Attachment Q - Technical Offer Worskheet.xlsx
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- Time Charter for Tow Acoustic Array Federal contract opportunity
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- N32205-22-R-4069
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This document contains a technical offer worksheet outlining requirements for a time charter of a vessel to tow an acoustic array. The vessel must be US flagged and classed by an IACS member, with a valid COI allowing open ocean manned operations. It must accommodate 30 personnel with berthing and accommodations within the ship structure. The vessel must have a minimum clear deck area of 4,500 square feet to support installation and operation of the acoustic array and associated vans, including a 30 by 50 foot stern section for deployment and retrieval. The vessel must maintain radiated noise levels in accordance with ABS research vessel standards and have a 5 ton crane, 150 kW power, fresh and seawater connections, and welding services to support installation and operation of government furnished equipment.
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Technical Offeror Worksheet
| 22R4069 |
| KEY |
Documents [D] - Certificates, General Arrangement Drawings, Diagrams and or Reports, as required in Section 1.9 of the PWS.
Narrative [N] - Requires a written statement within the proposal
Capability PWS Section Description Documents [D] Narrative [N]
OFFEROR'S
PROPOSAL
(Box/Page #)
| VESSEL CLASSIFICATION & GENERAL CONDITIONS | 1a | Shall be classed by an International Association of Classification Society (IACS) member. | D |
| 1b | Shall meet the requirements outlined in ABS Marine Vessel Rules (2021), or the equivalent certification standard of a IACS member | D | |
| 1c | The vessel shall be US Flagged. | D | |
| 1d | Shall be certified for Open Ocean Manned Operations per applicable USCG and/or ABS (or IACS member) regulations. | D | |
| 1e | A valid Certificate Of Inspection (COI) shall be maintained for the entire duration of vessel charter. The COI shall allow operations in accordance with 46 CFR Subchapter I - Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels and must support the installation of GFE, i.e. Sponsor Equipment, which consists of VANs that are Portable Accommodation Modules (PAMs) as defined by the US Coast Guard. NOTE: The PAMs noted above in 1.e. are for GFE Sponsor Equipment and are not for berthing personnel accommodation as required below in 1.l. | D & N | |
| 1l | Vessel shall be capable for having berthing, victualing and accommodations for 30 SURTASS-E personnel. 4 officer equivalent, 26 unlicensed equivalent. Berthing and accommodations must be located within the skin of the ship (no modules allowed on deck). The berthing and accommodations shall be as follows: | D & N | |
| 1l1 | Four (04) staterooms for individual occupancy – For use by Military Officers In Charge (Commissioned Officer, Chief Warrant Officer and or Chief Petty Officer), Senior SOC Technician (STA) and or senior civilians as identified by MSC (equivalent to Licensed Officers). | D & N | |
| 1l2 | Two (02) to four (04) person staterooms to accommodate twenty-six (26) personnel – junior enlisted, technicians and persons not in a leadership/management position (equivalent to Unlicensed Mariners). | D & N | |
| VESSEL CHARACTERISTICS - GENERAL | 2a | Support of operations cycles of 60 days at sea unreplenished, and: | N |
| 2a1 | 4000 NM transit non-stop; followed by a up to 45 days towing at 4-6 knots | N | |
| 2a2 | Minimum Transit Speed of 10 knots sustained with mission load, laden. | N | |
| 2b | operating speed- | ||
| 2b1 | Capable of towing a long line acoustic system at 4-6 knots for 24 hours/day and maintain course within 5 degrees of desired heading in Sea State 5 | N | |
| 2b1a | During towing operations, the vessel shall provide any equipment required to safely transverse to and from the mission system vans and the superstructure of the vessel through Sea State 5. | D & N |
| 2b2 | Turning Rates: The ship must be capable of making controlled turns at 5 degrees/minute in Sea State 5. | N | |
| 2b3 | Deployment & Retrieval: The vessel shall be capable of maintaining a stable heading (within 5 degrees of desired course), while deploying and retrieving the acoustic system at speeds varying between 1-2 knots, for periods no less than 4 hours. | N | |
| 2b4 | During towing operations, the ship steerage shall not endanger the acoustic system by creating a thrust direction that would bring the acoustic system into contact with the ship propulsion or steerage equipment. | N | |
| 2b5 | Shall be able to conduct aft deck launch and recovery operations at 1-2 knots in Sea State 4. | N | |
| 2c | Seakeeping - | ||
| 2c1 | Shall be able to tow the acoustic system on any heading at 4-6 knots in Sea State 5. | N | |
| 2c2 | Shall be able to transit in Sea State 5. | N | |
| 2d | Maximum freeboard at the mission deck, in the location the stern platform will be located, shall not exceed 15 ft. (4.572 m) | D & N | |
| 2e | Maximum freeboard at the deck location where the vertical poles identified in para. 3.m are installed, shall allow the pole to be deployed and have a min. clearance of 3.28ft (1m) below the vessel draft. | D & N | |
| 2f | Shall have a deck cargo loading capacity of 615lb/ft² (3 MT/m² ) | N | |
| 2g | Shall have a minimum deck load capacity - 100 long tons | N | |
| 2h | Shall provide 150 kW of 480 VAC +5% to -10% (per ANSI C84.1-2006), 3-phase, Delta, 50-60 Hz 200 Amp electric power. Power shall be stable and available 24 hr./day during mobilization, deployment, and de-mobilization. Power distribution panel shall be located no more than 100 ft. forward of stern or within 75 linear feet of the Mission System Power Distribution van, whichever is less. The nominal location of the mission power distribution van is illustrated in Diagram 1. | N | |
| 2h1 | The vessel shall provide electrical service via either one (1) 200 Amp service or Two (2) 100 Amp service. | N | |
| 2h2 | Non-permanently installed generating equipment must not contribute to the radiated noise of the vessel in excess of the requirements outlined in Requirement 4 of this section. | N | |
| 2i | Shall provide up to 500 gallons/day (1893 liters) of non-potable freshwater, no hydrocarbons, to the fantail for wash down of SURTASS-E equipment. Vessel shall provide connection to SURTASS-E systems if required. | N | |
| 2j | Shall provide up to 40 gallons/min (151 liters) of seawater at a minimum of 50 psi to the fantail for cooling of the SURTASS-E equipment. Vessel shall provide a connection to SURTASS-E in the vicinity of the Hydraulics VAN. | N | |
| 2l | Shall provide a shipboard crane with a 5 ton capacity, sufficient to lift equipment from the pier to the ship. | D & N | |
| VESSEL CHARACTERISTICS - MISSION SYSTEM SUPPORT | 3a | The vessel shall have a clear weldable deck area of a minimum of 4500 ft2 (418.1 m2). Area shall be clear of any emergency hatches or scuttle locations. The ships deck area must accommodate the installation and welding of the mission system as identified in Diagram 1. The deck layout identified in Diagram 1 represents the nominal deck configuration as currently employed. Adjustments to the location of the major components, shown in Diagram 1, may be allowed to support vessel underlying deck structural configuration and allowable deck loading. The installed government mission equipment can be considered as three regions that may have their physical location modified from the nominal location within the constraints listed below. NOTE: If the offeror chooses to propose a deviation from Diagram 1; they must submit drawing(s) and detailed narrative(s), with their proposal, to support such a change. Technical acceptability is subject to the government’s concurrence. The three areas are: | D & N |
| 3a1 | Over-boarding chute and handling platform; The chute and handling platform shall be located immediately adjacent to the transom of the vessel. No deviation in the location is authorized. This chute and handling platform will be installed in the deck footprint identified in paragraph 3.d. and 3.g. | ||
| D & N | |||
| 3a2 | The winch and On Board Repair Parts (OBRP) Module Stowage Reels, and supporting integration framing and foundations; The winch and OBRP Module Stowage Reels vans positioning can vary from being located immediately forward of the handling platform, to a location where the aft most section of the winch frame is no greater than twelve (12) feet forward of the over-boarding platform. The relative position, port and starboard, of the winch and handling platform cannot be changed. The winch and van position may only be adjusted forward and aft. | D & N | |
| 3a3 | Portable Accommodation Module (PAM) and supporting integration framing foundations (forward 6 or 9 vans).; PAMs for the mission system shall be installed in a two or three row configuration as illustrated in SURTASS-E Van Configuration Drawing (SES-D-00169). The installation of 6 or 9 units is at the discretion of the government. These vans represent the primary manned vans. The PAM structure and supports may be located immediately forward of, and adjacent to, the OBRP modules van or moved forward on the deck not to exceed 50 feet from the axial center of the winch. The PAM section is not required to be aligned linearly with the areas in section 3.a.1 or 3.a.2. However, the section orientation cannot be changed from that shown where the long axis of the PAM units is forward/aft relative to the ships centerline. The secondary intent is to allow the PAM section to be located further forward to minimize the amount of open deck that personnel must transit during heavy seas. | D & N | |
| 3b | When the government equipment is placed on deck, the following additional conditions must be satisfied: | ||
| 3b1 | In the deck area adjacent to, and aft of the mission system VAN location, there can be no height obstruction greater than 15 feet. | D & N | |
| 3b2 | Additionally, the only allowable obstruction can be within a zone +/- 45 degrees, as measure from the centerline of the forward most center VAN, when installed on the deck, as illustrated in Diagram 1. | D & N | |
| 3b3 | The allowable obstruction restriction of paragraph 3.b.1. and 3.b.2. applies to the forward most row of vans in the 7 van configuration and from the center row of vans in the 10 van configuration. | D & N | |
| 3b4 | All deck area must be co-located on one level. Note: Current government ISO mounting hardware is approved by ABS for single deck configuration | D & N | |
| 3b5 | Any proposed deck configuration changes, that differ from Diagram 1, must provide the equivalent deck area as outlined within Diagram 1. Additionally, all sides of the winch or any van must be accessible and have a minimum of 4 feet of clearance. | D & N | |
| 3c | All deck space must allow the installation of high cube ISO containers on a GFE Support system. ISO Containers fall under ISO, ABS, and US Coast Guard regulations. | N | |
| 3d | The vessel shall have a stern area allowing the installation of a stern/over boarding section of 30 ft. x 50 ft. (9.14 m x 15.74 m) immediately forward of transom for deployment & retrieval of the government mission system. | D & N | |
| 3e | The 30 ft. (9.14 m) dimension, identified in paragraph 3.d. shall be along the transom. The transom section shall allow for an opening to sea on the stern that must accommodate a 17-foot wide over-boarding chute and associated deck mounting hardware (see diagram 1). | D & N | |
| 3f | Exclusive of the stern/overboarding section, (3d), the remaining deck shall be no smaller than 3000 ft² (278.7 m²). This deck area must also allow for ISO van layout of 36ft x 74 ft (11m x 22.5m) as illustrated in SURTASS-E Van Configuration Drawing (SES-D-00169) for the three row configuration. | D & N | |
| 3g | The vessel shall provide sufficient opening of any stern wall to provide for the unobstructed over-boarding of the SURTASS-E Acoustic System via the stern chute. A minimum of an 18.5 ft (5.64 m) opening is required, which is included in para. (3d.) 30 ft. x 50 ft. The Centerline of the opening must be the same as the centerline of the deck space for the winch specified in para. (3d) | D & N | |
| 3h | The deck shall be coplanar with a maximum vertical deviation of 2 in (5.1 cm) when measured from the transom to 50 ft. (15.74 m) forward of the transom for SURTASS-E Winch/Acoustic system Handling Equipment. | N | |
| 3i | There shall not be any Ship’s deck hardware with a vertical height of 2 in. (5.1 cm) or greater from the deck in the way of SURTASS-E bases. | N | |
| 3k | Shall support winch tow loading of 75,000 lbs. (333,616 Newtons). Tow load (bollard pull) will be 6,500–17,000 lbs. (28,913 – 75,620 Newtons). | N | |
| 3l | Freeboard at the mission deck and gunwale shall allow for the deployment of three 10-30 ft. (3.05-9.14 m) vertical poles. All poles may be deployed over the side during towing operations. The 3 over boarding poles will be supported by 6 welded platforms, see Diagram 3. | D & N | |
| 3n | The vessel shall provide a shore-based ABS certified welder(s) for mobilization & de-mobilization, and a shipboard qualified welder for incidental services required by the government. Welding services during mobilization must support installation and certification of welded deck attachments identified in Diagram 2 and the over boarding poles identified in paragraph 3.m. All welding work must be completed and certified by any required regulatory at the contractor’s expense. The start of installation is when the ship is pier side and all material, fixtures and jigs are available at the installation location. The vessel is responsible to provide any gas free engineering services, or other services necessary to support welding on the deck. These costs should be included in the contractor’s daily charter rate. | N | |
| VESSEL CHARACTERISTICS - RADIATED NOISE | 4a | During normal towing operations (4-6 knots), the ship radiated noise should not exceed the requirements as set forth in the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Guide for the Classification Notation – Underwater Noise (July 2018), Underwater Noise (UWN) requirements for Research Vessels, subsection 3/5 or other classification society equivalent. | N |
| 4b | Offerors must provide with their proposal, objective quality evidence, test reports, or information, from any accredited noise and vibration organization, showing how the vessel being supplied does not exceed a threshold established in paragraph (4.a). | D & N | |
| 4c | Ship radiated noise profile excursions are permissible if the broadband noise source is no greater than 3dB, and, or any narrow band source is no greater than 15dB above the requirements of part (4.a). No more than 5 narrowband sources greater than 15dB will be considered acceptable. The offeror must clearly demonstrate how the noise source can be mitigated. The determination of whether or not a source is, or can be adequately mitigated is at the sole discretion of the government. | D & N | |
| 4d | The vessel must maintain the acoustic standard in paragraph 4.a. and 4.c. throughout entire period of the charter. | N |
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