Pilot statement of work.docx

PILOTAGE SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF

COMMANDER NAVY REGION MID-ATLANTIC PORT OPERATIONS DIVISION

1. The contractor shall furnish pilotage services for the localities identified in the line items section of the contract. NOTE: Docking and undocking services will not be required under this contract. The contractor shall provide pilot services for the following four groups of ships when required by Commander Navy Region Mid Atlantic Port Operations Department: U.S. Public Vessels (USS and USNS), Foreign/Allied Vessels, Time Charter Vessels, and Foreign Military Sales Vessels. Only ships/vessels with pilotage services arranged through Naval Station Norfolk, Port Operations Department are covered under this contract. For purposes of this contract, references made to these ships/vessels are identified as follows:

1.1. U.S. Public Vessels (USS and USNS ships): includes United States active naval vessels, naval reserve training ships, pre-commissioned and decommissioned naval vessels of the United States Navy.

1.1.1. U.S. Public Vessels also include any public vessels of the United States government to include, but not limited to, the following:

1) Government owned ships of the Military Sealift Command, as designated with a “USNS” prefix to include ships operated by civil service personnel as well as ships crewed by contractor operators;

2) Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) ships operated by the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.

1.2. Foreign/Allied Vessels: includes the naval vessels and training ships of a foreign/allied country’s navy. For purposes of this contract, only a naval vessel belonging to a foreign/allied country’s navy that is bound for ports in the mid-Atlantic region with pilotage services arranged through Naval Station Norfolk, Port Operations Department is covered under this contract.

1.3. Time Charter Vessels: refers to commercially operated vessels leased (chartered) to the Military Sealift Command for the carriage of Government cargo and/or personnel for specific periods of time, usually six months in the duration or longer. These ships operate under the operational control of Military Sealift Command and its designated subordinate commands.

1.4. Foreign Military Sales Vessels: refers to vessels sold, or in the process of being sold, to foreign countries. These ships operate under control of the Navy’s Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships.

2. PILOTAGE DESTINATIONS ARE HEREBY IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

2.1. Between Cape Henry and Hospital Point: applies to any destination or departure between these points. Includes but is not limited to, Sewells Point Anchorage, Degaussing Range Entrance Reach, Naval Station Norfolk, Craney Island Fuel Depot, Moon Engineering, Jonathan Corporation, Waterside Area, Hospital Point on the Elizabeth River, and the navigable portions of the Eastern and Southern Branches of the Elizabeth River.

2.2. Between Cape Henry and Cheatham Annex: applies when either the destination or the departure point falls between these points and does not fall within 2.1. Includes, but is not limited to, the Yorktown Coast Guard Station, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, and Cheatham Annex on the York River.

2.3. Between Cape Henry and Deep Water Light: applies when either the destination or the departure point falls between these points and does not fall within 2.1. or 2.2. Includes, but is not limited to, the lower James River Anchorage, Newport News Merchandise Piers, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock and Deepwater Shoals Light.

2.4. Between Cape Henry and the Potomac River: applies when either the destination or the departure point falls between these points and does not fall within 2.1., 2.2., and 2.3. Includes, but is not limited to, all anchorages in the Potomac River as far up as Washington, DC to the Steuart Petroleum Terminal at Piney Point, MD and to the hurricane anchorage between the York River and the Potomac River.

2.5. Between Cape Henry and the Lower Chesapeake Bay Hurricane Anchorages: applies when either the destination or departure point falls between these point and does not fall within 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4. Includes all lower Chesapeake Bay hurricane anchorages.

3. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

3.1. The contractor shall furnish to U.S. Public Vessels, Foreign/Allied Vessels, Time Charter Vessels, and Foreign Military Sales Vessels, upon request from the ordering officers or Contracting Officer, or the duly authorized representative specifically named in the contract and task orders, pilot services as required during any 24 hour period of the day or night, including holidays and weekends. The contractor shall provide pilotage services within two hours notice.

3.2. The contractor shall furnish pilots, as required for a phased sortie of vessels, within two hours notice for ports in the Hampton Roads area for a complete harbor movement of vessels upon an impending natural disaster or other requirements deemed necessary by the Government to move all ships in the mid-Atlantic region.

3.3. The services intended are the services scheduled and customarily performed by harbor pilots for piloting U.S. Public Vessels, Foreign/Allied Vessels, Time Charter Vessels, and Foreign Military Sales Vessels, both surface and submarine.

3.4. The contractor shall promptly notify the ordering officer, Contracting Officer, or the duly authorized representative specifically named in the contract and task orders, if the contractor is unable to meet or complete an assignment. Nevertheless, the contractor (at its expense) shall furnish substitute pilotage services to perform the assignment without additional compensation, provided that the pilot services originally ordered by the Government are in compliance with the requirements of the contract. If the contractor fails or is unable to furnish substitute pilotage services that conform to the requirements of this contract, the Government may either perform the services itself or employ others to do so at the contractor’s expense. Excess costs to the Government, in either case, shall be charged to the contractor.

4. GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.1 The ordering officers, Contracting Officer, or the duly authorized representative specifically named in the contract and task orders, will arrange for all pilotage services in the mid-Atlantic region covered by this contract.

4.2. The Government will not honor any unauthorized requests for pilotage services performed under this contract. Unauthorized requests are all requests made directly to the contractor by anyone other than the ordering officers, the Contracting Officer, or the duly authorized representative specifically named in the contract and task orders.

5. CONTRACTOR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

5.1. Due to the overwhelming harbor traffic within the Hampton Roads area, shore based surface radar is desirable, but not required, to assist vessels transiting highly congested routes during hazardous weather conditions.

6. CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall have the necessary licensing to pilot U.S. Public Vessels, Foreign/Allied Vessels, and Time Charter Vessels in accordance with all state and federal laws. The contractor shall submit to the Government documentation of applicable licenses as listed below:

U.S. Public Vessels (USS and USNS Ships): sovereign immunity Foreign/Allied Ships: sovereign immunity Time Charter Vessels: State licensing laws apply

NOTE: Sovereign immunity means that vessels are not required to meet State pilotage laws. Therefore, either State or Federally licensed pilots are acceptable.

7. REQUIRED STANDARD OF WORKMANSHIP

Unless otherwise specifically provided in this contract, the quality of all services rendered hereunder shall conform to the highest standards in the relevant profession, trade, or field of endeavor. All services shall be rendered by or supervised directly by individuals fully qualified in the relevant profession, trade, or field of endeavor, and holding any licenses required by law.

7.1. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

The Government shall utilize the QASP (Attachment 1) to evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract. The contractor’s service requirements are summarized in the performance objectives that relate directly to this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The performance threshold describes the minimum acceptable level of service required.

8. PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION REQUIRED FOR ALL SUBCONTRACTS

None of the services required by this contract shall be subcontracted to or performed by persons other than the contractor or the contractor’s employees without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer.

9. EMPLOYMENT OF NAVY PERSONNEL RESTRICTED

In performing this contract, the contractor shall not use as a consultant or employ (on either a full or part time basis) any active duty Navy personnel (civilian or military) without the prior approval of the Contracting Officer. Such approval may be given only in circumstances where it is clear that no laws and no Department of Defense or Department of the Navy instruction, regulations, or policies might possibly be contravened and no appearance of conflict of interest will result.

10. CONTRACTOR ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

Contractor personnel must be able to pass background checks in order to gain access to military installations.

DBIDS is the current base access medium. Contractor will submit SECNAV 5512.1 form to COR (contracting officer representative) for the purpose of background check prior to the issuance of DBIDS card for base access.