Carrier Dismantle RFP Q and A Master List 3.0.xlsx
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Dismantle RFP Q&A Round 1
| No. | Date Received | Page | Section/Paragraph | Question | RFP Update? | Action Taken/Answer |
| 1 | 7.28.20 | 88 | RFP Section L II.A.1. | Offers are due by no later than 24 August 2020, which only provides a proposal formulation period of only 30 days. Can the August 24 date for submission of proposals be extended ? | No | The proposal due date remains unchanged. |
| 2 | 7.28.20 | 8 | RFP Section C.2.2.3.a | Extraction of large pieces of nickel based armor plating is a major source of revenue in the demolition of an aircraft carrier. Plates are cut into pieces up to 7’ wide and 20’ long, with all ribs, beams or other attachments stripped off, leaving a clean, flat plate that is easier to transport. The pieces can no longer be identified as a vessel component, and have no value except for its basic material content. Can this size restriction be removed ? | No | RFP Section C-2.2.3 specifies required cut dimensions for ex-JOHN F KENNEDY only. There are no size limitations for ex-KITTY HAWK. The RFP requirement remains unchanged. |
| 3 | 7.28.20 | 95 | RFP Section L-A Element 1.2 | If ex-Kitty Hawk is not a restricted, confidential vessel, are all associated employees required to be U.S. citizens, or does this only apply to the ex-John F Kennedy ? | Yes | Updated RFP |
| 4 | 7.28.20 | 92 & 104 | RFP Section L-V, Factor 4 on pg 104 | For clarification, does the solicitation require three separate technical proposals, one for each Scenario 1, 2, and 3 ? Or one technical proposal that encompasses all three Scenarios along with three separate Price proposals as per Factor 4 ? | No | Offerors shall submit no more than one technical volume to encompass any or all execution scenarios. The offerors shall submit one price volume with separate price proposals to encompass any or all execution scenarios. The RFP remains unchanged. |
| 5 | 8/5/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 as applicable to CLIN 0001 | When will drydocking occur? | No | The ex-KITTY HAWK is scheduled to enter dry dock mid-March 2021 and exit and return to INACTSHIPMAINTO Bremerton 18 May 2021. The ex-JOHN F KENNEDY will not be dry docked. The RFP remains unchanged. |
| 6 | 8/5/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 CLIN 0001 | What is the expected time duration of the drydocking? | No | Please see response to previous question. Approximately 9 weeks. The RFP remains unchanged. |
| 7 | 8/5/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 CLIN 0001 | After drydocking is complete, is there a time limit to complete tow preparations and depart from Washington? | No | There is no time limit to complete to tow preparations or depart from Washington. Ex-KITTY HAWK is required to be at the contractor’s facility no later than 30 September 2021. Please also see response to question nine (9). The RFP remains unchanged. |
| 8 | 8/5/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 | Will the current trim of the Kitty Hawk be maintained for the drydocking? Or more specifically, will the vessel come out of drydock at the same trim as when it was inspected? | No | The trim on ex-Kitty Hawk’s may be adjusted for drydocking purposes. The RFP remains unchanged. |
| 9 | 8/5/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 | What type of preparations for towing would disturb or be disturbed by drydocking avilability? | Yes | Ex-KITTY HAWK is required to be at the contractor’s facility no later than 30 September 2021. (see RFP Amendment 2) |
| 10 | 8/5/20 | 90 | Section L-III.B.2 | There is a substantial amount of items located on the decks of each vessel. Is it assumed that the vessels are offered as inspected? Or is there a removal list? | No | Yes, these vessels are offered as inspected. Items to be removed from each vessel are as follows: |
Ex-JFK:
(1) Rigging gear in the hangar bay
(2) A forklift in the hangar bay.
(3) Packing material (Building crates) in hangar bay
(4) Steam plant is currently being harvested
(5) Ship’s Brow and Stand
(6) Shore power cables, Viking plugs, and disconnects
(7) Alarm remote transmitter units Ex-KTY:
(1) Ship’s Brow and Stand
(2) Shore power cables, Viking plugs, and disconnects
(3) Alarm remote transmitter units The RFP remains unchanged.
| 11 | 8/5/20 | 90 | Section L-III.B.2 | Offerers were not allowed to take any samples of potential asbestos material during ship checks. Will the Navy provide a description and location of known hazardous materials on each vessel? | No | Per RFP Section L, (III)(A)(1), ‘Offerors shall rely solely on their own inspections in determining the location of, and the method and extent of hazardous material removal and disposal required under applicable laws and regulations. The Government explicitly does not warrant that the data provided represents a complete and accurate depiction of the location and extent of all hazardous materials.” The RFP remains unchanged. |
| 12 | 8/5/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 | The John F Kennedy has a one degree list to Port. Can this list be explained? Will it be corrected? | Yes | The Contractor shall prepare the ship for tow, including ballasting the ship if needed, and accomplish the towing of the vessel in conformance with the U.S. Navy Tow Manual. (See RFP Amendment 2) |
| 13 | 8/5/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 | Can NAVY confirm that the rudders and shafts are locked? | No | Yes, the rudders and shafts are locked, however, the awardee is responsible for determining that the ship is suitable for towing. The RFP remains unchanged. |
| 14 | 8/5/20 | 94 | Section L-V.A.Element 1.1.c.8 | Is NAVY requesting the entire SWPPP 100+ page document or just the Site Diagram? | Yes | Provide the Offeror’s Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan facility site diagram certified by a licensed professional engineer (PE). (See RFP Amendment 2) |
| 15 | 8/10/20 | N/A | Section L-III.B | Are Asbestos and PCB Survey documents available for the ex-KITTY HAWK and will they be made available to Offerors? | Yes | Yes, additional documents are available for the ex-KITTY HAWK. No PCB surveys exist. (See RFP Amendment 2) |
| 16 | 8/12/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 | What will occur contractually if the ex-Kitty Hawk (CV 63) does not enter drydock within 8 months of contract award? | No | The Inactive Ships Office is moving ahead with an ex-KITTY HAWK drydocking in March of 2021, as planned and as confirmed by the Puget Sound Navy Shipyard and NAVSEA’s SEA 04X leadership. |
| 17 | 8/12/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 | Holding period following tow preparations and prior to departure appears to be open ended; what will occur contractually if the drydock is not available for the Kitty Hawk hull cleaning until 2022 or 2023? | No | The Inactive Ships Office is committed to ensuring the completion of the ex-KITTY HAWK drydocking Avail on time and as planned. The period for tow preparations and the departure date will be contractually open-ended, however, the deadline as clarified by a previous modification to the solicitation for arrival of ex-KITTY HAWK to the awardee’s CONUS dismantling facility is 31 Dec 2021. |
| 18 | 8/12/20 | 89 | Note 3, 4 | Solicitation requires all documents to be scanned, then requires Excel spreadsheets to have all equations readable. We cannot achieve both. Are Excel spreadsheets to be scanned, which will eliminate the equations ? Will Word files saved as PDF be acceptable ? | No | Word files saved as PDF. Excel files sent in Excel format with all equations/formulas readable. |
| 19 | 8/12/20 | 7 | Section C-2.1 | Which specific items in the Navy Tow Manual will not be able to be accomplished prior to drydocking of the KITTY HAWK due to the fact that they might interfere with the drydocking activities? | Yes | See Section 2.1 of RFP Amendment 3. |
| 20 | 8/12/20 | Page 2, Amendment 2 | CLIN 0001 | The period between the May 18 return of the KITTY HAWK from drydock and the September 30 required arrival date at destination is 135 days. A tow around South America to Brownsville, Texas takes 120 days under good conditions. That leaves only 15 calendar days for the Contractor to prepare the ship for tow, including ballasting the ship if needed, reviewing the vessel with the Navy inspector, and setting Zebra throughout the vessel. Ballasting time to achieve acceptable trim is unknown. Completion time for tow prep is unknown. Navy inspection time is unknown. Closing up the vessel for towing could take more thatn a week. In light of all of these unknown time elements, can the latest arrival time for the vessel at destination be moved to October 30? | Yes | Arrival time for vessel at destination is extended to 31 December 2021. See RFP Amendment 3. |
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