LRIT ASP SOLICITATION HSCG23 10 R PCI035.doc

HSCG23-10-R-PC1035

Solicitation

U.S. COAST GUARD OFFICE OF C4 AND SENSOR CAPABLITIES

LONG RANGE IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING (LRIT)

APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER (ASP) SERVICES

SOLICITATION NUMBER: HSCG23-10-R-PCI035

Request for Proposal SYNOPSES: U.S. Coast Guard Office of C4IT has a need for Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Application Service Provider (ASP) services. The need for services will be for a firm fixed priced contract.

Notice Type: Solicitation - Full and Open Competition

NAICS Code: 488330

NOTICE TO OFFORS

1. This solicitation is conducted under FAR Part 12, and with clauses/provisions; and the Statement of Work (SOW) Package.

2. This is a Base Year with Four Options (1 year per option)

3. See the Submission Package for Contractor fill-in clauses:

FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2004) Alt I,

4. Box 27a of SF 1449 Solicitation is checked with Addenda attached, that is, solicitation provisions FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-3 Alt I, and 52.212-4 are incorporated by reference. Clauses 52.212-5, the Tailoring of 52.212-1, and the Addendum to 52.212-4 are included in full text in their proper places.

5. Box 27b of SF 1449 Contract when awarded is considered checked. Addendum for clauses 52.212-4 and clause 52.212-5 are attached in full text.

6. Price information in the following CLINS is to be filled in by the Government at Award.

SUPPLIES AND SERVICES AND PRICES/COST

Data

Conformance Testing

Operating Costs

Start-up Costs

Total

Statement of Work

1.0 General

1.1 BACKGROUND.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its eighty-first session in May 2006, adopted amendments to Chapter V of the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention in relation to Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT). This new LRIT regulation, which entered into force on January 1, 2008, requires all ships subject to SOLAS Chapter V/19-1 to transmit LRIT information on a phased-in schedule beginning December 31, 2008. Subject to any future changes in the regulation, all U.S. flagged vessels will be required to transmit/provide LRIT position reports, at a minimum four (4) times daily, to the United States National Data Center (NDC) via a United States “recognized” Application Service Provider (ASP). At the present time, the US estimates that there are approximately 800 US Flag vessels subject to the LRIT regulations. Subject to any future regulation changes, the maximum frequency of LRIT reports is every 15 minutes. The LRIT system provides for the global identification and tracking of ships. Regulations issued by IMO, to include but not limited to the Performance Standards and Functional Requirements, Technical Specifications, and Circular 1307, detail aspects of ASP responsibilities and roles within the LRIT system to include; messaging format between LRIT components, data security throughout the network, protocols required for transporting data from one network point to another, and conformance testing details and requirements.

1.2 Scope.

The purpose of this firm-fixed priced solicitation is to obtain (data) services for the Coast Guard (CG) LRIT system. The services shall include providing: (1) conformance tests for all U.S. flagged vessels subject to the regulation, (2) integration of vessels into the LRIT system (United States NDC), (3) data services (position reports) for all United States flag vessels subject to LRIT carriage requirements, (4) 24 hour, 7 day a week ASP customer support to vessels and the Coast Guard, to include position transmission failure reporting and LRIT system / equipment troubleshooting and a phone number where the U.S. NDC and/or U.S. vessel(s) may call, (5) system status messages every thirty (30) minutes between the ASP and U.S. NDC to verify component status, and (6) a testing environment so that NDC and ASP software changes, or other testing instances, may be tested prior to moving them to production.

1.3 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL.

1.3.1 Project Manager. The Contractor shall provide a Project Manager who shall be responsible for all Contractor work performed under this task order. The Project Manager is further designated as Key by the Government (see PWS 1.4).

1.3.1.1 The Project Manager shall be a single point of contact for the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) or designee. It is anticipated that the Project Manager shall be one of the senior level employees provided by the Contractor for this work effort. The name of Project Manager, and the name(s) of any alternate(s) who shall act for the Contractor in the absence of the Project Manager, shall be provided to the Government as part of the Contractor's . During any absence of the Project Manager, only one alternate shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all matters relating to work performed under this task order. The Project Manager and all designated alternates shall be able to read, write, speak and understand English fluently. Additionally, the Contractor shall not replace the Project Manager without prior acknowledgement from the Contracting Officer.

1.3.1.2 The Project Manager shall be available to the COTR or designee via telephone between the hours of 0730 and 1630 Eastern Standard Time (EST), Monday through Friday, and shall respond to a request for discussion or resolution of technical problems within 12 hours of notification.

1.3.2 Qualified Personnel. The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel to perform all requirements specified in this task order.

1.3.3 Employee Identification. Contractor employees visiting Government facilities shall wear an identification badge that, at minimum, displays the Contractor name, the employee’s photo, name, clearance-level and badge expiration date. Visiting Contractor employees shall comply with all Government escort rules and requirements. All Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractors when their status is not readily apparent and display all identification and visitor badges in plain view above the waist at all times.

1.3.4 Employee Conduct. Contractor employees shall present a professional appearance at all times and their conduct shall not reflect discredit upon the United States, the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Coast Guard.

1.3.5 Removing Employees for Misconduct or Security Reasons. The Government may, at its sole discretion, direct the Contractor to remove any Contractor employee from U.S. Coast Guard facilities for misconduct or security reasons. Removal does not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility to continue providing the services required under this task order. The Contracting Officer will provide the Contractor with a written explanation to support any request to remove an employee.

1.3.6 Conflict of Interest. The Contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the United States Government if that employment would, or would appear to cause a conflict of interest.

1.4 KEY PERSONNEL.

Before replacing any individual designated as Key by the Government, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer no less than 15 business days in advance, submit written justification for replacement, and provide the name and qualifications of any proposed substitute(s). All proposed substitutes shall possess qualifications equal to or superior to those of the Key person being replaced. The Contractor shall not replace Key Contractor personnel without acknowledgment from the Contracting Officer. The Government may designate additional Contractor personnel as Key at the time of award.

1.5 SECURITY.

Contractor access to classified information is not required under this task order. The vessel data / position information is sensitive but unclassified (SBU).

1.6 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.

The period of performance for this task order is one (1) year from the date of award, with four (4) one (1) year option periods.

1.7 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE.

The primary place of performance will be the Contractor’s facilities. This performance may be conducted remotely.

1.8 HOURS OF OPERATION.

Contractor employees shall generally perform all work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per calendar year.

1.9 Travel.

Travel will not be required during the period of this contract.

1.10 KICK-OFF MEETING.

The Contractor shall hold a Kick-Off Meeting with the Contracting Officer and the COTR not later than five (5) business days after the date of award. The purpose of the Kick-Off Meeting, which will be chaired by the Contracting Officer, is to discuss technical and contracting objectives of this task order and review the Contractor's draft project plan. The Kick-Off Meeting may be held via teleconference.

1.11 PROJECT PLAN.

The Contractor shall provide a draft Project Plan at the Kick-Off Meeting for Government review and comment. The Contractor shall provide a final Project Plan to the COTR not later than fifteen (15) business days after the Kick-Off Meeting.

1.12 STATUS REPORTS.

The Project Manager shall provide monthly status reports to the Contracting Officer and COTR via electronic mail. These reports shall include a summary of all Contractor work performed to include but not limited to; U.S. transactions (messages/data transactions) into/out of the ASP, status report on each vessel undergoing testing and overall test progress. Status reports shall include a breakdown of labor hours by labor category, all direct costs by line item, an assessment of technical progress, schedule status, and any Contractor concerns or recommendations for the previous month.

1.13 PROGRESS MEETINGS.

The Project Manager shall be available to hold teleconferences with the Contracting Officer and COTR upon request to present deliverables, discuss progress, exchange information and resolve emergent technical problems and issues. These meetings shall take place by teleconference.

1.13.1 The Project Manager shall meet with the COTR on a monthly basis to discuss progress, exchange information and resolve emergent technical problems and issues. These meetings shall take place by teleconference.

1.13.2 At a minimum, the Project Manager shall review the status and results of Contractor performance with the COTR on a quarterly basis by telephone.

1.14 GENERAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS.

The Contractor shall provide all written reports in electronic format with read/write capability using applications that are compatible with Coast Guard Standard Workstation (Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Office Applications).

1.15 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

All Contractor developed processes and procedures and other forms of intellectual property first developed under this task order shall be considered Government property.

1.15.1 All documentation, photography and electronic data and information collected by the Contractor and entered into or generated in support of this task order shall be considered Government property, and shall be returned to the Government at the end of the performance period.

1.16 PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.

Contractor access to proprietary information is required under this task order. Contractor employees shall safeguard this information against unauthorized disclosure or dissemination in accordance with DHS MD 11042.1, Safeguarding Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) Information. SBU includes information categorized by DHS or other government agencies as: For Official Use Only (FOUO); Official Use Only (OUO); Sensitive Homeland Security Information (SHSI); Limited Official Use (LOU); Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES); Safeguarding Information (SGI); Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information (UCNI); and any other identifier used by other government agencies to categorize information as sensitive but unclassified. The Contractor shall ensure that all Contractor personnel having access to business or procurement sensitive information sign a non-disclosure agreement (DHS Form 11000-6).

1.17 SECTION 508 COMPLIANCE.

The Contractor shall ensure that Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act is complied with for this task order. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220), August 7, 1998, requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, they must ensure that it is accessible to people with disabilities, unless it would pose an undue burden to do so. Federal employees and members of the public who have disabilities must have access to and use of information and services that is comparable to the access and use available to non-disabled Federal employees and members of the public. For additional information, please refer to FAR 39.2 or http://www.section508.gov.

1.18 OPERATIONAL PROBLEM RESOLUTION.

The Contractor shall provide a 24 x 7 phone number for reporting and resolution of problems.

2.0 GOVERNMENT TERMS & DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND LRIT SYSTEM OPERATION

2.1 GOVERNMENT TERMS

COTR – Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative

2.2. DEFINITIONS

Convention means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended.

Regulation means a regulation of the Convention.

Chapter means a chapter of the Convention.

LRIT Data User means a Contracting Government or a Search and Rescue (SAR) service that opts to receive the LRIT information it is entitled to.

Committee means the Maritime Safety Committee.

High-speed craft means a craft as defined in regulation X/1.3.

Mobile offshore drilling unit means a mobile offshore drilling unit as defined in regulation XI-2/1.1.5.

International Routing Rules means a list of all Data Centers with their associated IP addresses as identified in the DDP.

Organization means the International Maritime Organization.

Vessel Monitoring System means a system established by a Contracting Government or a group of Contracting Governments to monitor the movements of the ships entitled to fly its or their flag. A Vessel Monitoring System may also collect from the ships information specified by the Contracting Government(s) that has established it.

LRIT information means the information specified in SOLAS regulation V/19-1.5.

The term “ship,” when used in the present Performance standards and functional requirements for long-range identification and tracking of ships, includes mobile offshore drilling units and high-speed craft as specified in SOLAS regulation V/19-1.4.1 and means a ship that is required to transmit LRIT information.

Terms not otherwise defined should have the same meaning as the meaning attributed to them in the Convention.

2.3 ACRONYMS

ASP – Application Service Provider

CSP –Communication Service Provider

DC – LRIT Data Center

DDP – LRIT Data Distribution Plan

IDE – International LRIT Data Exchange

NDC – National Data Center

SOLAS – International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

2.4 LRIT SYSTEM OPERATION

2.4.1 Tracking of any applicable ship begins with LRIT positional data being transmitted from shipborne equipment. The LRIT information transmitted includes the ship’s GNSS position (based on the WGS84 datum), time, and identification, as described in resolution MSC.263(84).

2.4.2 The Communication Service Provider (CSP) hired by the Contractor provides the communication infrastructure and services necessary for establishing a communication path between the ship and the ASP. The LRIT information transmitted from the ship will travel across the communication path set up by the CSP to the ASP. The ASP, after receiving the LRIT information from the ship, will add additional information to the LRIT message and pass the expanded message to its associated LRIT NDC. The Contractor shall arrange all applicable service level agreements and financial agreements with all associated CSPs. The Contractor shall have disaster recovery and CSP failure mitigation strategies, to include a minimum of two (2) CSPs.

2.4.3 Functionality required for the programming and communicating of commands to the shipborne equipment is provided by the ASP. The LRIT data, along with all the parameters added by the various LRIT components, is described in the messaging section of the MSC Communications document. LRIT Data Centers will store all incoming LRIT information from ships instructed by their Administrations to transmit LRIT information. LRIT Data Centers will disseminate LRIT information to LRIT Data Users according to the Data Distribution Plan (DDP). The LRIT DDP will contain the information required by the Data Centers for determining how LRIT information will be distributed to various Contracting Governments. The DDP will contain information such as standing orders from Contracting Governments and geographical polygons relating to Contracting Governments’ coastal waters, ports, and port facilities.

2.4.4 LRIT Data Centers will process all LRIT messages to and from the International LRIT Data Exchange (IDE). The IDE will process all LRIT messages between LRIT Data Centers. The IDE will route the message to the appropriate Data Center based upon the address in the message and the IP addresses in the DDP. LRIT Data Users may be entitled to receive or request LRIT information in their capacity as a Flag State, Port State, Coastal State, or Search and rescue (SAR) services.

3.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED RESOURCES.

The Government will provide the following property and information to the Contractor for work required under this task order:

3.1 List of U.S. Flagged Vessels Subject to the LRIT Regulation The list will include all pertinent information required by the ASP in order to initiate contact with the ship owner/operator/agent in order to commence conformance testing, integrate the vessel into the LRIT system, and continue ongoing LRIT services with each vessel. As vessels that may not be included on the current list or are newly documented vessels or vessels re-flagging into the United States, the COTR or designee will provide the information as it is obtained on the individual vessel or vessels. The Contractor will be expected to maintain a current list of vessels. The Contractor is also expected to de-register any vessels in the case of vessels re-flagging out of the United States, or if other circumstances arise, as directed by the Government.

3.2 United States ASP Technical Requirements

This document will be provided to the contractor and specifies the United States ASP Technical Requirements for sending and receiving messages to and from the U.S. NDC. This document aligns with the current LRIT Regulations and specifications for the International LRIT system.

4.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PROPERTY.

The Contractor shall furnish all facilities, materials, equipment and services necessary to fulfill the requirements of this task order, except for the Government Furnished Resources specified in PWS 3.0 and 5.0 of this work statement.

5.0 REQUIREMENTS.

All ASP service and functional requirements shall be performed as defined and in accordance with all applicable regulatory documents listed in section 6.0 of this document. Other applicable LRIT related documents that may also apply to the ASP service requirements including MSC Regulations and Circulars. The Contractor shall maintain copies of all current ASP related documents and provide them to the COTR upon request. The Contractor shall perform all ASP service changes in accordance with any updates or changes within the LRIT system.

5.1 Web Administrators Interface with Geographical Display Capability

The Contractor shall provide to the Government a password protected web based interface to access the all available ASP information and data on US Flag vessels. The display shall include, at a minimum, status (including current polling rate) of each vessel reporting at any given time. The web interface shall update automatically and provide basic tools to assist with technical troubleshooting of the connectivity between the ship, the CSP, the ASP, and the U.S. NDC. The web interface shall be available no later than 15 days after contract award.

5.2 Conformance Tests and Reports

5.2.1 Initiate Conformance Testing: If required, the Contractor shall begin conformance testing, in accordance with MSC.1307, no later than 5 days after the award of the contract. Testing shall be done in accordance with GFE list of ships required to undergo LRIT testing. Conformance testing on U.S. flagged vessels shall only be completed after approval by the Government.

5.2.1.1 The Contractor, to the maximum extent possible, shall initiate the conformance testing with all U.S. flagged vessels at the earliest opportunity of the Contractor.

5.2.1.2 The Coast Guard will provide the list of ships, if any, as GFE no later than 3 days after contract kickoff meeting (see PWS 1.10)).

5.2.1.3 The Contractor shall contact the ships and shall receive, process, and manage calls from U.S. flagged vessels. For U.S. flagged vessels that do not successfully complete conformance tests, the Contractor, to the maximum extent possible, shall identify the failed sections of the conformance test and notify the ship owner/operator/agent and the COTR of its findings and recommendations. After the ship has corrected the problem with their existing equipment, if possible, or after the installation of new, upgraded or after identifying another separate piece of LRIT capable equipment installed onboard the vessel, the ASP shall re-test the same vessel at least two additional times, if required. After three failed attempts, the ship owner/operator/agent will be responsible for any future ASP testing, unless otherwise instructed; however, once the ship successfully completes the conformance test, a record of the report shall be sent to the COTR.

5.2.2 Complete Conformance Tests: The Contractor shall complete conformance tests as soon as possible after the award of the contract (See SOW 7.0). If a ship is not ready to test or cannot complete a successful conformance test as specified in this section, the ASP shall notify the COTR. The Contractor shall conduct all conformances testing, including up to three total tests per vessel during the period of performance.

5.2.3 Issue Conformance Test Reports; Reports to vessels on behalf of the United States: The Contractor shall provide a conformance test report within a period of 3 business days after each vessel that has completed a conformance test and send a copy of the report to the COTR. Report shall be typed on ASP letterhead and contain verbiage agreed on by both the contractor and the government. The report shall be signed by an appropriate ASP representative that is verified by the Government. The Conformance Test Reports will be issued on behalf of the United States of America and the Government will recognize the Contractor as the United States of America ASP and testing ASP with the International Maritime Organization. The Contractor will accept previous conformance tests completed by vessels, primarily in the case of re-flagging or other similar situations, for tests completed by any U.S. Recognized ASP or testing ASP. This will include any tests conducted by Pole Star Space Applications Limited under contract HSCG23-09-C-TCI038or the Contractor, until such a time that the United States no longer recognizes the ASP or testing ASP. The Government will notify the contractor of any changes in ASP or testing ASP recognition(s) by the United States.

5.3 NDC to ASP Data Feed

The Contractor shall provide a data connection between the ASP and the U.S. NDC via the internet no later than 15 days after contract award. This connection shall be used to provide the U.S. NDC with data (LRIT Information), including data sent to/received from participating LRIT vessels, or test data if vessels have not successfully completed conformance testing. The Contractor shall, upon request, provide a dedicated private data link between the U.S. NDC and the ASP. All LRIT data sent must be in accordance with all LRIT Regulations, Circulars and U.S. ASP Requirements. In addition to the LRIT formatted and compliant data stream, the Contractor shall also provide a data feed containing all data elements received from U.S. flagged vessels. The data feed for each vessel shall commence no later than the compliancy date of each vessel. Vessels that have already passed their compliancy data should be integrated as soon as possible but no later than 3 business days after completion of a successful conformance test.

5.4 Integrate Vessels into ASP and United States National Data Center Begin sending messages to/from vessels after each vessel which has successfully competed conformance testing. Transmission should be established within 5 business days after the successful completion of the conformance test but no later than the vessels next annual radio survey date for that calendar year, or as directed otherwise by the COTR. In addition, the Contractor shall seamlessly transition the current United States of America vessels reporting LRIT information from the current ASP, Pole Star Space Applications Limited (contract HSCG23-09-C-TCI038. This transition must occur with coordination between Pole Star and the Contractor in order to ensure all U.S. vessels remain in compliancy with the automatic reporting of LRIT information. All associated vessel information, including, but not limited to, the vessel name, call sign, IMO number, IMN or associated Iridium number details, will be provided by the Government.

5.4.1 Integration of newly documented vessels into LRIT system: Contractor shall provide service to accommodate additional vessels that are newly documented or re-flag into the United States and must comply with LRIT regulations.

5.4.2 Deletion of vessels from the LRIT system: In the event a vessel changes flag or requires removal from the LRIT system in accordance with the LRIT regulations, The Contractor shall be available to manage all technical issues required to terminate or change vessel as needed. The Contractor shall not begin any such action unless notified by the COTR or designee and shall communicate, via e-mail, when such action(s) have been complete.

5.5 System/Operational Availability and Troubleshooting

5.5.1 The Contractor shall provide data to the LRIT system 24 hours per day 7 days per week with better than 99.9% availability measured over a year, 99% per month and better than 95% availability per day.

5.5.2 The Contractor shall be capable of receiving and forwarding at least 5 reports per second.

5.5.3 The Contractor shall process LRIT ship position report messages as defined in the “Technical Specifications for the LRIT System.” (MSC LRIT Technical Specifications).

5.5.4 The Contractor shall send the LRIT position request message to the NDC after receiving a position request message received from the NDC via the NDC interface; and process LRIT position request messages based on the value of the request duration parameter.

The message shall be relayed to the NDC if it is a poll, periodic or stop request.

5.5.5 The Contractor provide 24 hours per day 7 days per week support for all aspects related to ASP services and shall notify the LRIT Business Help Desk when ships are not responding (reporting their positions) at the specified time interval. The USCG LRIT Business Help Desk is operated at the USCG Navigation Center and can be contacted via phone at 1-866-944-5748 toll free, 703-313-5788 commercial phone, 703-313-5899 fax or TIS-SG-LRIT@uscg.mil e-mail.

5.5.6 The Contractor shall respond to all inquiries from the Coast Guard Business Help Desk regarding all matters related to the ASP service. This includes troubleshooting of vessels that are not properly sending their position reports in order to determine the cause of the missed position reports.

5.6 ASP Functions

The Contractor shall provide all ASP functions in accordance with all LRIT regulations and documents provided to the Contractor including, but not limited to:

5.6.1 The Contractor shall be capable of reporting positional data for all U.S. flagged vessels four (4) times daily with no more than 1 minute in delay from receipt of the shipboard position to the time of delivery to the National Data Center.

5.6.2 The Contractor shall be capable of providing XML formatted ship positional data as set out in ASP requirements (See SOW 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.7).

5.6.3 The Contractor shall be capable of translating the Shipborne Equipment Identifier, the identifier used by the shipborne equipment, and correlate that to the ship’s IMO number.

5.6.4 The Contractor shall provide positional data (The GNSS position (latitude and longitude) of the ship (based on the WGS84 datum) as prescribed by regulation V/19-1, without human interaction on board the ship.

5.6.5 The Contractor shall provide on-demand position reports. The equipment utilized for LRIT will be capable of responding to a request to transmit LRIT information on demand without human interaction onboard the ship, irrespective of where the ship is located. The position reports are expected to be received at the U.S. NDC at intervals ranging from a minimum of 15 minutes to maximum period of 6 hours. A 24 hour position report may be requested on U.S. flagged vessels during the transitional arrangements period through 30 June 2009.

5.6.6 The Contractor shall interact with U.S. Flagged ships/CSPs through a communications protocol provided by an ASP to enable the following minimum functionality:

· remote integration of the shipborne equipment into the IDC;

· automatic configuration of transmission of LRIT information;

· automatic modification of the interval of transmission of LRIT information;

· automatic suspension of transmission of LRIT information;

· on demand transmission of LRIT information; and

· automatic recovery and management of transmission of LRIT information.

5.6.7 The Contractor shall connect to the NDC (TEST and PRODUCTION) using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

5.6.8 The Contractor shall provide a TEST environment for connection to the U.S. NDC TEST environment. This hardware and software suite will be used by both the Contractor and the Government to test software upgrades and other system changes. It shall be available from 0700 to 1700 Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

5.6.9 The Contractor shall provide appropriate gateways between all associated CSPs in order to integrate all LRIT capable equipment installed on U.S. vessels, as described in PWS 5.6.6. These gateways shall be capable of receiving LRIT information transmissions from all commercially available GMDSS and SSAS LRIT capable terminals, as well as all Chapter V SOLAS (LRIT stand-alone) terminals which are type approved by the United States. Networks required to meet the gateway requirements include Inmarsat (C and D+/IsatM2M) and Iridium.

6.0 REFERENCES.

6.1 MSC 202(81), Regulation V/19-1

6.2 MSC 263(84) (Performance Standards and Functional Requirements)

6.3 MSC.1/Circ.1259 (Technical Document Part I (current revision))

6.4 MSC.1/Circ.1294 (Technical Document Part II)

6.5 MSC.1/Circ.1295

6.6 MSC.1/Circ.1298

6.7 MSC.1/Circ.1307

6.8 33 CFR Part 169, LRIT, Final Rule

6.9 United States ASP Technical Requirements dated July 8, 2009

DELIVERABLES.

The Contractor shall consider items in BOLD as having mandatory due dates.

1.11

Note:

NLT is No Later Than

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PAYMENT IFORMATION FOR CONTRACTORS:

The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number is the primary identifier in Central Contractor Registration (CCR). To facilitate payment, it is the Contractor’s best interest to ensure that the DUNS number appears on every invoice submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard.

INVOICING:

Invoices may be submitted monthly and shall include the information required by FAR 52.212-4(g)(1). The monthly status report shall be included with the invoice. All invoices shall be submitted via email to the following individuals:

*Contract Specialist (KS): Cherry Summers, (202)475-3192

Cherry.summers@uscg.mil *Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) LCDR Chris Shivery

Chris.shivery@uscg.mil (202)372-2522

*Contracting Officer (KO): Laura Spillane (202) 475-3404

Laura.spillane@uscg.mil

CGAP 3052.242-72 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (DEC 2003)

(a) The Contracting Officer may designate Government personnel to act as the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) to perform functions under the contract such as review or inspection and acceptance of supplies, services, including construction, and other functions of a technical nature. The Contracting Officer will provide a written notice of such designation to the Contractor within five working days after contract award or for construction, not less than five working days prior to giving the contractor the notice to proceed. The designation letter will set forth the authorities and limitations of the COTR under the contract.

(b) The Contracting Officer cannot authorize the COTR or any other representative to sign documents, such as contracts, contract modifications, etc., that require the signature of the Contracting Officer.

(d) The Contracting Officer may require the contractor to prohibit individuals from working on the contract if the government deems their initial or continued employment contrary to the public interest for any reason, including, but not limited to, carelessness, insubordination, incompetence, or security concerns.

(e) Work under this contract may involve access to sensitive information. Therefore, the Contractor shall not disclose, orally or in writing, any sensitive information to any person unless authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer. For those contractor employees authorized access to sensitive information, the contractor shall ensure that these persons receive training concerning the protection and disclosure of sensitive information both during and after contract performance.

(f) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause in all subcontracts at any tier where the subcontractor may have access to Government facilities, sensitive information, or resources.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD OFFICE OF CONTRACT OPERATIONS

(a) The contractor warrants that to the best of its knowledge and belief, and except as otherwise disclosed, he or she does not have any organizational conflict of interest, which is defined as a situation in which the nature of work under a government contract and a contractor’s organizational, financial, contractual or other interests are such that:

(1) Award of the contract may result in an unfair competitive advantage; or

(2) The contractor’s objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired.

(b) The contractor agrees that if after award he or she discovers an actual or apparent organizational conflict of interest with respect to this contract, he or she shall make an immediate and full disclosure in writing to the contracting officer which shall include a description of the action which the contractor has taken or intends to take to eliminate or neutralize the conflict. The government may, however, terminate the contract for the convenience of the government if it would be in the best interest of the government.

(c) In the event the contractor was aware of an organizational conflict of interest before the award of this contract and intentionally did not disclose the conflict to the contracting officer, the government may terminate the contract for default.

(d) The provisions of this clause shall be included in all subcontracts and consulting agreement wherein the work to be performed is similar to the service provided to the Government by the prime contractor. The contractor shall include in such subcontracts and consulting agreements any necessary provisions to eliminate or neutralize organizational conflicts of interest.

FAR Clauses Addendum to 52.212-4 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (SEP 2009)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions and commercial items:

(1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22U.S.C. 7104(g)).

--Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

--Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

52.233-1, Disputes (July 2002)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__x__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995)(41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

____ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Dec 2008) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-)

5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

___ (4) 52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- Reporting Requirements (MAR 2009) (Pub. L. 111-5).

___ (5) 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside (Jan 1999)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (6) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jul 2005) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (7) [Reserved]

___ (8)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-6.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-6.

___ (9)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003)(15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

____ (10) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__x__ (11)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Apr 2008)(15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (12) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996)(15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__x__ (13) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages--Subcontracting Plan (JAN 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__x__ (14)(i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (Oct 2008)(10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).

___ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23.

___ (15) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Apr 2008)(Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

___ (16) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program Incentive Subcontracting (Oct 2000)(Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

___ (17) 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (May 2004)(15 U.S.C. 657 f)

__x__ (18) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Apr 2009)(15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__x__ (19) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003)(E.O. 11755).

____ (20) 52.222-19, Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Aug 2009) (E.O. 13126).

x__ (21) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).

____ (22) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007)(E.O. 11246).

__x__(23) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

__x__ (24) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998)(29 U.S.C. 793).

_ x__ (25) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

x (26) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201).

x (27) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

___ (28)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (29) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

___ (30)(i) 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products (DEC 2007) (E.O. 13423).

___ (ii) Alternate I (DEC 2007) of 52.223-16.

___ (31) 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (Feb 2009)(41 U.S.C. 10a-10d).

___ (32)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act Free Trade Agreements -- Israeli Trade Act (Jun 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-301, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, and 110-138).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

___ (33) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Aug 2009) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

____ (34) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

___ (35) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (36) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007)(42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (37) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002)(41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

___ (38) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995)(41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__x_ (39) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration (Oct. 2003)(31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (40) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other Than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999)(31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (41) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

_x__ (42) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

___ (43) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006)(46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

___ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, (Nov 2007)(41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989)(29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Sep 2009)(29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment (Sep 2009)(29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (7) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-247).

___ (8) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractors directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause--

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Dec 2008) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $550,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) [Reserved]

(iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007)(E.O. 11246).

(v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep

2006)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998)(29 U.S.C. 793).

(vii) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201).

(viii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, (Nov 2007), flow down required for all subcontracts subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.)

(ix) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

--Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(x) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.)

(xi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (Feb 2009)(41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.)

(xii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009)

(xiii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-247).