SOW Oil-in-Ice 2013 EXERCISE Tugboat and Barge Service.pdf

Attachment A

STATEMENT OF WORK

Oil-in-Ice Demonstration 2013 – Tug and Barge Service

1.0 Background

In the northern climates of the United States, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) routinely respond to oil spills during the winter months. The majority of the spills are tank leaks and gasoline truck accidents that may occur near waterways where the spilled oil can reach navigational waters like harbors and rivers. The changing and increased use of these northern climate areas requires the USCG to re-evaluate the equipment and techniques that are available to clean up oil spills in broken ice conditions.

The Coast Guard is utilizing the capabilities of spill response equipment, barges, and tugs in the Great Lakes area in an effort to increase the knowledge about the recovery of oil in broken ice conditions.

2.0 Scope

This demonstration is designed to evaluate the operational and functional activities associated with responding to an oil spill in conditions where personnel cannot be placed on the ice. Coast Guard and commercial tugs/barge will deploy fire boom, fire pump, skimmers, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) in a variety of tactics depending upon ice conditions. The deck barge will be used as additional deck space for staging and deploying the spill response equipment and shelter for personnel. This demonstration will occur in the Straits of Mackinac, MI during the week of 18-22 February 2013. Appendix 1, Operational Tactics, describes in more detail, the oil spill response tactics that will be part of this demonstration.

3.0 Requirements

3.1 Demonstration Execution

The contractor shall provide two ice capable tugs and one deck barge (or equivalent) and all necessary resources including equipment, fuel, labor, and material, in order to successfully complete the Statement of Work tasks.

The Contractor shall navigate the tugs and barge arriving at the pier at Coast Guard Station St.

Ignace, MI no later than midnight on 18 February 2012. The Contractor shall navigate the tugs and barge for the duration of the demonstration. Unless tied to the pier space provided by the Government at Coast Guard Station St. Ignace, MI, or tied to a CG buoy tender, the contractor shall navigate and maintain control of the barge and tugs at all times.

Utilizing the tugs, the Contactor shall tow fire boom and/or deploy Government-furnished spill response equipment over the side of the barge or tugboats when requested by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). In addition to their own crew, the Contractor shall provide space on the tugs for up to four demonstration participants per day. The Contractor shall load equipment to and from the tugs and barge at the pier at Coast Guard Station St. Ignace, MI prior to departing or after returning daily. Utilizing the tugs and barge, the Contractor shall perform marine operations, departing just before sunrise and returning to port just after sunset for the duration of the demonstration, which is planned to be no more than three days. The tugs and barge shall overnight at the pier space provided by the Government at Coast Guard Station St.

Ignace, MI. There are limited service utility connections at the pier space.

Oil-in-Ice Demonstration 2013 – Tug and Barge Service

The COR will provide a copy of the test plan to the contractor two weeks before the execution of the demonstration. During the daily briefing, final decisions regarding demonstration locations and movement of the tugs and barge shall be made by the COR in consultation with the contractor based on weather and ice conditions to ensure all safety issues are addressed.

The barge shall have a crane with licensed crane operator. The crane shall have a minimum lifting capacity of 8000 pounds at 30 feet from the barge deck-edge. The barge shall have a clear 60-foot by 40-foot deck space to accommodate 500 feet of fire boom, two skimmers, an AUV, and an ROV. The deck barge with crane shall have the ability to store, deploy and retrieve the fire boom, the skimmers, AUV, and ROV from the deck of the barge into the water, or onto another vessel such as a CG buoy tender or CG tug. The deck barge shall include a heated seating space, out of the weather, to accommodate ten participants during spill response equipment deployment or standby. Toilet facilities shall also be provided. Overnight accommodations are not required for the ten personnel.

The Contractor shall be responsible for their crews’ berthing and sustenance. The Contractors (Tug captains) shall attend daily briefings each morning of the demonstration no later than 7:00 AM (local time) on or near the pier. The exact time of the briefing will be provided by the COR.

During each briefing the COR will provide information about the weather and training/information regarding the scheduled operations. The range of the demonstration will be no more than ten nautical miles from the St. Ignace Coast Guard Station pier. The Contractor shall supply tugs with industry standard marine communications equipment capable of communicating with the USCG vessels participating in the demonstration.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the safe operation of the barge and tugs at all times. The Contractor shall maintain current required licenses, certifications and insurance. The Contractor’s licensed master shall be responsible for the safe operation of the tugs, barge, and tow in accordance with industry standards. This includes both the safe navigation and the proper conduct of the tugs and barge. The Contractor shall give a daily verbal safety brief, prior to departing, to the personnel that are deploying Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) from the Contractor’s tugs and barge.

3.2 Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)

The following items shall be provided to the contractor as Government Furnished Equipment

(GFE):

1. Portable Fire Pump (at least 1000 gpm)

a. 5 ft by 5 ft footprint, 3,450 pounds

2. Water-cooled fire resistant boom (minimum of 250 feet, maximum 300 feet)

a. Reel with boom -10 ft by 3 ft footprint, 7,000 pounds

b. Power Unit 3 feet by 3 ft footprint, 300 pounds

c. Water Pumps (2) 7.5 ft by 5 ft footprint, 2,650 pounds

3. Two skimmers designed for Arctic operations .

a. Approximate 5ft by 5 ft footprint, 250 pounds

4. Remote Operational Vehicle (ROV) and Control Unit

a. 5 ft by 3 ft footprint, 200 pounds

Oil-in-Ice Demonstration 2013 – Tug and Barge Service

5. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and Control Unit

a. 6 ft by 3 ft footprint, 150 pounds

3.3 Kick-off Meeting

The Contractor (Tug Captains) shall attend a kick-off meeting on Tuesday, 19 February 2013, at USCG Station St. Ignace, MI at 8:00 AM (local time). This one-time kick-off meeting is not to be confused with the daily 7:00 AM (local time) briefings that are discussed in Paragraph 3.1.

3.4 Towing Fire Boom

The Contractor shall utilize their tugs in the deployment of the fire boom off the barge, pulling as the boom is paid out. Utilizing the two tugs, the Contractor shall tow in tandem 250 LF of fire boom weighing approximately 10 lbs/LF. The fire boom is being provided as GFE. In addition, the Government will provide personnel to deploy the boom. Once deployed, the contractor shall tow the fire boom under various ice conditions to simulate an actual oil spill response.

3.5 Herding Ice using a Fire pump

Utilizing one tug, the Contractor shall accommodate a fire pump on its forward deck (bow) to direct water towards a containment boom and skimmer deployed off a CG cutter asset. The Government will move the fire pump from the pier at Coast Guard Station St. Ignace, MI unto the Contractor’s tug utilizing their own crane operator and CG-supplied crane. The Contractor shall be responsible for securing the pump to the tug for operations and transit. The fire pump and fire pump operators will be supplied by the Government.

3. 5 Operating a ROV and AUV from Tug Deck Utilizing their tug, the Contractor shall allow deck space for a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) when requested by the COR. Likewise, the Contractor shall allow deck space for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) when requested by the COR. The Contractor shall be responsible for securing the ROV and AUV and each respective control unit for operations and transit. The ROV and AUV; and the ROV and AUV operators will be supplied by the Government.

3.7 Standby Duty

It is anticipated that both tugs and deck barge may be on standby at the pier, not operating in the demonstration, due to weather delays or other unanticipated reasons. While on standby, the Contractor shall have the tugs and deck barge available for the loading/unloading of equipment by the Government.

3.8 Nighttime Duty

When requested by the COR, the tugs and deck barge shall be on nighttime duty at the pier, not operating in the demonstration or in standby duty. Nighttime duty is defined as the hours between 6:00PM (local time) and 6:00AM (local time)

Oil-in-Ice Demonstration 2013 – Tug and Barge Service

4.0 Other

4.1 Period of Performance

The period of performance of the contract is from date of award through 22 February 2013.

4.2 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

COR’s name and contact information will be provided at time of award

4.3 Government Furnished Information

4.3.1 Draft Operational Tactics – See attached document (Appendix 1).

4.3.2 Test Plan – The Test Plan will be provided by the COR before the demonstration as discussed in Paragraph 3.1.