21-R-2255 Workboat Medium QA 21 June 2021.xlsx
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This document contains questions and answers regarding a solicitation for workboat medium vessels. The solicitation seeks proposals for up to fifty-three workboat medium boats over seven years to provide naval shipyards and shore installations with workboats for drydocking evolutions, port operations, barrier tending, towing, firefighting, and diver support. The boats must have propulsion maximized for bollard pull and maneuverability, and include a climate-controlled cabin for operator shelter. Proposals are due by June 29, 2021. The contract will be a firm fixed price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract awarded to a single offeror representing best value using lowest price technically acceptable evaluation. The vessels must meet commercial standards and specified government requirements. The procurement will utilize a total small business set-aside under FAR Part 12 for the acquisition of commercial items.
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Workboat Medium RFP
| Serial | Source | Solicitation Reference | Question | Answer |
| 1 | Specification | Freeboard at Transom (Specification Section 070-1) -- The spec states the freeboard at the transom in the Min Op Condition shall not exceed 25” but does not state how far forward this deck height must be maintained. | Is there any requirement on extent of aft working deck at this height? | The maximum freeboard requirement is only applicable to the transom of the boat. There is no specified requirement for freeboard along the sides of the aft deck. |
| 2 | Specification & RFP | Fendering System (Specification Section 611-2 and RFP Part 2, Vol 1, Factor 1.B.2 Fendering Detail Drawings) – The spec states “Hull to hull contact shall be prevented: when workboat is pushing against vessels with the bow or stern, when working alongside in parallel with the vessel, and for angles in between these positions.” The RFP states drawings “shall depict the boat in configurations and views listed below: a. Pushing with the bow … b. alongside, parallel … and c. alongside 22.5° and -22.5° with respect to the submarine centerline …” | Taken together, these requirements imply the workboat fendering system will need to prevent contact for a full 360° range of contact angles, for both vessels and submarine, including in way of the workboat nozzles and rudders – is this the correct interpretation? | Yes. This is the correct interpretation. The boat’s fendering system shall prevent hull to hull contact for a full 360 degree range of contact angles. |
Note that the fendering system is intended to prevent incidental hull to hull contact when the boat is at angles between pushing against vessels bow or stern and working alongside
| 3 | RFP | Page 41 of the RFP shows one of the delivery locations as being NAVSUPPACT Souda Bay in Greece on the island of Crete. The RFP in Section I also invokes DFAR 252.247.7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. We have been advised that the only way to ship a boat to Crete on a US Flag vessel would be to charter a vessel. The cost to charter a vessel to ship a single WB-M to Crete would be excessive and difficult to estimate for the next 8 years. Additionally, as shipping is an option under the RFP and there is no way to forecast if more than one WB-M will ship at a time, in order to price shipping to Crete we would need to assume we can only ship one boat at a time. | Will the Government change the RFP to have the Souda Bay vessels shipped to NAVSUPFLC CAX in Williamsburg or to DDDC in San Diego instead? | Yes. Please refer to Amendment 1 and revised Attachment 8 to see changes. Note: the Amendment does not change the requirement for post delivery reassembly in Souda Bay. |
| 4 | RFP | On page 48 of the RFP it states “Transportation charges for boats and trailers…”. The specification does not mention trailers nor is their any other indication in the RFP that the Navy requires contractors to provide a trailer with the boat. | Is a trailer required, and if yes, what are the specifications? | No, please refer to Amendment 1. |
| 5 | Attachment 3- Spares | Attachment 3 – Vendor Provided Spares requires Contractors to price and provide a “Clutch, steering system PTO pump”. | If our hydraulic pump does not require the use of a clutch can we delete the requirement for a spare clutch from Attachment 3? | No. If an item on the spare parts list is not required, mark as Not Applicable. Please refer to Amendment 1. |
| 6 | Attachment 4- Delivery Schedule | Delivery Schedule the definition of “No Break” is as follows: “If an option is exercised before 120 days prior to delivery date of the last boat on contract. (Example: Last boat on current contract: 15 July 2019, option exercised any time before 15 April 2019 would be defined as a NO BREAK in production.)” The schedule then requires the delivery date of the first boat in any optional “No Break” follow on CLIN 30 days after the prior boat. This effectively means that an offeror would need to deliver the first boat in the follow on CLIN 150 days after order. Depending on delivery location this could effectively mean that a boat would need to be shipped as early as 110 days after order. This in turn would require receiving the diesel engines not later than 95 days after order. In conversations with the engine supplier they have a concern about being able to deliver engines and marine gear that quickly. Recent lead time quotes from the marine gear OEM have included lead times of 14-17 weeks (98 to 119 days). | Will the Government amend the definition of “No Break” to read “150 days” instead of “120 days” to accommodate long lead time ordering of engines? | Yes, please see revised Attachment 4 Delivery Schedule and Amendment 1. |
| 7 | RFP | N/A | Will the Government extend the due date for Proposals by three weeks? | Due to mission requirements, the Government will not be extending the proposal due date at this time. |
| Updated June 21, 2021 | ||||
| 8 | RFP | N/A | Will the Government extend the due date for Proposals to June 25? | The Government will extend the proposal due date to June 29, 2021 at 1 PM EST per Amendment 4. |
| 9 | RFP | Section C | In my opinion the costs for re-assembly should be per boat, and possibly included in the shipping price? Although on a multiple boat delivery Travel Costs should be QTY (1) with only additional labor costs for reassembly on remaining boats. |
| See Section C-2.11 in Amendment 5. | ||||
| 10 | RFP | Attachment 8 | The Attachment 8: CLIN Pricing Sheet has a note at the bottom of the page (cell row 315) that states that the worksheet “CLIN 0003 Engin Indust Services” is to be completed in a second worksheet that I cannot find. Would you please clarify the government’s intentions on this note? | These notes have been removed in Att 8 ELIN Pricing Chart June 21, 2021. Offerors are to complete tab "CLIN 005 ECP/RFV" in addition to the "Total Contract" tab as per the instructions in Section L. Failure to complete both tabs will result the contractor being determined non responsive. |
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