Attach 3 Salient Characteristics with drawings.docx
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- Towing Hawser Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- N0018925Q0415
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This document is an attachment detailing salient characteristics for a naval towing hawser solicitation. The Navy is seeking a 900-foot, 12-strand polyester towing hawser specifically designed for the USS MESA VERDE, with strict requirements per MIL-R-24750 military specification. The hawser must be a non-rotating, single braided design with minimum length specifications, and will include associated towing equipment such as chafing chain, detachable links, towing thimbles, a pelican hook, anchor shackle, and towing pad. The solicitation (N0018925Q0415) is a firm-fixed-price commercial item procurement with a required delivery date of 18 weeks after receipt of order, to be delivered to Norfolk, VA. Vendors must submit detailed quotes including lead time, country of origin, and comprehensive item descriptions, with quotes due by the specified submission date and questions accepted until July 22, 2025 at 11 AM EST.
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| Attach 5 Drawing 4759441_A.pdf | ||
| Attach 4 QuestionsnAnswers.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attach 2 Clauses and Provisions to be signed.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attach 1 Clauses and Provisions.docx | DOCX document |
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The emergency towing hawser shall be of the non-rotating construction, single braided, polyester 12 strand in accordance with MIL-R-24750. MUST BE 12 strand, alternative option not acceptable for this purchase.
Final length of spliced tow hawser, bearing point to bearing point, relaxed, to be dependent on initial length as ordered, minimum lengths required for eye splices on each end. In no instance shall tow hawsers, initially or if respliced, be less than 550 feet for a normal 600 foot hawser, 825 feet for a nominal 900 foot hawser.
The towing equipment consists of 274 meters (900 ft.) of 305 mm (12-inch) braided polyester towing hawser, chafing chain, three 70 mm (2-3/4 inch) detachable links, two towing thimbles, pelican hook, anchor shackle, and towing pad located in Mooring Station No. 5 (starboard side only). The outboard end of the towing hawser is connected to a towing thimble, a detachable link, and a NATO link; while the other end is assembled with a towing thimble, a detachable link, chafing chain, another detachable link, a pelican hook, and an anchor shackle to the towing pad.
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