AB133F18RQ0244_Amendment_A0002.pdf

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

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Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NUMBER

IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

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15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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VESSEL CHARTER FOR VARIOUS PROJECTES INCLUDING TRAWL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS IN ALASKAN MARINE WATERS

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AB133F18RQ0244A00002 MAY 18, 2018 NFFS7400-18-01599

AJ630031

WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION

CONTRACTS BRANCH

7600 SAND POINT WAY NE, SOU6

SEATTLE WA 98115-6349

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AB133F18RQ0244

APR 11, 2018

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SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND ATTACHMENTS

Amendment #00002 to Solicitation AB133F18RQ0244 is issued:

1) To provide revisions to the Vessel Characteristics form (Attachment #1) contained in the solicitation document issued on April 11, 2018. The attached form replaces the original form in its entirety.

2) The due date for receipt of proposals is hereby extended to May 24, 2018 at 2:00 pm local, Seattle time.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

--End of solicitation Amendment--

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Attachment #1

VESSEL CHARACTERISTICS

OFFEROR BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Vessel Name

USCG Registration No.

Vessel Owner/Manager

Vessel Owner/Manager Contact Information

(Office and cell numbers, email address):

Location and Dates Vessel Available for Coast Guard Inspection:

Year Built:

Vessel Length (LOA):

Vessel Draft:

Vessel Beam:

Estimated fuel consumption as the number of Gallons per day that the vessel is expected to consume when conducting charter operations:

Estimated average daily fuel consumption is the number of gallons that a vessel is expected to consume over a 24-hour period when:

• Conducting tows (six 30 minute trawls) at 5 knots,

• Cruising at 9 knots between stations for an additional 9 hours, and

• Travelling overnight to the next transect at 8 knots for 8 hours.

VESSEL REQUIREMENTS

Please list the last date vessel was actively used for Date:

commercial trawling or research where trawl gear was used.

Is the vessel completely rigged for towing either of Yes or No.

two standard survey trawls, a Nordic 264 rope trawl fished with 3-meter steel alloy doors and a set of two 70-m (230’) long bridles for each door, and associated gear hardware and headrope floats, and a Cantrawl model 400/601 hexagonal mesh trawl fished with 5-meter steel alloy doors and a set of three 60-m long bridles for each door, and

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associated gear hardware and headrope floats using

1.58 cm- (5/8 in-) diameter steel-core trawl cable in good condition and free of signs of excessive wear (frayed, burrs, broken strands, corrosion)?

Is there a 1,000 m (547 fm) trawl cable available for Yes or No.

fishing on each drum (not total capacity)?

Does the vessel have a minimum continuous output Yes or No.

from main engine of 1200 HP?

Does the vessel have twin main engines? Yes or No

Is vessel configured with a clean and flush deck with Yes or No.

adequate protected deck space to accommodate a

1.5 X 3.0 m (5 X 10 ft.) sampling table and one 0.6

X 1.2 m (2 X 4 ft.) platform scale table for working on catches and obtaining biological data?

Is vessel equipped with an auto trawl system with adjustable Yes or No.

winch brakes ?

Does the vessel have fuel capacity to allow Yes or No.

continuous survey operations (30 days)?

Does the vessel have a third wire net mensuration system Yes or No (no substitutions allowed)?

Does the vessel have potable water at a capacity or Yes or No.

ability to replenish without loss to survey operations (30 days)?

Does the vessel have seawater deck hose for Yes or No.

cleaning the sorting table and sampling gear?

Does the vessel have a stern ramp, gallows or gantry? Yes or No.

Does the vessel have a protected area on deck, such Yes or No.

as a covered shelter deck or covered area aft of the house, where a table of at least 1.2 x 2.4 m (4 x 8 ft.)

can be set up for collecting biological data?

Does the vessel have open space, 1.3 m (4.5 ft.) Yes or No.

wide x 2.69 m (8.83 ft.) long, on the stern deck where an oceanographic winch and davit can be mounted?

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Does the vessel have a dry storage area of at least Yes or No.

100 cubic feet in the main house for holding scientific supplies, and additional dry space for housing (off the deck) a minus eighty degrees Celsius ( -80 °C) freezer supplied by the Government?

Does the vessel have a crane with the Yes or No.

capability of lifting 5 mt (5.5 t) for handling catches, fishing and sampling gear, and rigid hull skiffs up to 22 ft. in length; and is capable of raising or lowering the cod end anywhere along the centerline of the working deck, as well as lifting a skiff in and out of the water to a storage area on deck?

Does the vessel have an equipped galley? Yes or No.

Is the back up power source independent of main engine? Yes or No.

Does the vessel have a cruise speed of at least 9 Yes or No.

knots?

Does the vessel have a vessel with a skiff or rigid hulled Yes or No.

inflatable boat measuring at least 4.3 m (14 ft.) LOA with an outboard motor (minimum 15 hp)?

Does the vessel have an office with a desk area Yes or No.

supplied with 110/115-volt power outlets for use by Government scientists?

Does the vessel have berthing spaces for 6 Yes or No.

scientists, including clean mattresses with fitted covers and able to accommodate both males and females (separate state rooms)?

Is there a minimum of one head and one shower Yes or No.

stall available along with a washer and dryer for personal laundry to the scientific field party?

Is there freezer storage for stowing scientific Yes or No.

samples and supplies?

Is there a safe and portable gangway for use in Yes or No.

boarding and disembarking the vessel while in port?

Is the vessel able to be ballasted to maintain sea-kindliness? Yes or No.

Are indoor work and living spaces designated nonsmoking Yes or No.

and well ventilated?

Is there 110/115-volt outside work area? Yes or No.

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Does vessel have access to email and daily weather forecasts? Yes or No

Please indicate with a check that the following equipment is aboard the vessel and fully functioning:

Automatic pilot.

Fathometer with a minimum 400-fathom range.

Echosounder with minimum range of 900 m (500 fm) and operating in the 38-50 kHz range plus

VHF marine radio transmitters and receivers for communication – minimum of two sets.

Two single side-band unit synthesized in the 2-18 MHZ range.

Radar - 2 units, with a minimum range of 60 miles.

Navigation software and GPS.

CAPTAIN AND CREW REQUIREMENTS

Does the Captain have a minimum of three (3) years Yes or No.

of trawl fishing experience as a master of a comparable-sized trawler in Alaskan waters and at least five (5) years total fishing experience as a Master?

If yes, please provide the following information:

Name of Captain and experience as Master (Years as Master in southeastern Alaska, Alaska, and in total):

Licenses and certifications:

Is the Captain experienced in the use of modern Yes or No.

navigational and fish detecting equipment?

Does the lead-fisher have a minimum of three Yes or No years’ experience in midwater trawl fishing and experience in rigging, repairing, operating trawls?

Is the deckhand fisher skilled in rigging Yes or No.

and repairing trawls (minimum 2 years of experience)?

Is there a crew member with certified first aid or Yes or No.

EMT training as well as CPR and AED training?

Is the crew made up of at least a lead fisher, engineer, Yes or No deckhand fisher, cook and Captain?

Is at least one crew member formally trained in Yes or No.

First aid and firefighting at a level equivalent to that

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offered by the North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owner's Association? Preference given for more than one trained crew member.

Please list the dates the Captain, crew and vessel are Dates available:

available for charter.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Number and manufacturer(s) of immersion suits:

List number by class of EPIRBs:

Is the stability letter/report attached (Yes/No)?

OTHER VESSEL FEATURES RELEVANT TO REQUIREMENTS: (provide on separate sheet as necessary)

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