Attachment 2 DRAFT Kwajalein Barge Purchase Description 2022 10 26.docx

Kwajalein Barge Purchase Description

1. Scope. This specification sets out requirements for a Fuel/Cargo Barge (Barge) for use in support of US Army activities in the Kwajalein Atoll. The Barge is used to transport fuel and other supplies throughout the Atoll. The barge will be used to move approximately 2.6 million gallons of fuel per year. The Barge will also be used to move oil, used oil, water, wastewater, and cargo around the Atoll.

2. Applicable Documents. The following documents contain information necessary to comply with the requirements of this Purchase Description. Documents listed below may incorporate other specifications, standards, and other documents by reference; this list should not be regarded as a complete specification of required documents.

· American Bureau of Shipping – ABS Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels

· US Code of Federal Regulations – Title 46

· Kwajalein Harbor Tug Purchase Description

3. Requirements

3.1. General Description. The Fuel/Cargo Barge (Barge) shall be able to move and transfer fuel, water, and equipment throughout the Kwajalein Atoll. The Barge must be able to navigate South Pacific Waters, both open oceans, and within the Kwajalein Atoll. The Barge shall be equipped with pumps and fittings suitable to transfer liquid cargoes from the vessel to shore facilities and a ramp suitable for loading and offloading of wheeled vehicles and equipment.

3.2. Certifications. The Barge shall be built in accordance with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) requirements and shall be classified with the following symbols and notations:

· ✠A1

· Fuel Oil Tank Barge

· Independent Tank Barge Hull construction, manufacture of machinery and components and any required testing, as applicable, shall be carried out under ABS survey; and the Maltese Cross (✠) shall be applied to applicable certifications including A1.

3.3. Regulatory. The Barge shall comply with the applicable requirements of Title 46 of the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) including Chapter I Subchapter I, and Subchapter D, as applicable. The Barge is a vessel intended to carry oil or hazardous materials in bulk, water in bulk, and also provide deck cargo carrying capabilities, and shall comply with CFR and ABS requirements for such a vessel. The vessel shall comply with regulations under other sections of the CFR, as applicable to such a vessel. For regulations limited to vessels operating in US waters, the vessel shall be considered to be operating in US waters. The barge shall comply with ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Barges, 2022, Part 5, Chapter 1, Section 1, Deck Cargo Barges, or a later revision of the same, in addition to the certification requirements noted in 3.2 above.

3.4. Dimensions

3.4.1. Length. The Barge shall be no less than 150’ in length overall (LOA), and no more than 170’ LOA.

3.4.2. Load Line Draft. The load line draft of the Barge shall be no more than 8’ 6”.

3.4.3. Beam, Molded. The molded breadth of the vessel shall be no less than 45’, and no more than 50’.

3.4.4. Freeboard. The freeboard of the barge shall be between 6’ and 10’ when unladen.

3.5. Tank Capacities and Pumps

3.5.1. Cargo Oil. The Barge shall be capable of carrying no less than 230,000 gallons of cargo fuel/oil.

3.5.2. Fuel Oil. The Barge shall have usable fuel capacity of no less than 500 gallons.

3.5.3. Waste Oil. The Barge shall be capable of carrying no less than 400 gallons of waste oil.

3.5.4. Fresh Water (potable). The Barge shall be capable of carrying no less than 40,000 gallons of potable fresh water.

3.5.5. Piping and Shore Interface. The cargo tanks shall have all transfer, fill, and suction piping located in the tanks except where necessary to connect to valves, pumps, or other fittings. The barge shall be equipped with cargo oil discharge connections on the port and starboard sides of the barge. Cargo oil system shall be designed to allow each cargo oil pump to draw from any tank and discharge to any cargo oil discharge connection. Cargo oil discharge connections shall be 4” male camlocks. The barge shall be equipped with not less than 200’ of 4” hose, supplied in sections no longer than 50’, suitable for discharge of cargo oil and equipped with camlock fittings compatible with barge cargo oil discharge connections. Hoses shall be capable of connecting together to provide a single hose of at least 200’ length. All hose shall comply with the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), and shall be manufactured to ABS Survey and Inspection requirements.

3.5.6. Cargo Oil (prime). The barge shall be equipped with a diesel driven vertical deep well pump with a duplex strainer. The pump shall be capable of offloading the complete usable volume of cargo fuel / oil tanks through a 200’ long 4” diameter hose (see 3.5.5) in no more than 8 hours, including the time required for set up, start up, priming, take down, and stowage of equipment needed for offload.

3.5.7. Cargo Oil (back-up). The Barge shall be equipped with a back-up, electric driven, vertical deep well pump with a duplex strainer. The pump shall be capable of offloading 120,000 gallons through a 200’ long 4” diameter house (see 3.5.5) in no more than 8 hours, including the time required for set up, start up, priming, take down, and stowage of equipment needed for offload.

3.5.8. Cargo Tank Gaging, and Alarms. Each cargo tank shall be fitted with ABS certified high level and overfill alarms with warning lights and an audible alert system. Each tank shall be fitted with ullage pipes. Tanks shall be equipped with tank level indicators providing a tank level indication displayed in the deckhouse.

3.5.9. Potable Fresh Water. The Barge shall be equipped with no less than one self-priming pump for potable water. Potable water pump(s) shall be capable of offloading the complete usable volume of water in no more than 8 hours, through a 200’ long, 1.5” diameter fire hose, including the time required for set up, start up, priming, take down, and stowage of equipment needed for offload. The barge shall be equipped with potable water discharge connections on the port and starboard sides of the barge. Potable water system shall be designed to allow potable water pump(s) to draw from any potable water tank and discharge to any potable water discharge connection. Potable water discharge connections shall be 2” camlocks adaptable to 1.5” fire hose threads. Potable water system shall comply with ABS Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels, Part 5C, Chapter 11, Vessels Intended to Carry Water, Section 1, and Section 2.

3.6. Deck Equipment

3.6.1. Deck and Deckhouse. The barge shall have a flat deck suitable for transporting equipment and containers, with a deckhouse located aft. The deckhouse shall contain an office and machinery space(s) for engines, pumps, and air compressor. The office space shall be equipped with an air conditioner suitable for operation in the South Pacific.

3.6.2. Deck Strength. The cargo deck strength shall be calculated per ABS Rules for Building and Classing Vessels, Steel Vessels Under 90 Meters in Length, Part 3, Chapter 2 Section 3 for decks; part 3, Chapter 2, Section 6 for deck girders; and Section 3 Paragraph 7 for Wheel Loading. The barge shall have a minimum deck strength to support loads of 1,750 pounds per square foot (psf) for distributed loads, and 3,750 psf for concentrated loads, located anywhere on the deck up to the vessel’s maximum weight capacity. The deck shall have sufficient strength to accommodate wheel loads of typical construction equipment (forklift, road grader, backhoe / front loader, 500-gallon water tank truck), semi-trucks with trailers (up to maximum permissible highway axle loading), and the 200-ton crane located in the Atoll (Grove GMK5200-1, 233,000 lbs, 5 axles, approximately 28 foot total wheelbase).

3.6.3. Ramp. The barge shall be equipped with a ramp suitable for loading and discharging of rolling or tracked vehicles and cargo. The ramp shall be no less than 18 feet wide and no less than 35 feet in length. The ramp structure shall be of sufficient strength to accommodate any wheeled or tracked vehicles that can be carried by the barge (ie: the ramp strength shall match or exceed the deck strength), to include the 200-ton crane located in the Atoll (Grove GMK5200-1, 233,000 lbs, 5 axles, approximately 28 foot total wheelbase). The ramp attachment to the vessel shall provide a level transition to the deck when the ramp is lowered onto shore structure at the same elevation as the deck. The barge shall be equipped with a powered winch with suitable rigging and structure to lift and support the ramp with a mechanical means to secure the ramp in the upright position. The barge shall be equipped with a locking mechanism to secure the ramp in the raised position separately from and redundant to the ramp winch and rigging. The ramp shall have traction bars to provide traction for roll-on/roll-of (RO/RO) operations, and have a 24” unobstructed path with nonskid (no traction bars) which allows for unimpeded resupply actions by personnel using hand trucks.

3.6.4. ISO Sockets. The cargo deck shall be equipped with flush ISO deck sockets suitable for transport of 20-foot and 40-foot ISO containers. Sockets shall be provided and arranged to accommodate no less than twelve 40-foot or twenty-four 20-foot containers without stacking of containers. Sockets shall be suitably reinforced to accommodate the weight of fully loaded ISO containers. At least four Peck & Hale sockets shall be located to secure a portable deck-mounted crane at the edge of the barge. Interface information for the crane will be provided separately. ISO deck sockets shall comply with ABS Guide for Certification of Container Securing Systems.

3.6.5. Cloverleaf Tiedowns. The entire cargo deck shall be equipped with cloverleaf-style tie down provisions arranged on staggered centers not to exceed 6 foot spacing between fittings. All tie down, and lashing points shall meet the requirements of ABS, Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels, Part 5C, Chapter 10 Vessels Intended to Carry Vehicles, Section 2, Paragraph 11.13 Lashing Points.

3.6.6. Mooring and Towing Fittings. Sufficient deck fittings for mooring and towing the vessel shall be provided. The Barge shall be fitted with no less than four (4) 10” cast steel double bitts, nine (9) 36” cast steel cleats, two (2) towing pads, and six (6) 12”x10” cast steel Panama chocks. Fittings shall be located to accommodate mooring and towing of the barge and shall comply with applicable ABS and CFR requirements.

3.7. Machinery. The Barge engines and generators shall be Caterpillar, or equal. An equal substitution for Caterpillar engines shall match the maintainability of Caterpillar engines with personnel and equipment located on the Kwajalein Atoll, to include a similar number of manufacturer-qualified technicians already located in the vicinity with access to manufacturer proprietary diagnostic information and equipment; and shall have a similar level of commonality with existing infrastructure in Kwajalein Atoll. All barge engines and generators shall be radiator cooled.

3.7.1. Diesel Generator. The Barge shall be equipped with no less than one Ships Service Diesel Generator (SSDG) rated no less than 65 electric kilowatts (ekW) output. Generator size shall be selected based on vessel electrical loads IAW ABS requirements. Generator shall be sized to support vessel electrical loads on one generator. Electrical power shall be 480VAC, 60 Hz, 3 phase. The vessel generator(s) and switchboard(s) shall comply with ABS and CFR requirements.

3.8. Emergency Lighting. The Barge shall be equipped with battery-powered portable or fixed emergency lighting sufficient to allow restoration of generator power and safe movement on the barge deck.

3.8.1. Fuel System. All diesel engines shall be equipped with a duplex fuel strainer and a fuel oil cooler.

3.8.2. Compressed Air. The Barge shall be fitted with a screw type air compressor rated at no less than 180 cubic feet per minute (cfm) at 125 pounds per square inch gauge (psig). Air connections shall be provided on the interior of and exterior of the deck house.

3.8.3. Machinery Room Ventilation. Machinery spaces shall be naturally ventilated, with the exception of radiator cooling fans (if radiators are located within machinery space). Sufficient ventilation shall be available to permit full power operation of all equipment.

3.9. Bilge Water. The vessel shall be equipped with an oily-water separator designed to reduce oil content of effluent to less than 15 parts per million without dilution. The Barge shall be equipped with bilge pumps and associated equipment as required by the Environmental Protection Agency regulation EPA 800-R-11-007, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), and all subsequent references. The vessel’s oily-water separator shall be tested and approved IAW CFR requirements.

3.10. Anchor. The Barge shall be equipped with an anchor and suitable windlass. Anchor shall be stowed in an anchor pocket fitted with an anchor winch located aft, the anchor stowed in an anchor pocket, and the chain in a chain locker. One (1) right hand, electric winch, minimum 15 horsepower (hp), with one (1) 2,800lb stockless type anchor, with 1-1/4” grade 2 stud link chain located.

3.11. Lighting

3.11.1. Navigation Lighting. The Barge shall have navigation lights that are LED type, battery powered with integral solar cell charging panels. Solar charging system shall be equipped with appropriate controllers to prevent overcharging and inadvertent discharging.

3.11.2. Deck and Deckhouse Lighting. The Barge shall have suitable LED fixtures in office and machinery spaces. The deckhouse shall be equipped with exterior globe lights on each side of the deckhouse. The barge shall be equipped with explosion-proof floodlights sized and located to provide adequate illumination for cargo loading and unloading operations.

3.12. Fire & Safety Equipment:

3.12.1. Fire Suppression. Vessel fire suppression and firefighting systems shall be IAW ABS and CFR requirements. The Barge shall have no less than three (3) 10-lb ABC portable fire extinguisher located by each door (1 in the office, 2 in the machinery space), and one (1) dry chemical portable fire extinguisher located in the machinery space.

3.12.2. Fixed Fire Fighting System. The Barge shall be fitted with a fixed fire extinguishing system IAW ABS regulation. The fire extinguishing system shall be a fixed deck foam system which is to comply with Chapter 14 of the Fire Safety Systems Code.

3.12.3. Life Rings. The Barge shall have no less than two (2) United States Coast Guard (USCG) 30” life rings with lines, and lights. At least one life ring shall be located on each side of the barge.

3.12.4. Fire Axes. The Barge shall have no less than two (2) axes with mounting brackets.

3.12.5. First Aid Kit. The Barge shall have no less than one (1) USCG approved first aid kit located in the office space.

3.13. Painting. The vessel shall be painted in accordance with Attachment 4, Kwajalein Fuel/Cargo Barge Paint Schedule, provided separately. Paint shall be as specified in the paint schedule (by brand and product) or equal. The salient characteristics of an equal substitute paint schedule are corrosion resistance and color. Due to the service location of the vessel, special emphasis should be paid to corrosion resistance. Deviation from the paint schedule, including deviation from stated brand names, shall be by Government approval only. Requests for deviation from the specified paint schedule shall be made in writing to the contracting officer and shall include the proposed alternate paint schedule and product data sheets for all proposed products.

3.14. Cathodic Protection. The vessel shall be equipped with a cathodic protection system comprised of galvanic anode cathodic protection or a combination of galvanic anode and impressed current cathodic protection. The cathodic protection system shall be designed so that there is complete control over any galvanic coupling. ABS Guidance Notes on Cathodic Protection Systems may be used as a guide.

4. Verification

4.1. Verification of conformance to requirements in this purchase description shall be IAW ABS requirements for certification. Vessel shall be certified by ABS IAW paragraph 3.2 of this specification. Vessel and equipment shall be built to the satisfaction of ABS, including ABS Surveyors.

4.2. Vessel shall undergo an acceptance test prior to delivery, conducted by the builder and witnessed by the Government. Acceptance testing shall be conducted IAW contractor procedures, approved by the Government, to address all tests required by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

5. Packaging (Not Applicable)

6. Notes (Not Applicable)