Answered_Questions_Batch_5.docx

PROVIDE CLARIFICATION TO INDUSTRY QUESTIONS RELATING TO SOLICITATION

N00189-17-R-0040 – NAVSUP FLC HUSBANDING SUPPORT SERVICES-WEST COAST CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES; MEXICO; EAST COAST OF CANADA; COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; BERMUDA; CARIBBEAN; CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA; AND PANAMA Batch V of Questions and Answers Preamble: The following answers provided by the Government are in response specific questions posed by industry during the set time between the Solicitation issue date (September 26, 2017) and the cutoff date (October 16, 2017) for accepting industry questions.

38) Question:

Please consider removing Port Tariffs, Sole Source, and Not Available ELIN(s) Answer:

Please price in accordance with the solicitation as there are no directed “sole source” items requested in the solicitation.

Please see amendment 05 for items removed for not available ELIN(s).

Port Tariffs will be handled at the RTOP level as previously stated and responded to in Batch I questions and answers.

39) Question:

The following question remains unanswered.

“Please provide the Government’s definition of stand-by tug.”

Answer:

Standby tugs are those vessels required during a port visit to supplement regularly scheduled tugs; in most cases, standby tugs will perform standard mooring and unmooring duties.