Questions and Answers DTMA94Q20110033 Mod 0002.doc

Questions and Answers DTMA94Q20110033 Hydrography Suisun BaY CA, MARAD Reserve Fleet

Q1.What is the objective of the survey?

Ans 1. To ascertain the depths throughout the anchorage and in the pass to the ship channel, to be used for planning and coordinating ship traffic (by Marad and the SF Bar Pilots), and to learn what underwater geographic changes have occurred since the last survey.

Q2. Where do we send our proposals?

Ans 2. To Kathryn Rato, cc Joe Pecoraro, in electronic format via email.

Q3. What personnel are to be ACSM-THSOA certified? Boat driver(s)? Those assembling the data? Those that are performing the QA?

Ans 3. The Government desires that the data presented in the deliverables be accurate. At a minimum, the person(s) collecting and processing the data, and performing the QA, shall be ACSM-THSOA certified.

Q4. How much time will there be between bid submission and award?

Ans 4. 2 weeks.

Q5. When are bids due?

Ans 5. IAW the RFQ mod as of today, bids are due on May 4.

Q6. Where is the 15 foot contour now?

Ans 6. Unknown. That is one of the reasons for the survey. It is known, however, that the water depth at the end of the pier was 17 feel MLLW in 2007.