SAPS RFP Amendment 0006 pkg.pdf

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0006 4/8/2011 21102302DA020

COMMANDANT (CG-9126), USCG

2100 2nd Street, S.W., Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20593-0001

HSCG23-11-R-PMF001

2/24/2011

Please see the following pages.

Eric C. McDoniel

MTaninecz Typewritten Text

Solicitation HSCG23-11-PMF001 Amendment 0006

Solicitation HSCG23-11-R-PMF001 is amended as follows:

Solicitation page 29, Section F.1.B, removed HSAR Clause 3052.217-90 Delivery and Shifting of Vessel.

Solicitation page 68, Section L.4.A, paragraphs b and c have been revised.

Solicitation page 80, Section M.5.1, paragraphs d and e have been revised.

Solicitation attachment L3 has been changed. The revisions are incorporated in the attached change pages.

Answers to offeror's questions are attached. Answers to questions are provided to clarify the requirements of the solicitation. Answers to questions do not change the requirements of the solicitation or the resulting contract. If changes to the solicitation are required, solicitation change pages will be issued with the amendment to the solicitation.

SOLICITATION: HSCG23-11-R-PMF001

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(s):

www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html.

A. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) CLAUSES

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989) 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work (APR 1984) 52.247-29* F.O.B Origin (FEB 2006) 52.247-34* F.O.B. Destination (NOV 1991) 52.247-37* F.O.B. Vessel, Port of Shipment (APR 1984) 52.247-38* F.O.B. Inland Carrier, Point of Exportation (FEB 2006) 52.247-40 * Ex Dock, Pier, or Warehouse, Port of Importation (APR 1984) 52.247-41* C.&F. Destination (APR 1984) 52.247-42* C.I.F. Destination (APR 1984) 52.247-65* F.O.B. Origin, Prepaid Freight – Small Package Shipments (JAN 1991) *As applicable to the task order efforts

B. HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION REGULATION (HSAR)

3052.217-91 Performance (USCG) (DEC 2003) 3052.217-98 Delays (USCG) (DEC 2003) 3052.219-70 Small Business Subcontracting Plan Reporting (JUN 2006) 3052.219-71 DHS Mentor Protégé Program (JUN 2006) 3052.219-72 Evaluation of Prime Contractor Participation in the DHS Mentor-Protégé

Program (JUN 2006) 3052.247-71* F.O.B Origin Only (DEC 2003) 3052.247-72* F.O.B. Destination Only (DEC 2003) *As Applicable to the task order efforts

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The Period of Performance (POP) for this contract is one (1) year from the date of award with four (4) one-year option periods. The total period of performance for the duration of the contract if all options are exercised will not exceed five (5) years. The contracting officer may also extend the period of performance for up to an additional six (6) months is FAR 52.218-8, Option to Extend Services, is incorporated into the contract.

Each task order will specify the period of performance for applicable work effort.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: HSCG23-11-R-PMF001

L.4 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

A. VOLUME I: PRICE PROPOSAL

1. The price proposal must be a self-contained document not relying on any other volumes for information. It must be mathematically correct and all parts must be numerically consistent. All information pertaining to the dollar value or rate of value of cost or price shall be confined to the Price Volume.

2. This volume shall be organized into the following sections with no page limitations:

SECTION 1: Rates The Offeror shall fill in its proposed fully burdened labor rates and prime’s indirect factors to be applied to direct materials, Industrial & Transportation Labor, and/or other direct costs in accordance with Section L, Attachment 3. The aforementioned labor rates and indirect factors offered in this attachment shall be (1) used to evaluate the Offeror’s price in accordance with the price evaluation criteria in Section M; and (2) incorporated into Section B.3 of any resulting contract award. In order to permit a rapid comparison between the Government’s estimated labor mix and the Offeror’s labor mix, Offeror’s shall include the following in their proposal:

a. The Offeror shall insert fully burdened labor rates for all categories. The rates shall be inclusive of all direct, indirect, and profit factors. These rates shall be entered with no more than two decimal places, i.e. dollars and cents.

b. The Offeror shall insert the prime’s fully burdened indirect factors to be applied to direct material and/or Industrial & Transportation Labor. The rates shall be inclusive of all direct, indirect, and profit factors, in accordance with the Offeror’s standard accounting system. These rates shall be entered with no more than two decimal places, i.e. xx.xx%.

c. The Offeror shall insert the prime’s fully burdened indirect factors to be applied to other direct costs. The rates shall be inclusive of all direct, indirect, and profit factors, in accordance with the Offeror’s standard accounting system. These rates shall be entered with nor more than two decimal places, i.e. xx.xx%.

d. Some of the labor category titles used in the solicitation may not exactly match the titles normally used in a particular company operation. The Offeror shall provide a cross-walk between the categories in Section J, Attachment 2, and its standard labor bid categories. The Offeror shall provide a copy of its position description and statement of qualifications for each of its corresponding categories.

e. The Offeror shall specify in Section L, Attachment 3, whether the proposed fixed hourly rate for each labor category applies to labor performed by:

SOLICITATION NUMBER: HSCG23-11-R-PMF001

(c) Following is a description of the evaluation of proposals under each factor.

1. FACTOR 1 – PRICE

The Government will evaluate each Offeror’s price for completeness, unbalanced pricing, and fairness and reasonableness as follows:

(a) Proposal will be evaluated for completeness in terms of being in compliance with the price proposal instructions in Section L.

(b) The Government will review (1) proposed prices to determine whether they are materially unbalanced; and (2) any unbalanced offer to assess the associated risks to the Government in awarding to such an Offeror, and whether award will result in unreasonably high or low price for contract performance. An offer may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(c) The Government will evaluate each Offeror’s price for fairness and reasonableness. Price reasonableness will be established by competition and determined primarily by comparison with other offers submitted. The Government reserves the right at its discretion to evaluate the proposed rates to determine if the prices are realistic using proposal analysis techniques consistent with FAR 15.404-1, Proposal Analysis Techniques.

(d) The pricing model in Section L, Attachment 3, Pricing Worksheet, will be used for price evaluation purposes. The price evaluation will use the Government estimated labor hours, Government estimated Other Direct Cost (ODC), Material, and Industrial & Transportation Labor dollars, and Offeror’s indirect factors to be applied by the prime to the government’s estimated ODC, Material, and Industrial & Transportation Labor included in Section L, Attachment 3, Pricing Worksheet.

(e) The Government will determine each offer’s total evaluated price by (1) multiplying the respective proposed labor rates for each labor category by the Government-estimated labor hours for each corresponding labor category (see Section L, Attachment 3, Pricing Worksheet); (2) multiplying any applied indirect factors of the prime to the Government-estimated ODC, Materials, and Industrial & Transportation Labor dollars, respectively, and adding those amounts to the Government-estimated ODC, Materials, and Industrial & Transportation dollars, respectively; and

(3) summing the resultant values for the base period as well as all option periods.

(f) The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by evaluating prices for the base period, as well as all options. Evaluating options will not obligate the Government to exercise the options. Offers containing any charges for failure to exercise any option will be rejected.

HSCG23‐11‐R‐PMF001

Section L, Attachment 3 ‐ Price Worksheet

LEGEND:

Materials: Are those direct materials and matter of every sort and kind that are either furnished by the contractor, enter directly into the end product, used or consumed directly in connection with the furnishing of the end product or service, or used in the repair, maintenance, or operation thereof, that are to be used and/or furnished by the contractor under the resulting contract to include supplies transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control.

Examples of materials under this subcategory include, but are not limited to the following: raw materials, components, products, articles, supplies, equipment, spare parts, outfit items, and repair materials.

Other Direct Costs (ODC): are incidental costs that can be identified specifically with a final cost objective of this contract that are not treated as a direct material cost or a direct labor cost.

Examples of the types of cost that were used as other direct costs in past transfer requirements include, but are not limited to the following: travel, express courier/delivery service, crane services, photo documentation supplies, visa/passport fees, consultant services.

Industrial and Transportation Labor are direct and indirect labor for which there is not a labor category specified in the contract that is either performed by a lower tier contract between the contractor and its suppliers/subcontractors, or direct labor completed via interdivisional work transfer agreements (ITWA), or similar arrangements between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control.

Examples of Industrial and Transportation Labor under this subcategory include, but are not limited to the following: shipyard labor, ocean freight, CONUS/OCONUS inland transportation

Prime Contract is the contract between the United States Government and contractor for the Security Assistance Project Support (SAPS) services prescribed in Section C‐ Statement of Work.

Solicitation Number: HSCG23-11-R-PMF001 Section L, Attachment 3 - Price Worksheet

Fill in the rates for the labor categories and ODCs listed below.

BASE PERIOD

PERSONNEL LABOR

CATEGORY TITLE

COMPANY

PROVIDING

LABOR

GOV

ESTIMATED

HOURS

LOADED

HOURLY

RATE

TOTAL

PRICE

Program Manager 1960 $0.00 Assistant Program Manager 720 $0.00 Waterfront Manager 600 $0.00 Logistics Program Manager 600 $0.00 Senior Engineer 360 $0.00 Senior Training Coordinator 480 $0.00 Senior Logistics Analyst 360 $0.00 Logistics Analyst 360 $0.00 Senior Combat Systems Engineer 120 $0.00 Test Engineer 60 $0.00 Field Engineer 480 $0.00 Junior Support Engineer 240 $0.00 Program Analyst 60 $0.00 Senior Computer Programmer 120 $0.00 Computer Programmer 240 $0.00 Equipment/Data Analyst 60 $0.00 Technical Data Analyst 60 $0.00 Data Manager 60 $0.00 Support Personnel 60 $0.00 Instructor 3900 $0.00 Instruction Technologist 120 $0.00 Configuration Manager 120 $0.00 Supply Technical 60 $0.00 Designer/Engineering Technician 60 $0.00 Purchasing Agent 60 $0.00 Warehouseman 120 $0.00 Site Manager 480 $0.00 Data Entry Clerk 60 $0.00 Material Handlers 120 $0.00 Driver 480 $0.00 Parking Specialist 60 $0.00

TOTAL LABOR 12640 $0.00

Other Direct Costs Gov Estimate Rate Total Total Price

ODC $301,000 0.00% $0.00 $301,000.00

Industrial and Transportation Labor $5,116,400 0.00% $0.00 $5,116,400.00 Material $13,500,000 0.00% $0.00 $13,500,000.00 Total For Other Direct Costs $18,917,400.00 Maximum Price for Base Year $18,917,400.00

The labor hours and materials/ODCs values below are Government estimated amounts for evaluation purposes only.

Solicitation Number: HSCG23‐11‐R‐PMF001

Fill in the rates for the labor categories and ODCs listed below.

OPTION PERIOD 1

PERSONNEL LABOR

CATEGORY TITLE

COMPANY

PROVIDING LABOR

GOV

ESTIMATED

HOURS

LOADED

HOURLY

RATE

TOTAL

PRICE

Program Manager 1960 $0.00 Assistant Program Manager 480 $0.00 Waterfront Manager 400 $0.00 Logistics Program Manager 400 $0.00 Senior Engineer 240 $0.00 Senior Training Coordinator 320 $0.00 Senior Logistics Analyst 240 $0.00 Logistics Analyst 240 $0.00 Senior Combat Systems Engineer 80 $0.00 Test Engineer 40 $0.00 Field Engineer 320 $0.00 Junior Support Engineer 160 $0.00 Program Analyst 40 $0.00 Senior Computer Programmer 80 $0.00 Computer Programmer 160 $0.00 Equipment/Data Analyst 40 $0.00 Technical Data Analyst 40 $0.00 Data Manager 40 $0.00 Support Personnel 40 $0.00 Instructor 2600 $0.00 Instruction Technologist 80 $0.00 Configuration Manager 80 $0.00 Supply Technical 40 $0.00 Designer/Engineering Technician 40 $0.00 Purchasing Agent 40 $0.00 Warehouseman 80 $0.00 Site Manager 320 $0.00 Data Entry Clerk 40 $0.00 Material Handlers 80 $0.00 Driver 320 $0.00 Parking Specialist 40 $0.00

TOTAL LABOR 9080 $0.00

Other Direct Costs Gov Estimate Rate Total Total Price

ODC $316,050 0.00% $0.00 $316,050.00

Industrial and Transportation Labor $4,870,660 0.00% $0.00 $4,870,660.00 Material $11,700,000 0.00% $0.00 $11,700,000.00 Total For Other Direct Costs $16,886,710.00 Maximum Price for Option Year 1 $16,886,710.00

The labor hours and materials/ODCs values below are Government estimated amounts for evaluation purposes only.

Fill in the rates for the labor categories and ODCs listed below.

OPTION PERIOD 2

PERSONNEL LABOR

CATEGORY TITLE

NAME OF

COMPANY

PROVIDING LABOR

GOV

ESTIMATED

HOURS

LOADED

HOURLY

RATE

TOTAL

PRICE

Program Manager 1960 $0.00 Assistant Program Manager 1044 $0.00 Waterfront Manager 870 $0.00 Logistics Program Manager 870 $0.00 Senior Engineer 522 $0.00 Senior Training Coordinator 696 $0.00 Senior Logistics Analyst 522 $0.00 Logistics Analyst 522 $0.00 Senior Combat Systems Engineer 174 $0.00 Test Engineer 87 $0.00 Field Engineer 696 $0.00 Junior Support Engineer 348 $0.00 Program Analyst 87 $0.00 Senior Computer Programmer 174 $0.00 Computer Programmer 348 $0.00 Equipment/Data Analyst 87 $0.00 Technical Data Analyst 87 $0.00 Data Manager 87 $0.00 Support Personnel 87 $0.00 Instructor 5655 $0.00 Instruction Technologist 174 $0.00 Configuration Manager 174 $0.00 Supply Technical 87 $0.00 Designer/Engineering Technician 87 $0.00 Purchasing Agent 87 $0.00 Warehouseman 174 $0.00 Site Manager 696 $0.00 Data Entry Clerk 87 $0.00 Material Handlers 174 $0.00 Driver 696 $0.00 Parking Specialist 87 $0.00

TOTAL LABOR 17446 $0.00

Other Direct Costs Gov Estimate Rate Total Total Price

ODC 667,024$ 0.00% $0.00 $667,024.00

Industrial and Transportation Labor 6,658,292$ 0.00% $0.00 $6,658,292.00 Material 8,300,000$ 0.00% $0.00 $8,300,000.00 Total For Other Direct Costs $15,625,316.00 Maximum Price for Option Year 2 $15,625,316.00

The labor hours and materials/ODCs values below are Government estimated amounts for evaluation purposes only.

Fill in the rates for the labor categories and ODCs listed below.

The labor hours and materials/ODCs values below are Government estimated amounts for evaluation purposes only.

OPTION PERIOD 3

PERSONNEL LABOR

CATEGORY TITLE

COMPANY

PROVIDING

LABOR

GOV

ESTIMATED

HOURS

LOADED

HOURLY

RATE

TOTAL

PRICE

Program Manager 1960 $0.00 Assistant Program Manager 723 $0.00 Waterfront Manager 602 $0.00 Logistics Program Manager 602 $0.00 Senior Engineer 362 $0.00 Senior Training Coordinator 482 $0.00 Senior Logistics Analyst 362 $0.00 Logistics Analyst 362 $0.00 Senior Combat Systems Engineer 120 $0.00 Test Engineer 60 $0.00 Field Engineer 482 $0.00 Junior Support Engineer 240 $0.00 Program Analyst 60 $0.00 Senior Computer Programmer 120 $0.00 Computer Programmer 240 $0.00 Equipment/Data Analyst 60 $0.00 Technical Data Analyst 60 $0.00 Data Manager 60 $0.00 Support Personnel 60 $0.00 Instructor 3913 $0.00 Instruction Technologist 120 $0.00 Configuration Manager 120 $0.00 Supply Technical 60 $0.00 Designer/Engineering Technician 60 $0.00 Purchasing Agent 60 $0.00 Warehouseman 120 $0.00 Site Manager 482 $0.00 Data Entry Clerk 60 $0.00 Material Handlers 120 $0.00 Driver 482 $0.00 Parking Specialist 60 $0.00

TOTAL LABOR 12674 $0.00

Other Direct Costs Gov Estimate Rate Total Total Price

ODC $466,916 0.00% $0.00 $466,916.00

Industrial and Transportation Labor $5,295,697 0.00% $0.00 $5,295,697.00 Material $7,200,000 0.00% $0.00 $7,200,000.00 Total For Other Direct Costs $12,962,613.00 Maximum Price for Option Year 3 $12,962,613.00

Fill in the rates for the labor categories and ODCs listed below.

The labor hours and materials/ODCs values below are Government estimated amounts for evaluation purposes only.

OPTION PERIOD 4

PERSONNEL LABOR

CATEGORY TITLE

COMPANY

PROVIDING

LABOR

GOV

ESTIMATED

HOURS

LOADED

HOURLY

RATE

TOTAL

PRICE

Program Manager 1960 $0.00 Assistant Program Manager 723 $0.00 Waterfront Manager 602 $0.00 Logistics Program Manager 602 $0.00 Senior Engineer 362 $0.00 Senior Training Coordinator 482 $0.00 Senior Logistics Analyst 362 $0.00 Logistics Analyst 362 $0.00 Senior Combat Systems Engineer 120 $0.00 Test Engineer 60 $0.00 Field Engineer 482 $0.00 Junior Support Engineer 240 $0.00 Program Analyst 60 $0.00 Senior Computer Programmer 120 $0.00 Computer Programmer 240 $0.00 Equipment/Data Analyst 60 $0.00 Technical Data Analyst 60 $0.00 Data Manager 60 $0.00 Support Personnel 60 $0.00 Instructor 3913 $0.00 Instruction Technologist 120 $0.00 Configuration Manager 120 $0.00 Supply Technical 60 $0.00 Designer/Engineering Technician 60 $0.00 Purchasing Agent 60 $0.00 Warehouseman 120 $0.00 Site Manager 482 $0.00 Data Entry Clerk 60 $0.00 Material Handlers 120 $0.00 Driver 482 $0.00 Parking Specialist 60 $0.00

TOTAL LABOR 12674 $0.00

Other Direct Costs Gov Estimate Rate Total Total Price

ODC $490,262 0.00% $0.00 $490,262.00

Industrial and Transportation Labor $5,360,482 0.00% $0.00 $5,360,482.00 Material $7,600,000 0.00% $0.00 $7,600,000.00 Total for Other Direct Costs $13,450,744.00 Maximum Price for Option Year 4 $13,450,744.00

BASE PERIOD

TOTAL PRICE

OPTION PERIOD 1

TOTAL PRICE

OPTION PERIOD 2

TOTAL PRICE

OPTION PERIOD 3

TOTAL PRICE

OPTION PERIOD 4

TOTAL PRICE

TOTAL EVALUATED

PRICE

$18,917,400.00 $16,886,710.00 $15,625,316.00 $12,962,613.00 $13,450,744.00 $77,842,783.00

TOTAL EVALUATED PRICE

Question #1 Reference: Page 73, Section L. D. 4 a) states “The Offeror shall initiate the Past Performance Questionnaires (Section L, Attachment 1) for up to five (5) projects performed or completed within the last three (3) years.”

Do all (up to) 5 projects for which PPQs are initiated need to be performed by the prime Offeror, or can some of them be performed by one or more of the primary subcontractors?

Answer:

No, all projects for which PPQs are initiated do not need to be performed by the prime Offeror, if the subcontractor will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement and if the past performance is relevant to the current requirement.

Question #2 Reference: Section L, Attachment 3 – Price Worksheet. The Government has provided “Other Direct Cost” cost categories for ODC, Subcontract and Material.

Since there are no shipyard labor categories, would the shipyard work on Task Orders be expected to fall into one of these categories? If so, which one?

Answer:

Yes, shipyard labor is expected to fall under Industrial and Transportation Labor, as applicable.

Additionally, the Government has revised Section L, Attachment 3 – Price Worksheet. The revision is incorporated in the change pages of Amendment 0006 to the solicitation.

Question #3 Reference: Page 70, Section L. 3.B. Requirement #3.

Is a detailed breakdown of the labor hours required for the shipyard workers to complete the actual shipyard repair work for each work item, or can a fixed price estimate be provided for this effort. Note that there are no shipyard worker type labor categories in the Government’s provided list.

Answer:

The Government is not expecting fixed price estimates for the work items listed in the Sample Task. The Government is requiring a detailed breakdown to include Labor Hours and Labor Categories to perform each work item from planning to execution to include any estimated labor hours and labor categories utilized by the prime and all subcontractors as well as interdivisional work transfer agreement (ITWA). Note: No shipyard labor categories are listed because they will not be used for price evaluation. Offerors should include expected shipyard labor categories for evaluation of technical capability in the sample task.

Question #4 Reference: Page 82, Section M.2, Factor 2, Evaluation Criteria (4).

Is the Government expecting a detailed breakdown of shipyard worker hours for part of this evaluation? If so, what labor categories are we supposed to use?

Answer:

Yes, the Government is expecting a detailed breakdown of all labor hours by labor category to complete the work items. Please see the answer to Q#2 above.

Question #5 Reference: Page 73, Section D Volume IV: Past Performance Proposal, subparagraph a) states:

“The Offeror shall request the customer’s representative most knowledgeable of the project to complete Section 2 and 3 of the form and submit the Past Performance Questionnaire directly to the U.S. Coast Guard POC identified on the form no later than one week following the proposal due date.”

If the customer’s representative most knowledgeable of the project will not submit the questionnaire as directed in the solicitation, will the Government accept CPARS input provided by the Contracting Officer on the related project as a substitute for the questionnaire?

Answer:

Yes. Additionally, Section D Volume IV: Past Performance Proposal, subparagraph a), states:

“The Government may consider past performance obtained from sources outside an Offeror’s proposal, to include the United States Coast Guard.”

Question #6 Reference: Page 13, Section C.5.1.3.

Is the Contractor expected to name and include information on all specific subcontractors such as repair shipyards, equipment OEM support etc. as dedicated members of the team in their proposal, or is it acceptable to provide proof of interest from organizations not covered by the labor categories of B.3 that they would expect to bid on requests for work covered by the SOW issued by the Offeror under this FMS contract?

Answer:

Please see the proposal requirement prescribed at page 72, Tab A, Paragraph.

Question #7 Reference: Page 71, Section L. 4. C., Section 1, TAB C states “Offerors shall complete and submit summaries for five (5) relevant projects from the Master Project List.” Section L, C.

Section 1 TAB A, page 70 states “The Offeror shall discuss the composition of all team members, to include both joint venture partners (if any) and subcontractors proposed, and any relevant past experience of these team members.”

Can team member/subcontractor projects be included in the Master Project List? And if so, for TAB C, do all (up to) 5 projects for which Relevant Project Summaries are prepared need to be performed by the prime Offeror, or can some of them be performed by one or more of the primary subcontractors (taken from the Master Project List).

Answer:

Yes, team member/subcontractor projects can be included in the Master Project List.

Additionally, the relevant Project Summaries prepared by the prime can summarize performed by joint ventures, subcontractors, and other team members if they have performed major or critical aspects of the requirement.

Question #8 Reference: Page 29, Section F.1.B, This section incorporates by reference HSAR 3052.217‐90 Delivery and Shifting of Vessel. This clause says government will deliver vessel to contractor's place of business, and contractor shall provide at no add'l charge, tug or tugs and pilot to asst.

handling the vessel to nearest waterway. This clause talks about contractor responsibility and cost for tugs and pilot to shift the vessel and other costs relating to vessel, all “without charge to the government.”

How could this clause be used in the awarded contract? Is the intent of including this clause to hold the contractor responsible for some of the delivery and shifting costs? Please clarify.

Answer:

The Government has removed HSAR 3052.217‐90 Delivery and Shifting of Vessel. Page 29, Section F.1.B has been revised. The revision is incorporated in the change page of Amendment 0006 to the solicitation.

Question #9

Reference: Page 17, Paragraph C.5.2.8.8 states; “The Contractor shall provide storage, administration, and procurement services for material and repair parts for U.S Government owned or foreign client owned assets such as material, repair parts, maintenance devices, training devices, ammunition (7.62mm to 76mm), documentation and equipments for subsequent use in providing the services required by this contract both in the U.S .and in foreign client’s country.”

Can the Government confirm the Contractor is required to procure, transport and store ammunition? If yes, can the Government estimate the quantities, types and net explosive weight of the ammunition the Contractor must warehouse? Can the Government cite precedence for private shipyards storing ammunition larger than small arms?

Answer:

The Government has confirmed that the Contractor may be required to procure, transport, and store ammunition. Any storage would be temporary in nature and required only if the manufacturer delivered the ammunition before it could be loaded on the vessel (e.g., because of pending hot work on a vessel in dry‐dock). The estimated annual requirement for ammunition larger than .50 caliber is: 2500 rounds of 25mm and 500 rounds of 76mm ammunition. Data regarding the physical characteristics of this ammunition is publically available. The USCG program office is not aware whether or not a precedent exists for private shipyards storing ammunition of this type.