MRQ_Kuwait_TRANSCOM18R004.docx

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Attached to: RFI Kuwait S&RTS Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number: HTC711-18-R-R003
Issued by: Department of Defense United States Transportation Command

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This document contains a market research questionnaire related to a forthcoming solicitation for stevedoring and related terminal services at ports in Kuwait. The questionnaire seeks information from potential offerors about their experience and capabilities in areas such as vessel loading and unloading, cargo handling, inland transportation, customs clearance, and cargo tracking. Additional questions address the offerors' registration status, ability to transition personnel and equipment within 30 days of award, and potential compliance with Kuwaiti laws. The related federal contract opportunity indicates that the United States Transportation Command plans to issue a request for information in the near future to gather market data for these stevedoring and terminal services at Kuwaiti ports prior to an eventual solicitation.

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MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE – TRANSCOM18R004

Stevedoring & Terminal Related Services (S&RTS) Ports of Shuaiba, Shuwaikh, and Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait.

Company Name:_____________________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number:______________________________________________________________________ Point of Contact:_____________________________________________________________________ Email address:_______________________________________________________________________ Cage Code:__________________________________________________________________________

Size/Status: (Check all that apply)

____Small Business ____Veteran-Owned Small Business ____Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business ____Small Disadvantaged Business ____WKuwait-Owned Small Business ____Large Business ____Foreign-Owned Corporation

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The Contractor shall provide stevedoring and related terminal services in connection with the movement of U.S. Department of Defense cargo at the Ports of Shuaiba, Shuwaikh, and Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait.

The Contractor shall provide sufficient qualified labor, gear and equipment and materials to satisfy the requirements of this contract.

The general scope of Stevedoring and Related Terminal Services includes:

· Vessel Loading/Discharging

· Receipt/Disposition of Cargo

· Stuffing/Unstuffing of Cargo

· Intra-Terminal Transfer of Cargo

· Inland Transportation/Onward Movement of Cargo

· Yard Management & Staging

· Management Expertise

· Customs Brokering

· Logistics and Tracking

· Washrack/Rinse Service

NAICS Code: 488320 (Marine Cargo Handling)

Hours of Operation: The contractor may be required to perform services 24 hours per day, seven (7) days per week, 365 days per year to include all official holidays.

1. Has your company ever performed (prime or subcontractor) under a United States Government contract? Please indicate scope of contract work.

Answer_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Is your company registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)?

3. Is your company, or its subsidiaries, headquartered in Kuwait?

4. What is your experience in providing management, labor, equipment, supplies, materials and other services necessary to perform Vessel Loading/Discharging, Intra-terminal Transfer, Yard Management & Staging and Washrack/Rinse Service at the Ports of Shuaiba, Shuwaikh, and Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait? Please note that experience refers to complexity as well as longevity.

5. What is your experience in providing management, labor, equipment, supplies, materials and other services necessary to perform Receipt, Disposition, Inland Transportation and Stuffing/Unstuffing of Cargo at the Ports of Shuaiba, Shuwaikh, and Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait? Please note that experience refers to complexity as well as longevity.

6. What is your experience in providing customs clearance services? Has your company ever performed customs clearance for US Department of Defense cargo?

7. What is your experience in performing cargo tracking and reporting? Please note that experience refers to complexity as well as longevity.

8. Is your company registered with the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce to perform stevedoring, vessel loading/unloading, freight forwarding, trucking of freight or similar? Can your company provide proof/documentation of that registration?

9. Is your company a registered agent with the Kuwaiti Port Authority at Shuaiba and Shuwaikh? Please specify if your company is not registered at any of the indicated ports.

10. Can your company provide letters from the Kuwait Port Authority demonstrating your ability to perform S&RTS at Shuaiba and Shuwaikh?

11. Can your company transition required contractor-furnished equipment/materials and provide sufficient personnel to be fully operational within 30 days if awarded a contract for these services?

12. Does your company foresee any problems with meeting Kuwaiti Immigration or Labor Laws? If yes, please explain.

13. Does anyone from Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria own or have significant interest in your company? Does your company employ anyone from those countries?

14. Do your company’s commercial contracts contain provisions for extending the term of the contract (e.g., yearly options)?

15. Do your company’s commercial contracts contain provisions for extending services at the end of the contract (e.g., option to extend services)?

16. Please provide any questions, comments or concerns you feel relevant concerning this requirement or questionnaire.

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