CHERNESKI SECTM - 2023.pdf

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SECTION M

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Master Ship Agreement

Potential bidders shall have an existing 'Master Ship Agreement' with the US Army Corps of Engineers, or shall be capable of entering into such agreement.

Mileage Surcharge Evaluation Factor

The S/V CHERNESKI’s current FY23 operating schedule has her operating in the Delaware River at multiple areas between Trenton and the Delaware Bay, Headquartered at USACE facilities at Fort Mifflin, prior to entry into and upon departure from the shipyard.

1. Purpose: To aide in the evaluation of whether the total cost/price of award is in the best interest of the Government a surcharge will be assessed to reflect the cost of delivering the vessel to the contractor, and returning the vessel to Fort Mifflin Philadelphia, PA upon completion of the work listed herein.

2. Application: All Offerors will have their proposal surcharged (calculated after receipt of all proposals at $60 per nautical mile. The mileage will be based on U.S. Department of Commerce Publication “Distance between United States Ports”, with an appropriate adjustment for the actual operating location. Based on the S/V CHERNESKI’s normally traveled waterway route as determined by the Master of the vessel, facilities shall have their bid surcharged on the round trip distance between the contractor’s facility and Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia, PA. Any shipyard facility submitting a bid which deviates from the normally traveled waterway route shall have their bid surcharged accordingly.

3. Bids will only be accepted from facilities along the Atlantic Coast of the United States of America from New York, NY to Baltimore, MD.