N32205-16-R-3201_Amendment_0001.pdf

27 OCTOBER 2015

THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT

PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N103B

TO: ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS

SUBJECT: N32205-16-R-3201, AMENDMENT 0001

REF: (A) MSC RFP N32205-16-R-3201, DATED 22 OCTOBER 2015

1. SUBJECT RFP IS HEREBY RE-OPENED DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES.

OFFERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE CLOSING DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED IN

BOX 8, STANDARD FORM 1449.

2. SUBJECT RFP IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

A. STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES: AMEND BOX 8, OFFER DUE DATE, TO

READ: 28 OCTOBER 2015 AT 0900 HOURS EST

B. PART I – TANKVOY BOXES:

1) AMEND BOX 1, VESSEL(S) REQUIRED, TO READ: “ ONE CLEAN,

APPROVED DOUBLE HULL TANKER THAT IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING

A MINIMUM OF 169,000 BBLS F76 WITHIN VESSEL'S NATURAL

SEGREGATION IN DESIGNATED CARGO TANKS WITH DOUBLE VALVE

ISOLATION AND WITH THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM PARTICULARS:"

2) AMEND BOX 4, DISCHARGE PORT(S), TO READ: “DISCHARGING

SOUDA BAY, CRETE THEN DISCHARGING AUGUSTA BAY, SICILY”

3) AMEND BOX 7, TERMS/CONDITIONS/ATTACHMENTS ADDED,

DELETED OR MODIFIED, TO READ: "OWNER MUST CONFIRM VESSEL

WILL ARRIVE AT LOAD PORT IN A CLEAN, GAS-FREE CONDITION,

AND BE READY FOR INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION BY QUALITY

ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE (QAR). ENSURE ANY ADJACENT

TANKS ARE ALSO CLEAN AND GAS FREE. CONTRACTOR SHALL

PROVIDE (OWNER'S ACCOUNT) A CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST TO

CERTIFY TANKS SAFE FOR ENTRY FOR INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION

BY GOVERNMENT / CHARTERER REPRESENTATIVE. CONTRACTOR

WILL PROVIDE TIME NEEDED TO RE-INERT AFTER INSPECTION. IF A

PRIOR (LAST AND NEXT TO LAST) CARGO CONTAINED A

PERCENTAGE OF BENZENE, OWNER'S CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST

MUST ALSO MEASURE TOXICITY FOR BENZENE CONTENT AND

CERTIFY SAFE FOR ENTRY. ALL SAFE FOR ENTRY / TOXICITY /

FLAMMABILITY ASSESSMENTS WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE

PRESENCE OF THE INSPECTING QAR."

4) PLEASE NOTE: AMEND "JA1" FUEL TO READ, "F76" FUEL

THROUGHOUT THE RFP.

3. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.

SIGNED: LORRIE LEEDY, CONTRACTING OFFICER, N103B