RFP_N32205-16-R-3313_USV_RFP.docx

04 February 2016

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Subj: RFP N32205-16-R-3313

This acquisition is being conducted under FAR 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.

MSC Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, Code N103B, requests proposals for one vessel capable of meeting the transportation requirements described below. The paragraph numbers below apply to the box layout of references (a) and (b), which are incorporated herein by reference (available MSC web site at http://www.msc.navy/mil, under “Contracts,” then “Proforma” or upon request), and shall be the charter form of any contract resulting from this solicitation. By submission of a proposal, the offeror confirms agreement with all terms and conditions of this solicitation and the charter form, unless otherwise identified therein.

A. STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES:

I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes

2. Contract No.: Will be provided upon award

5. Solicitation No.: N32205-16-R-3313

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 04 February 2016

7. For Solicitation Information: Christian Grau e-mail: christian.grau@navy.mil or call 202-685-5820.

8. Offer Due Date: 19 February 2016 at 1000, Eastern Time.

9. Issued By: Military Sealift Command Norfolk, 471 East C Street, Bldg. SP 64, Naval Station Norfolk, VA 23511-2419 (Code: N32205)

10. This Acquisition is: UNRESTRICTED/NAICS Code: 483111

14. Method of Solicitation: RFP 18a. Payment will be made by: SEE PART VIII (4), WAWF Submit electronic invoices IAW WAWF contract clause, MSC Worldwide DC ANY (MAY 2013).

18b. Submit Invoices to: SEE PART VIII (5) MSC WIDE AREA WORKFLOW (WAWF) INSTRUCTIONS (AUGUST 2012).

27a. Solicitation incorporates by reference FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-4; 52.212-3 and 52.212-5 are incorporated by full text.

B. I. DRYVOY BOXES:

1. Vessel(s) Required:

Request one U.S. Flag, Jones Act, self-sustaining, vessel or tug/ABS barge, capable of transporting an Unmanned Surface Vessel. Contractor providing acceptable floating or shore cranes fulfills the self-sustaining requirement.

2. Cargo Description: One Unmanned Surface Vessel with associated transport cradles.

· Artist rendition drawing of Unmanned Surface Vessel is available upon request.

· Cradle drawings provided upon request

Unmanned Surface Vessel:

· Length: 132 feet

· Beam: 50 feet

· Height (with cradles): 55 feet

· Weight: 100 long tons

2a. Load: Liner-in

2b. Discharge: Liner-out

3. Load Port(s)/Place(s): Portland, OR

4. Laytime: 4 days SSHINC

5. Discharging Port(s)/Place(s): San Diego, CA

7. Terms/Conditions/Attachments added, deleted or modified:

(a) Contractor shall provide characteristics of cranes and spreader bar for single crane lift to include the following:

(1) Certified safe working load and last certification date (it must not exceed a year).

(2) Certification by naval architect that vessel can lift cargo with designated onboard shore or floating cranes and spreader bar assembly.

(1) Requirement. Contractor shall hire an IMS approved by the Charterer. The IMS shall have extensive experience as an IMS transporting other vessels.

(2) Cost. The cost of the IMS shall be paid by the Contractor under the chartered price.

(3) Duties. IMS duties shall include the following:

(i) Perform detailed technical evaluation and oversight, as necessary, to ensure the cargo is loaded, secured, transported and offloaded safely and in accordance with the U.S. Navy Towing Manual Chapter 8 Heavy Lift Transport and other regulations as applicable.

(ii) In advance of the vessel’s sailing from the loading site as agreed, an unconditional certificate of readiness shall have been issued by the IMS. Said certificate shall specify that the cargo is in every way properly loaded, stowed, lashed, and fit for the transportation contemplated.

(iii) Technical evaluation shall include a review of the following:

• Material condition of the vessel

• Blocking arrangements (if applicable)

• Seafastening

• Preparation of the asset

• Loading/offloading plan and procedures

• Voyage arrangements

(iv) The required oversight shall include the following:

• Attend and provide technical oversight during loading and preparations and operations. The IMS shall be responsible for and signing off on the various documents required by the U.S. Navy Towing Manual and the Contract.

• Provide detailed Marine Survey Reports for load and offload operations.

(v) Technical disputes upon loading or discharging (not including modifications to the charter) are to be resolved primarily at the discretion of the IMS with recourse to the Contracting Officer via the MSC onsite representative, only if agreement on-site is not possible.

(vi) In addition:

• Loading of the cargo shall not commence until the IMS and Charterer approve the Load Plan and the Stow/Secure Plan and the IMS certifies the cargo vessel, cradles, crane and the contracted vessel are ready to load in all respects.

• The contracted vessel shall not sail until the IMS and Charterer approve the Transport Plan and the IMS certifies the cargo and the contracted vessel are ready to sail in all respects.

• The contracted vessel shall not offload until the IMS and the Charterer approve the Offload Plan and the IMS certifies the cargo, crane and the chartered vessel are ready to offload in all respects.

(d) At the Contractor’s expense, the Contractor shall provide all material, equipment, and labor as follows:

(1) For pre-planning and preparations for cargo lift-on, stowing, securing, transporting and lift-off, except the Government shall prepare the cargo vessel for loading IAW the U.S. Navy Towing Manual.

(2) For lift-on, stowing, blocking, bracing, securing, and lift-off of the cargo IAW the U.S. Navy Towing Manual Chapter 8 Heavy lift Transport as approved by the IMS.

(e) There will be required pre-load and pre-offload meetings a minimum of one day prior to vessel arrival to the load port and offload port respectively, if shore cranes or floating cranes are utilized. If shipboard cranes are used, meetings shall be scheduled as soon as practical upon arrival of the vessel at load port/offload port. Contractor shall make all pre-load and pre-offload meeting arrangements. Minimum required attendees for the Contractor include the Contractor Load/Offload Manager, Crane Supervisor and Crane Operators. Other attendees shall include the IMS, MSC on site representative(s), Cargo Owner Representative(s) and other Government representatives as required. The purpose of these conferences are to conduct detailed walk-through of the loading and discharge schedules/operations to ensure the primary participants understand their responsibilities and requirements and to ensure all logistics are sufficiently coordinated.

(f) Contractor’s personnel working at loading and offloading sites must comply with the environmental health and safety requirements and facility regulations as directed.

(g) Vessel is to be fully bunkered when presented (NOR tendered) unless otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer.

(h) Contractor shall prepare a Transport Manual IAW U.S. Navy Towing Manual Chapter 8-3.3.3.1 and provide it to the Charterer and IMS NLT60 days after contract award. IMS and Charterer will approve the Load Plan, Stow/Secure Plan and Offload Plan individually. The remainder of the Transport Manual will be approved together.

(i) Any problems encountered enroute that affects the cargo or deviations from the pre-approved vessel track shall be immediately reported to all vessel Position/Status Report addressees and the Independent Marine Surveyor.

(j) CALL OUT, AMEND, ADD MSC DRYVOY AS FOLLOWS:

(1) ADD PART III (j) (3) as follows:

Notice of readiness will not be accepted by Charterer until the IMS signs a Certificate of Vessel Readiness to load or offload (as applicable) in all respects.

(2) CALL OUT AND AMEND PART V (a) POSITION REPORTS as follows:

Upon commencing the voyages to either loading or discharging ports, the Owner shall advise the Charterer of the Vessel's position and expected date and time of arrival. Vessel must meet all MSC requirements for reporting. Vessel shall provide position/status reports at-sea every six (6) hours daily at 0000Z, 0600Z, 1200Z, and 1800Z, in port once daily and upon arrival and departure port to MSC PM34 and MSCPAC. Position reports shall be issued by electronic mail to the following addresses:

HQCargo@navy.mil , mschq.bwc.fct@navy.mil, AND other addressees requested by MSC and MSCPAC.

(3) CALL OUT: V (q).

DELETE PART VI in its entirety and REPLACE with FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Nov 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)(Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

X (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

X (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

X (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

__ (13) [Reserved]

__ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

__ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

X (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2015) of 52.219-9.

__ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcon-tracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

__ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126).

X (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

X (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

X (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

X (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

X (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

X (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

__ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (36)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (37)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (39)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

__ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (42)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

__ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

__ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

X (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (54)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)(E.O. 13495).

X (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

X (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014)(E.O. 13658).

__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

__ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212)

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi)

__(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

__(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (Executive Order 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of clause) http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html

ADD to VII (h)(21): 252.247-7026: EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR USE OF DOMESTIC SHIPYARDS - APPLICABLE TO ACQUISITION OF CARRIAGE BY VESSEL FOR DOD CARGO IN THE COASTWISE OR NONCONTIGUOUS TRADE (NOV 2008)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

"Covered vessel" means a vessel-

(1) Owned, operated, or controlled by the offeror; and

(2) Qualified to engage in the carriage of cargo in the coastwise or noncontiguous trade under Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 12101, 12132, and 55102), commonly referred to as "Jones Act"; 46 U.S.C. 12102, 12112, and 12119; and Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. 50501).

"Foreign shipyard" means a shipyard that is not a U.S. shipyard.

"Overhaul, repair, and maintenance work" means work requiring a shipyard period greater than or equal to 5 calendar days.

"Shipyard" means a facility capable of performing overhaul, repair, and maintenance work on covered vessels.

"U.S. shipyard" means a shipyard that is located in any State of the United States or in Guam.

(b) This solicitation includes an evaluation criterion that considers the extent to which the offeror has had overhaul, repair, and maintenance work for covered vessels performed in U.S. shipyards.

(c) The offeror shall provide the following information with its offer, addressing all covered vessels for which overhaul, repair, and maintenance work has been performed during the period covering the current calendar year, up to the date of proposal submission, and the preceding four calendar years:

(1) Name of vessel.

(2) Description and cost of qualifying shipyard work performed in U.S. shipyards.

(3) Description and cost of qualifying shipyard work performed in foreign shipyards and whether-

(i) Such work was performed as emergency repairs in foreign shipyards due to accident, emergency, Act of God, or an infirmity to the vessel, and safety considerations warranted taking the vessel to a foreign shipyard; or

(ii) Such work was paid for or reimbursed by the U.S. Government.

(4) Names of shipyards that performed the work.

(5) Inclusive dates of work performed.

(d) Offerors are responsible for submitting accurate information. The Contracting Officer-

(1) Will use the information to evaluate offers in accordance with the criteria specified in the solicitation; and

(2) Reserves the right to request supporting documentation if determined necessary in the proposal evaluation process.

(e) The Department of Defense will provide the information submitted in response to this provision to the congressional defense committees, as required by Section 1017 of Pub. L. 109-364.

ADD PART VIII(b): FAR 52.217-9 Option to extend the term of the contract (SEP 2005) Alternate I (SEP 2005) – CHECKED

ADD PART VIII(b): FAR 52.228-3 Worker’s Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act) (JUL 2014) – CHECKED

AMEND PART VIII(b)(2): FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) – CHECKED

ADD PART VIII(b): FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) – CHECKED

AMEND PART VIII (b)(12): TO READ: DFARS 252.215-7008 Only One Offer (OCT 2013) – CHECKED

AMEND PART VIII (b)(13): TO READ: DFARS 252.223-7002 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES (MAY 1994) – CHECKED

ADD PART VIII(b) DFARS 252.203-7996 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements-Representation (Deviation 2016-O0003) (OCT 2015) – CHECKED

ADD PART VII (b) DFARS 252.203-7997 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Deviation 2016-O0003) (OCT 2015) – CHECKED

ADD PART VIII (b): DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information (NOV 2013) – CHECKED

ADD PART VIII(b): DFARS 252.222-7007, REPRESENTATION REGARDING COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (JAN 2015) – CHECKED

ADD PART VIII(b): DFARS 252.223-7003 CHANGE IN PLACE OF PERFORMANCE – AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES (DEC 1991) – CHECKED

ADD PART VIII(b): DFARS 252.225-7993 DFARS Prohibition on Providing Funds to the Enemy (Deviation 2015-O0016) (SEP 2015) – CHECKED

ADD PART VIII(b): DFARS 252.225-7981 Additional Access to Contractor and Subcontractor Records (Other than USCENTCOM) (Deviation 2015-O0016) (SEP 2015) – CHECKED

AMEND PART X(b)(10) - delete (10) in its entirety and replace it with the following: Past performance information shall include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information).

ADD: X (b)(28) - In accordance with DFARS 252.247-7026(c), "the Offeror shall provide the following information with its offer, addressing all covered vessels for which overhaul, repair, and maintenance work has been performed during the period covering the current calendar year, up to the date of proposal submission, and the preceding four calendar years:

(a) Name of vessel.

(b) Description of qualifying shipyard work performed.

(c) Name of shipyard that performed the work.

(d) Inclusive dates of work performed.

(e) Cost of work performed. "The offeror shall also submit a statement of the percent of the cost of covered work that was performed in shipyards in the United States or Guam. If no covered work has been performed during the current calendar year and four preceding calendar years, the offeror shall provide a statement that no covered work was done on the vessel".

PART X(c): MODIFY TO READ: "Unless offeror proposes a shorter period, by submission of an offer, offeror agrees that its offer, including any timely revisions thereto, shall remain valid until the Government makes award under this solicitation. The forgoing does not preclude an offeror from withdrawing its offer prior to award."

AMEND PART XI(a), first sentence to read as follows:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror (See Note (1) below) whose technically acceptable proposal with acceptable past performance represents the lowest price to the Government.

NOTE (1): It is emphasized that as an integral part of the award selection a responsibility determination of the offeror will be made in accordance with FAR 9.104. Within this determination, the Government will only consider an offeror responsible if it presents a viable, continued capacity to fully provide the contracted services in accordance with the charter, regardless of operating conditions (e.g., conflict or contingency operations). This will be determined using the factors shown in FAR 9.104, to include: 1) experience, 2) operational controls, 3) technical skills, 4) satisfactory performance record, and 5) ability to comply with required delivery schedule."

ADD: XI (a) - AMEND FINAL SENTENCE: Award will be made, if at all, to an offeror in the highest priority (among those offers received) set forth in sec. III.A.3. of VISA, in accordance with the award criteria set forth below, with consideration given to vessels with shipyard work completed in the USA or Guam.

DELETE PART XI. (d), a, b, and c, in its entirety and replace it with the following:

Past Performance. Offerors will be evaluated on their performance under existing and prior contracts for similar services and as otherwise detailed in the solicitation. Information obtained from references listed in proposals, other customers known to the Government, and other sources of useful and relevant information will be considered.

(A) At a minimum, award will not be made to an offeror who is or within the past three years has been seriously deficient in contract performance, unless the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances were properly beyond the offeror’s control or that the offeror took appropriate corrective action.

PART XII(d)(2): AMEND TO READ: FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, (MAR 2015) Alternate 1 (OCT 2014).

CALL OUT PART X INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: Offerors shall use the guidelines set forth in PART X for submission of offers; however, at a minimum, offers must contain the following:

· Owners acknowledgement of all terms and conditions of the RFP and DRYVOY PROFORMA 2013 Rev 1 (10-13)

· INMARSAT #

· Call sign

· IMO #

· Vessel Year

· Vessel Flag

· Proposed laydays

· Date of offer expiration

· Lump sum price and demurrage rate.

· Completed Shipyard Data Template for Offeror

· Owners full style e-mail address and point of contact to be used in conjunction the Government's web-based post-contract performance information system, CPARS, which stands for Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System. Instructions to be provided post-award.

· Completed Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 (MAR 2015) Alternate 1 (OCT 2014).

· Completed FAR 52.209-7 (JUL 2013) – Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

· A completed copy of DFARS 252.209-7991 Representation by Corporations Regarding an unpaid delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law-Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations (Oct 2015)

· Offeror’s signature

· Speed of Advance (SOA) laden and detailed itinerary.

· The Offeror shall provide vessel ETA load port and estimated date vessel will be prepared to load in all respects.

Note: Failure to submit all required information as requested could result in your offer not being considered for award.

SIGNED: KENNETH D. ALLEN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103B