must be complete and sufficiently detailed to address the specific information. The documentation shall address, at a minimum, the following:

A. Company Profile to include:

1. Company name and address;

2. Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, and potential teaming partners;

3. Year the firm was established and number of employees;

4. Two points of contact (names, titles, phone numbers and email addresses);

5. DUNS number and CAGE Code, as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov/:

6. Small Business designation/status (must correlate with SAM registration):

_____ SDVOSB

_____ Small Disadvantaged Business

7. Is the firm currently an active member of the International Association of P&I Clubs? ________ B. List at least 3 current examples of the firm producing P&I policy coverage with mutual assurance clubs for training vessels and ocean-going passenger vessels (vessels that carry at least fifty passengers in addition to crew) in the last 5 years.

Include a brief statement as to why each example is relevant to this sources sought notice and other relevant information. Please ensure the response does not exceed 2 double space typed pages in 12 point Times New Roman font.

Additional comments: ___________________________________________________________

This information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

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