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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to respond to offerors' questions and to make changes to the RFP. Please see attached.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 21-Jun-2012

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N00033-12-R-3333

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

23-May-2012

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

22-Jun-2012

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

AMENDMENT BODY

1. The purpose of this Amendment is to respond to offerors’ questions and to make changes to the RFP. The following revisions are made to the solicitation:

SECTION C

2. Section C-1.4.10.1 is amended as follows (all changes are highlighted in yellow):

1.4.10.1 Supplemental Immunizations and Other Preventive and Medical Countermeasures. In addition to the foregoing, at any time during the period of this contract and any options or extensions hereto, COMSC may establish supplemental immunization programs and other preventive and medical countermeasures through written policies or directives. The Contractor shall ensure that all officers, crewmembers, and other individuals embarked on ships are in compliance. The costs for supplemental immunizations or other medical countermeasures specified herein will be reimbursable on a case-by-case basis with prior Contracting Officer approval.

SECTION F

3. The table under Section F, Paragraph (a) is amended as follows (changes are highlighted in yellow):

Ship Performance

Start Date (Arrival NUC-1 Crew)

Ship Deliveries

Performance Period with Options

Firm Periods Option Periods

USNS

MONTFORD POINT 02 Jan 2013 14 May 2013 02 Jan 2013 –

01 Jan 2018 272 days Four 1-Year options, One 93-day option

USNS

JOHN GLENN 25 Oct 2013 14 Mar 2014 25 Oct 2013 –

01 Jan 2018 341 days Three 1-Year options, One 93-day option

USNS

LEWIS B. PULLER 25 Aug 2014 12 Jan 2015 25 Aug 2014 –

01 Jan 2018 37 days Three 1-Year options, One 93-day option

SECTION L

4. Section L-16.B.A.III.(a) is amended as follows:

III. Contract Administration

(a) Key Shore-based Personnel: Offeror shall designate all key personnel by name and position and shall provide resumes and “letters of intent” (from individuals not currently employed by the offeror) for all “Key Shore-based Personnel” as identified in Section C-3.4.2. Letters of intent shall be signed by the prospective employee stating their intent to accept employment in a stated position with the offeror if the offeror is awarded a contract. Resumes for key shoreside personnel shall meet the position qualifications specified under Sections C-3.4.5 – C-3.4.8. For Port Engineers, offerors shall provide “letters of intent” and resumes for MLP ships 1 (USNS MONTFORD POINT) and 2 (USNS JOHN GLENN) only. The PE resume for MLP 3 (USNS LEWIS B PULLER) will be required upon exercise of the option for that vessel in accordance with the requirements of Section C-3.4.7.

PRICING FORM C

5. The Total Billets for 2nd Mate included in the option years and NUC-3 of Pricing Form C has been corrected and reduced from 2 to 1 for a Total Crew Complement of 33.

CLOSING

6. The closing date for questions (June 22, 2012 at 4:00 pm East Coast time) and the due date for submittal of final proposal revisions (July 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm East Coast time) remain unchanged.

7. Offerors requesting additional information or clarifications relating to this Amendment shall submit such in writing to both Diana.Fischer@navy.mil and Francis.Lirio@navy.mil.

8. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

QUESTIONS

32. Could the Government please clarify their position regarding the Contractor’s risk for property loss or damage to other government-owned vessels and cargo onboard other government vessels which are not subject to the contract. Section H-5(i) on page 83 states that the government retains the risk of property loss or damage to each vessel subject to this contract. Therefore, it would seem that the Contractor is exposed for damages to other government-owned vessels and cargo onboard other government-owned vessels. Please advise.

ANSWER: The Government does not intend to retain the risk of damage to any vessel or cargo other than the MLP and its specific cargo. H-5(a) requires P&I coverage “(including full four-fourths (4/4s) collision liability…)” for all liabilities “(other than liability for loss or damage to Government cargo carried onboard the vessel).” If an offeror determines, in coordination with their P&I insurer, that any aspect of MLP operations would be excluded from standard P&I cover, this should be brought to the Government’s attention.

33. In order to account for the cost differential clarified in Amendment 0001, Q&A #28, can MSC please advise the anticipated number of Permanent Government Personnel assigned to the vessel while in FOS and ROS.

ANSWER: The anticipated number of permanent operating crew for FOS and ROS is presented in the Technical Manual Section 19. No mission or mission support personnel are anticipated to be embarked permanently on the ships in either FOS or ROS.

34. In order to properly quantify the immunizations required under section 1.4.10.1 and further clarified in

Amendment 0001, Q&A #29, please advise what supplemental immunizations the contractor will be required to supply.

ANSWER: Section 1.4.10.1 allows the Government to “establish supplemental immunization programs and other preventive and medical countermeasures through written policies and directives.” This section contemplates situations where officers, crewmembers and other individuals embarked on MSC ships may be exposed to infectious diseases or other health hazard, not included in the BUMEDINST 6230.15 Series. This section has been revised to allow the costs for supplemental immunizations or other medical countermeasures to be reimbursable on a case-by-case basis with prior Contracting Officer approval.

35. Amendment 0001, Q&A #9 confirms that the Ship Handling Expert can be contracted out and Section L16(B)(B)(I)(ii) requires the contractor to describe the hiring and retaining of experienced ship handling experts, (third party contractors). With an explanation of methods to contracting the SHE and with what company we intend to contract with, does this not preclude the need for submission of resumes and letters of intent for the third party contractor SHE? Specifically, can the requirements stipulated on page 115 of the RFP (SHE resume & letter of intent) be replaced with this requirement being part of post award, contracting officer’s approval prior to subcontracting the services?

mailto:Diana.Fischer@navy.mil mailto:Francis.Lirio@navy.mil

ANSWER: No. “Mission Procedures” is a trade-off factor for contract award. The Government considers the specific qualifications of the individual SHE, vice the company, to be critical in the making a “best value” determination.

36. MLP Form C - The first year for FOS has the correct manning levels as per Amendment 0001; however, for the option years and NUC-3, there is an extra second mate and the total crew complement is 34 vice 33. Please advise/confirm.

ANSWER: Form C has been corrected.

37. In regards to MLP 2 & 3 (USNS JOHN GLENN & USNS LEWIS B. PULLER, respectively) does MSC require bidders to provide Resume’s and Letters of Intent for Port Engineers with our proposals when these two MLP’s deliver 20 and 30 months after the bid due date? We understand the requirement to have two P/E’s in attendance during certain availabilities; however, naming P/E candidates and asking them to sign a commitment letter for a position 20 or 30 months down the road may be impracticable and request that bidders only provide a P/E resume and letter of commitment for MLP 1 (at the same time incorporating the expenses of unnamed P/E candidates for MLP 2 & 3 into our bid).

ANSWER: Section L has been revised to require that PE resumes be submitted for MLP 1 (USNS MONTFORD POINT) and 2 (USNS JOHN GLENN) only. The PE resume for MLP 3 (USNS LEWIS B PULLER) will be required upon exercise of the option for that vessel in accordance with the requirements of Section C-3.4.7.

38. There seems to be a discrepancy in the stated “Performance Start Date” and the stated “Performance Period (with options)” dates as represented in Section F, Paragraph F-1. As stated, Paragraph F-1 shows the NUC-1 crew for USNS GLENN reporting prior to the start of the contractual performance period/NTP. Will MSC please clarify or correct these dates?

ANSWER: Section F-1, “Performance Period with Options” column has been revised to state “25 Oct 2013 – 01 Jan 2018.”