N00033-12-R-3333-0005.pdf

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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

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 0005 is to respond to offerors' questions (w hich w ere received prior to the closing date for questions), provide updated Pricing Forms, and to remove Attachment L - Insurance Aff irmation. Please see attached and acknow ledge receipt of this amendment and all prior amendments.

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 06-Jul-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 1 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

06-Jul-2012

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MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, N1032/PM3

914 CHARLES MORRIS COURT SE

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC 20398-5540

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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, provide updated Pricing Forms, and to reserve Attachment L – Insurance Affirmation. The following revisions are made to the solicitation:

ATTACHMENT L

2. Per Amendment 0004 under the RFP, Section L-16(A)(h) was amended. As a result, Attachment L – Insurance

Affirmation is no longer required and has been deleted and Reserved.

PRICING FORMS

3. Pricing Form A: Salary and Benefits under Payroll Costs for the Ship Handling Expert have been removed and replaced with Direct Expenses (e.g.: compensation/salary). Offerors are instructed to price Direct Expenses (e.g.: compensation/salary) as a ten day event in accordance with Section B-1.3.

4. Pricing Form C: The calculations for TOTAL PER DAY/PER SHIP for FY14 and FY15 have been corrected to include Electronics Officer.

CLOSING

5. The due date for submission of Volume 2: Technical Proposal remains unchanged at 2:00PM East Coast time on 06 July 2012. The due dates for submittal of Volume 1: Solicitation Package and Volume 3: Past Performance Data, Small Business Participation, and Price Proposal, which includes hard copies of Specimen Copies of insurance policies [see Section L-16(A)(h)], remain unchanged at 2:00PM East Coast time on 13 July 2012.

6. Offerors requesting additional information or clarifications relating to this Amendment shall submit such in writing to francis.lirio@navy.mil, paul.kang@navy.mil, and diana.fischer@navy.mil.

7. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

QUESTIONS

NOTE: The following questions were received prior to the closing date for questions (29 June 2012 at 4:00PM East Coast time).

92. Section B-1.3 and Form A. With the addition to Form A of the pricing for Ship Handling Expert, we see that bidders are expected to break out salary costs into Salary, Benefits, and Other categories. Since this position is only expected to be needed 2-3 times per year for a 10-day exercise, many offerors may not routinely employ a suitable expert on their staff. If offeror contracts for this position with a subcontractor, it is unlikely that the breakout of salary and benefits will be disclosed. How should this situation be priced on Form A?

ANSWER: Form A has been revised to reflect the compensation cost (vice salary and benefits cost) for the Ship Handling Expert to allow for various methods of services (e.g. shoreside staff, subcontracts, etc). Note that this component shall be priced as a “ten day” event in accordance with Section B-1.3.

93. Technical Manual Section 19 Manning. We note that Section 19 in the conformed copy of the Technical

Manual in Amendment 0001 was changed to reduce the FOS crew size by one, but there was no mention of this mailto:francis.lirio@navy.mil mailto:paul.kang@navy.mil mailto:diana.fischer@navy.mil change in the amendment itself. Please confirm that Section 19 crew complement should be changed as shown in the conformed Technical Manual from Amendment 0001.

ANSWER: Please see part 4.c. of Amendment 0001, which revised the total deck department billets to 17 vice 18 due to a calculation error. As a result of this change, the total crew size was adjusted from 34 billets to 33 billets.

94. Section B-1.9 (or B-1.10 after Amendment 0001). This section states that “contractor will not be paid a fixed fee to transition a ship from ROS to FOS…etc.). This is somewhat confusing. Shouldn’t the contractor receive a fixed fee for every day once the contract begins?

ANSWER: The Contractor will not be paid a fixed “transition fee;” however, the Contractor may continue to be paid appropriate per diem (FOS, ROS, or RAV) dependent on ship status.

95. Section B-1.2.1, 1.2.2, and 1.2.3. These sections state that travel-related expenses for NUC status will follow requirements of Section C-2.7.2.2, which appears to be related to OCONUS travel only. We assumed the NUC phases will occur in a US shipyard. Please clarify.

ANSWER: Crew travel costs are further addressed under Section C-1.7.4; however, the JTR limitations on travel provided under Section C-2.7.2.2 apply.

96. Section C-3.4.4. Is the Property Control Manager referred to in Section C-3.4.4 the same position as the

Property Administrator referred to in Section C-3.4.3?

ANSWER: Yes.

97. Section C-3.4.4. If the required Key Personnel position of Operations Manager/Point of Contact for Operations is a Port Captain, do you expect to see the costs for this person in Form A under the “Port Engineers/Port Captains” section of Other Direct Costs, or under General and Administrative Expenses? Is either place acceptable?

ANSWER: Either place is acceptable.

98. Section B-1.2.1, C-1.1.1.1, and C-3.4.9.3. These sections state that contractor performance commences upon the arrival date of the NUC-1 crew. Shouldn’t the performance period start slightly earlier in order to allow the contractor sufficient time to arrange for hiring, vetting, training and transportation of crew? Also, advance approval from the Contracting Officer is required for travel, which would have to occur before the crew could arrive.

ANSWER: Performance of this fixed price contract will commence upon arrival of the NUC-1 crew. All costs associated with the Contractor’s efforts for the timely arrival of a properly qualified NUC-1 crew, such as hiring, vetting, security clearance, etc., shall be for the Contractor’s account (and included in the fixed price).

99. Section B-1.2.1, C-1.1.1.1, and C-3.4.9.3. Will the Contracting Officer approval of reimbursement for per diem for NUC-1, NUC-2, and NUC-3 crew be at the rates provided under the JTR, or will the Contractor be required to substantiate all food purchases to justify a reimbursable amount or rate?

ANSWER: Per B-1.2.1, per diem expenses shall be reimbursable within the limitations provided by the JTR, but must still be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer.

100. Section C-3.4.9.3.This section refers to “Bosun(s)” and” Storekeeper(s)” as if there were more than one billet for each of these positions on a ship. Please clarify.

ANSWER: Although one Storekeeper (per ship) is required during FOS and ROS; Bosun requirements are dependent on ship status (see Section 19 of the Technical Manual).

101. Section C-1.1.5.4.3 - ROS-5 Hours of Operation. A steward department of two people is more than sufficient to feed a crew of 12; however, steward department will not be able to work the required eight hours only between 0800 and 1700 and still provide three meals to the crew. Can the steward department hours be more flexible in order to avoid expensive overtime outside of the 0800-1700 mandate?

ANSWER: The Steward’s Department hours should accommodate 3 meals a day without overtime. They may be flexible within these parameters.

102. Technical Manual Section 19 - Manning. The manning schedule for FOS includes an Electronics Officer.

Within the industry, this has been a position that is very difficult to fill and maintain. Would it be acceptable for an offeror to replace this billet in their bid with a fully qualified contractor, since this is a part of the fixed per diem cost?

ANSWER: The contract requires the Contractor to provide a licensed Electronics Officer. A subcontractor substitute is not acceptable.

103. If overtime is required by the Steward Department in order to provide berthing and meals for Permanently

Assigned Personnel or Temporarily Embarked Personnel, is this overtime reimbursable?

ANSWER: Per Section C-1.7.11.3, this type of overtime may be reimbursable on a case-by-case basis with prior Contracting Officer approval.

104. Union rules for Steward’s Department require additional crew to be added in stages when there is additional messing and berthing of non-crewmembers. Since it is not possible to predict the number of permanent or temporarily assigned personnel, would additional crew under these circumstances be reimbursable?

ANSWER: Additional crew (including steward’s department) may be reimbursable on a case-by-case basis with prior Contracting Officer approval (see Section C-1.7.11.1).

105. Are Port Captains and Port Engineers reimbursable during NUC-1, 2, and 3, since they are blocked out of the

Form A costs in these statuses?

ANSWER: Port Captains and Port Engineers are not required during the NUC periods. See response to Question 58 under Amendment 0004.

106. Are costs associated with crew, such as crew physicals, medical advisory services, company-specific training, etc. which would normally be for contractor’s account in FOS status considered to be reimbursable during NUC-1, 2 and 3? We ordinarily include such types of costs in Other Ship Expenses, but this caption is blocked out of the Form A costs in these statuses.

ANSWER: Any costs incurred by Contractors to “man each ship with a complement of trained, qualified, vetted, and medically/dentally/psychologically fit personnel…” shall be for the Contractor’s account (not reimbursable). The component for “Other Ship Expenses” is available for data input on Form A.

107. Can an estimate of the gross tonnage of the vessels be obtained from MSC? This figure is necessary in order to obtain accurate pricing for insurance costs.

ANSWER: See response to Question 82 under Amendment 0004.

108. On page 50 Section C-3.4.9.3 states “NUC-1 consisting of prospective Master, Chief Engineer, Chief Mate, 1st

Engineer shall arrive 140 days (20 weeks) prior to ship delivery.” On page 70 Section F-1 shows that the USNS MONTFORD POINT is expected to be delivered on May 14, 2013, with a “Performance Start Date (Arrival NUC-1 Crew)” of January 2, 2013. However, 140 days prior to ship delivery of 5/14/13 would be 12/26/12, or a week prior to the Performance Start Date of 1/02/13. Please clarify.

ANSWER: As the NASSCO shipyard is closed between Christmas and New Years Day, the arrival date for the NUC-1 crew for the USNS MONTFORD POINT has been moved until the first available day after the holiday season (January 2, 2013). This shortens the NUC-1 period by 7 days. NUC-2 and NUC-3 remain unchanged.

109. Form C headings include “TOTAL CREW WAGES & FRINGES*” and “Other**.” Please clarify what the * and ** refer to.

ANSWER: The asterisks do not refer to additional information and were meant to bring attention to the headings. To avoid further confusion, they have been removed.

110. Will the cost of maintaining a stocked library of books and DVD’s on board, as required by our CBA, be reimbursable?

ANSWER: This is a discretionary expense and is for the contractor’s account.

111. If the vessel is in ROS, will there be capability for crew to access Wi-Fi or internet connections without charge?

ANSWER: Wi-Fi/internet access for other than official Government business will be for the Contractor’s account.

112. When the vessel is in ROS or FOS, will there be communications ability for the contractor to communicate with its home office? For example, if the contractor needs to order repair parts for the vessel.

ANSWER: Communications for official Government business will be available.