Request for Spec Clarification 6.docx

N32205-15-R-1009

USNS RAPPAHANNOCK (T-AO 204)

REQUEST FOR SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATION - #006

NAME OF CONTRACTOR:

SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: ____0106_________________

PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO:_7.2.1 – 7.2.6 .

TITLE: ___ABS SPECIAL SURVEY .

QUESTION:

1. Can you provide the amount of staging required to accomplish CLOSE-UP SURVEYS or is this a best judgment call?

1.a Would 6 towers per tank be acceptable to accomplish this work

2. In past Performance Tanks have been Rafted to accomplish this work.

Since Tanks are being filled with Salt Water would it be acceptable to raft the tanks to accomplish the CLOSE-UP SURVEYS?

ANSWER:

The contractor may raft tanks to accomplish CLOSE-UP SURVEYS, however the contractor is reminded that work is expected to be accomplished in accordance with the completion schedule. Therefore, the contractor shall weigh the method used against time constraints to ensure that this required work can be accomplished prior to the major overhaul.

The contractor is to estimate work as per the written requirement. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that the appropriate tower quantity is utilized.

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