Attachment J-2 (MSRA Equivalency Req - SWRMC).docx

N00024-21-R-4427 Attachment J-2: Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) Eligibility Requirements

1. MSRA contractors are required to be capable of performing 55% of the work package on a Selected Restricted Availabilities (SRA) of vessels with these minimum characteristics: length, 387.6 feet (118.1 meters); beam, 57.7 feet (17.6 meters); displacement, approximately 3,400 MT full load; and draft, 14.1 feet (4.3 meters), within their own facilities, utilizing their own shops and work force. Further, the firms must be capable of subcontracting for those elements beyond their managerial, technical, or physical capability or capacity, while ensuring adequate oversight of subcontracted effort. MSRA contractors must also be capable of assuming full responsibility for the integrated scheduling, cost and quality and timeliness of subcontractor performance.

2. Therefore, the MSRA contractor must be a company recognized as engaged in ship repair work. The MSRA contractor must possess an organization capable of the full scope of planning, estimating, engineering, quality control, shipboard/off-ship production and component/system testing and trials.

3. Such an organization includes established organizational elements as set forth below. These characteristics will be evaluated to determine a firm’s eligibility for a MSRA:

a. Administration/Management Control. Established organization geared toward ship repair at all levels of size, value and complexity, and toward technology innovation and process improvement. The contractor must have clear lines of authority, delegation of responsibility and mid-level managerial positions in place. The contractor must also have competent and experienced employees with ship repair experience and the capability to develop and integrate planning, estimating and scheduling functions. Defined managerial responsibilities for production, quality assurance, material procurement/control and subcontractor control.

b. Financial Control (evaluated by DCMA). Segregation of accounting costs. Adequate accounting system. Favorable cash flow-ratios. Availability of a line of credit or other source of financial income to support the work effort. Prompt payment of subcontractors and suppliers.

c. Production Control. A production organization, on board (or ability to obtain) trade mix/skills to perform ship repair work. Control of production efforts. Integration of other key functions with production. Established use of scheduling techniques and methods of progressing. Training available to trade employees.

d. Production Technical Support. Engineering and design support capabilities (in-house or subcontracted) with sufficient capability to diagnose and evaluate technical problems and issues and to make competent technical recommendations to the Navy for final approval when necessary and appropriate.

e. Material/Procurement Control. A material purchasing department with staff. Procedures for planning and control of material (purchasing, monitoring, receipt, inspection, segregation, issuance, nonconformance, disposition and disposal). An inventory system – for ordering, tagging, warehousing, managing and accounting for materials. Contractor Furnished Materials (CFM)/Government Furnished Materials (GFM) storage, control and protection. Existing environmentally controlled warehouse space. Material handling equipment. Familiarity with the Navy logistics support system.

f. Subcontractor Control. Procedures for selecting, scheduling, managing, monitoring and controlling subcontractors.

g. Quality Control/Tests and Trails. A quality control organization/department/staff. Quality assurance procedures/manual. Calibration and metrology system availability. Test memo-writing capability. Nondestructive Testing capabilities. Welding procedures and welders’ qualifications. Ability to perform trend analysis. Potential to meet ISO 9001:2008 Series Standards.

h. Safety/Security. Safety Organization/Manager or Engineer. Safety manual/procedures. Safety training. First-aid capabilities or medical services. Fire protection/procedures. Physical yard security/security procedures.

i. Hazardous Material/Waste Control. Proper procedures and facilities to meet the legal requirements for removal, storage and disposal of hazardous waste. Segregated storage. Documentation of licensed subcontractors responsible for control of hazardous waste removal, storage and disposal. Appropriate state/federal agency issued hazardous waste generator number. Disposal of records, which indicate type of material, date and place of disposal.

j. Facilities. Although facility requirements may vary with the work authorized for a specific ship, the MSRA holder must be a ship repair company that possesses or has available the following facilities:

i. Structural Shipfitting Shop

ii. Machine Shop

iii. Pipe Shop

iv. Electrical/Electronics Shop

v. Carpentry Shop

vi. Rigging Equipment

vii. Welding/NDT Shop

viii. Sheet Metal Shop

ix. Insulator Shop

x. Paint Shop

4. Further, ship repair firms are evaluated on their ability to accomplish:

a. Shipfitting Types of Work. Rip out, alteration, repair and installation of ship’s hull and superstructure including hull plates, frame structure, metal deck plating and grating, hull fittings such as davits, fairleads, chocks, bollards, watertight doors, hatches, fittings, scuttle, sockets and deck rails.

b. Sheet Metal Work. Rip out, alteration, repair and installation of ventilation ducting, berthing and messing equipment, partitions, racks, shelving and bin storage, galley and refrigerated space equipment, joiner doors and bulkheads.

c. Non-Nuclear Welding. Welding of ferrous and nonferrous material using shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, oxygen-acetylene, and resistance welding equipment as appropriate.

d. Pipefitting. Manufacture and replace parts, fabricate piping assemblies, perform hydraulic testing on piping assemblies. Assist in alignment of pipe runs, removal of work or defective piping components.

e. Outside Machine. Repair, troubleshooting, test, reinstall and align main propulsion and auxiliary feed pumps, including steering, windlass, capstan, compressors, feed pumps, forced draft blowers, steam turbines, shaft seals, evaporators, turbo generators, tank level indicators, deck machinery, gallery and scullery equipment and laundry equipment.

f. Pump Repair. Disassemble, overhaul, repair, reassemble, inspect and align all types of pumps (except hydraulic) including centrifugal, gear, rotary and reciprocating pumps and air compressors.

g. Electrical. In work center – recondition motors, rewind armatures and stators, load test motors, repair emergency diesel stators, small boat generators, submersible pumps, starters, signal search lights, Direct Current (DC) power supplies, and overhaul running light panels, Motor Generator (M/G) set control cabinets, reversing controllers, and automatic bus transfers.

h. Outside Electrical. Provide technical assistance, troubleshoot, and test operations of ship’s electrical systems and machinery. Inspect, test and repair onboard ship’s electrical equipment such as motors, generators, motor generators, propulsion motors, magnetic clutches, cables, control panels, motor starters, switches, navigation lights, resistor banks, appliances, lighting equipment, and repair starters.

i. Electronic Test, Repair and Alignment. Test and Repair General Purpose Electronic Equipment (GPETE), test, disassemble, clean, repair, overhaul, reassemble, calibrate and align communication and radar equipment. Miniature/Microminiature repair and limited automatic circuit card testing.

j. Interior Communication Test and Repair. Troubleshoot, repair and test ship’s interior communication systems, alarm systems, machinery control and indicating system, tape recorders and record players, and ship’s navigation and control systems.

k. Woodworking and Pattern Making. Manufacture or repair wooden items found aboard naval vessels. Repair wooden and fiberglass hulls and decks, manufacture patterns and boxes.

l. Riggers Support Activity. Operate cranes, booms, deck winches, chain falls and other rigging and weight handling equipment including rigging booms and securing guys for loading and off-loading equipment, material and boats.