Solicitation updates.pdf

22 April 2020 - Amendment 2 Updates

PWS Table of Contents Updated to reflect changes below:

1.1.3. - Added “exculsively”

2.1. - Added: If available, the Government may provide equipment at locations for contractor use but is not guaranteed and the contractor should arrive at required locations with all equipment ready for loading and offloading of cargo.

2.2. – Rewritten to reflect: The term tank barge means a non-self-propelled tank vessel. A tank barge is constructed or adapted primarily to carry liquid, solid or gaseous commodities or cargos in bulk through rivers and inland waterways, and may occasionally carry commodities or cargoes through points on the Gulf of Mexico and the Lower Mississippi River and their connecting waterway and tributaries in transit from one inland waterway to another. The commodities or cargoes transported in a tank barge are in direct contact with the tank interior. The term tank barge may also be referred to as “barge” and tank barge tow may also be referred to as “tow” throughout the PWS.

2.2.1. - Tug (previously 2.2.3.) rewritten to reflect: The tugs offered under this contract shall be suitable in design and power to properly, timely and safely navigate all traffic areas designated herein, and pull two tank barges as part of a tow.

2.2.2. The term tank barge or “barge”, for this acquisition, is defined as a single 25,000 bbl tank barge.

The tank barge capacity shall not exceed 30,000 bbls and shall be calibrated to at least 25,000 bbls and must be calibrated up to its maximum safe fill capacity. The barge shall have a stern manifold configuration.

2.2.2. - 2.2.2.9. - Renumbered to reflect 2.2.3. - 2.2.3.9

2.2.2.1. – Added to define tank barge tow: The term tank barge tow or “tow”, for this acquisition, is defined as two 25,000 bbl tank barges navigated by one tug.

Each tow shall consist of two (2) tank barges with a total calibrated capacity of 50,000 barrels. An individual tank barge should be calibrated to at least 25,000 barrels and each tank barge shall not exceed a 30,000 barrel capacity. Two tank barge tows are required for this contract.

The contractor is responsible for all costs associated with positioning the equipment at the initial loading point. Fuel cost for services performed will be reimbursed in accordance with Appendix C, Paragraph C.3, Bunker Fuel Reimbursement.

2.2.2.1. - Added “Two tank barge tows are required for this contract. The contract also requires two additional on-call tows” to paragraph one.

2.2.2.1. - Deleted paragraph 2; “Each tow shall consist of two (2) tank barges with a total calibrated capacity of 50,000 barrels. An individual tank barge shall not exceed a 30,000 barrel capacity. Two tank barge tows are required for this contract. The contract also requires two additional on-call tows.

2.2.3. – Original paragraph is now reflected as paragraph 2.2.1.; This paragraph now reflects Self- Certified Letter due to renumbering of paragraphs.

2.2.3.8. - Added “The contractor shall ensure that sectional fuel delivery hose(s) are clean and free from any condition that would contaminate or degrade cargo.”

2.2.3.9. - Added “mutually agreed upon”.

2.2.3.9. – Deleted “The tugs offered under this contract shall be suitable in design and power to properly, timely and safely navigate all traffic areas designated herein”

2.4. - PWS references have been updated.

2.4.1. - Line 4 replaced “Tows” with "Tank barge tow"

2.4.2. - Line one - changed “vessel” to “barge”

3.4. – Add “General Requirements” to line 3.

3.4.1. - Updated “heading” to “heading 3” and added to Table of Contents

3.5. - Removed "Contracting Officer Representative"

3.6.1. - Added “Government reserves the right to witness any measurement or guaging of product in determining lost cargo.”

3.8. - Line 6 added wording "as amended"

3.9. - Line 6 added wording "as amended" and updated DTR date from 11 October 2019 to reflect 8 April 2020; updated Note: to reflect correct web address.

3.9.1. - Added "." after the number 1

3.12.1. – Added “and QAR”

3.12.3. - Added abbreviation “OOS;” deleted “Out-Of-Service” from the **Deliverable

3.12.4. - Deleted “Out-Of-Service” added “OOS”

Table 1: Deleted “Out-Of-Service” added “OOS” under Measure

Table 2: Deleted “Out-Of-Service” added “OOS” under first event

Table 3:

Task 2.2.2.4.1. - Updated to reflect 2.2.3.4.1.

Task 3.3.2. - Updated to reflect 3.3.1

Task 3.4.1. - Added

Task 3.5. - Updated to reflect (RDD)

3.12.3.- Deleted “Out-Of-Service” added “OOS;”

3.12.4. - Deleted “Out-Of-Service” added “OOS”

Deliverable 5.3. Cyber-Incident Reporting - Added

Table 4:

2.4.1. - Changed from 2.3.1.

2.6. - Changed from 2.5.

3.3.1. Moved to have the numbers in chronological order and retitled to match PWS paragraph.

3.3.2. - Changed from 3.3.1. and retitled to match PWS.

3.5. - Added (RDD)

5.3. - Added for Cyber Incident Reporting

52.212-1 Updates:

Subfactor A: Proposal Compliance 1.(a)(5): Added “. IAW Provision 52.204-7(b)(1), an Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

B. Volume II Technical Proposal 1.(a)(1): Updated PWS sections to match PWS updates 1.(a)(2): Updated PWS section to match PWS update 1.(a)(3): Updated PWS sections to match PWS updates

2. Subfactor B: Management of Operations 2.(a)(2): Updated Calibration PWS sections to match PWS updates Deleted: Cargo Quality Assurance (PWS 2.4.2.)

Added: Quality and Performance

C. Volume III – Past Performance C.(a): added language throughout paragraph C.(c): Added “PPQ” to line one. Replaced Past Performance Questionnaires with PPQ throughout paragraph.

52.212-2 Updates:

I. Basis for Contract Award A.: Added “FAR” and “Source Selection Procedures to line 3.

C. Factor 2 – Technical Proposal C.(1)(a): Updated language to reflect new definitions and paragraphs in updated PWS.

Added: Table to provide an example of the requirement and how it is composed.

C.(1)(b): Updated PWS section to reflect updated PWS section numbering.

C.(1)(c): Updated PWS paragraphs to reflect updated PWS paragraph numbering

2. Subfactor B: Management of Operations 2.(a)(ii.): Updated Calibration PWS paragraph numbering; Deleted Cargo Quality Assurance (PWS 2.4.2.)

D. Factor 3 – Past Performance.

D(f): Add: past performance efforts

D(j): add affiliates, subsidiaries.

Pricing Matrix (Attachment 2)

Updated PWS references throughout document.

List of Attachments:

Updated to reflect updated versions of Pricing Matrix (Attachment 2) and PWS (Attachment 1).