18R3352_RFP.pdf

07 December 2017

This is the Military Sealift Command Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office

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Subj: RFP N32205-18-R-3352

Ref: (a) SF1449

(b) MSC DRYTIME 2013 Rev 1 (10-13)

MSC Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, 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.

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STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES:

I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes

2. Contract No.: Will be provided upon award

5. Solicitation No.: N32205-18-R-3352

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 07 December 2017

7. For Solicitation Information: Robbin Jefferson, 757-443-5886, robbin.jefferson@navy.mil

8. Offer Due Date: 19 December 2017, at 1000 Eastern Time

9. Issued by: Military Sealift Command Norfolk, 471 East C Street, Bldg. SP 64, Naval Station Norfolk, 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 Alt I and 52.212-5 are incorporated by full text.

A. PART I - DRYTIME BOXES:

1. Vessel Required:

a) One U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining, container vessel capable of carrying about 900 TEUs with a net explosive weight of 4.6M pounds while satisfying all applicable regulatory segregation and compatibility requirements. Vessel must be capable of carrying all ammunition classes/divisions above and below deck per the vessel Document of Compliance for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods. Vessel must be capable of 13 knots minimum when laden. Vessel must not exceed a maximum overall length of 304.8 meters, or 1000 feet and a laden draft of 10.7 meters or 35 feet.

b) Under Cargo Preference Act of 1904, preference will be given to U.S. flag vessels.

Hazardous Material:

Hazard classes/divisions 1.1 through 1.4, and 2.2. Vessel must be able to stow all ammunition hazard class/divisions in all stow areas both on deck and below deck.

Cargo Dimensions:

20 Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). Average container weight of 30,000 lbs.

Packing List:

Provided Upon Request

2. Place / Range of Delivery:

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), NC

3. Place / Range of Redelivery:

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), NC mailto:robbin.jefferson@navy.mil

4. Charter Period:

Base period of about 365 days with one option period of about 365 days.

5. Laydays (Commencing/Cancelling):

31 January 2018 through 31 March 2018 with respondents indicating dates of availability

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

Special requirements:

- Vessel must be fully outfitted with container deck fittings, semi-automatic twist locks, stackers, rods, and turnbuckles sufficient in quantity to safely stow and secure a full load of containers.

- Vessel must be equipped with an equal number of 20-foot spreader bars for each of its cranes onboard. All 20-foot spreader bars must be have valid weight tested certification on hand and each capable of lifting about 45,000 lbs.

- Vessel cannot have pontoons that must be removed for unloading and loading operations.

- Selected carrier will provide detailed diagrams of vessel decks to prepare stow plans.

- Provide most recent and complete copies of the vessel Safety Management Certificate (SMC), the Company Document of Compliance, the vessel International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC), the vessel Document of Compliance for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (IMDG) certificate and most recent and complete Certificate of Inspection (COI).

- Provide stow plan.

ADD: Owner agrees as a condition of this contract that the vessel will not proceed to Gibraltar for any purpose for its next port call after departing a Spanish port, even if the vessel is off-hire or if the charter has concluded and the ship was redelivered to the owner in Spain. Owner also agrees as a condition of this contract that the vessel will not proceed to Spain for any purpose for its next port call after departing Gibraltar, even if the vessel is off-hire or if the charter has concluded and the ship was redelivered to the owner in Gibraltar.

ADD: Identify those ports in which they have any active arrest warrants or similar actions pending that would either delay the vessel from performing, or otherwise prevent the vessel from free entry/departure.

CALL-OUT: PART (V)(l)(1) CONTRACTOR SECURITY (CS) – DEC 2012 Amend to read as follows: The Government requires the Contractor to furnish an armed Contractor Security (CS) team consisting of a minimum of four (4) persons. The Contractor shall provide the team makeup for approval by the Government prior to award and the team shall be onboard while in the CENTCOM AOR (starting 12nm north of the Suez Canal) until departure from the CENTCOM AOR (ending 12nm north of the Suez Canal) under this contract. Contractor WILL PROVIDE government-approved firearms and ammunition for the CS team as described below (as well as any body armor, tactical communications systems, or protective equipment for their use), and is responsible for delivery to and retrieval from the vessel of these items. The contractor is responsible for all logistics associated with the weapons during the time the CS team is onboard. Contractor will provide berthing and victuals for the CS team in accordance with the terms of this contract.

AMEND: Part I, Boxes 13-15 – revised in their entirety to read as follows:

FOS

Base Period: 365 days $ Option Period One: 365 days $

DELETE: Part I, Box 17 - delete in its entirety

Full text of clauses may be accessed electronically through this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://farsite.hill.af.mil http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

ADD PART II (v) FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (NOV 2015)

ADD PART II (w) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

ADD to III(c)(vi): Reports shall be sent to the following email addresses:

hqcargo@navy.mil MSCHQ.BWC.fct@navy.mil lee.dortzbach@me.navy.mil Willie.Jones@me.navy.mil Billy.Oneal@me.navy.mil slecargo@eu.navy.mil richard.caldwell1@navy.mil richard.l.preston4.civ@mail.mil eugene.n.franks.mil@mail.mil curtis.l.mcclure.civ@mail.mil

AMEND PART (IV) (an) CREW LIST to read as follows: Effective 01 October 2017, all communications regarding the transmission of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to the Navy must comply with the Navy requirements for encrypting PII before it is transmitted, this includes submitting crew lists for vetting. The Contractor shall submit the Full Name, Billet, SSN (as applicable), Date of Birth, Birth Country, City of Birth, State of Birth, Passport Number and Nationality for all crew members to the Government using the Government provided MSC/EPIC Force Protection Personnel/Crew list Submission Template to allow screening by U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) in order to meet the encryption requirement. The template must be filled out in its entirety by the Owners and submitted electronically in Microsoft Excel format to the Charterer, at the following via The U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMERDEC) Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) via the following address: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe with required information NLT 24 hours of Vessel award. Submit crewmembers as they are identified to go to the ship(s). When a crew member is replaced, only submit that crewmember instead of submitting the entire crew list again when the new crewmember is submitted. All new personnel must be screened at the beginning of the hiring process prior to being sent to the ship. All personnel shall be resubmitted and re-screened upon a change in contract or Contractor, upon transfer from one ship to another, and once in each 12-month period. A similar procedure shall be followed for all http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html mailto:hqcargo@navy.mil mailto:MSCHQ.BWC.fct@navy.mil mailto:lee.dortzbach@me.navy.mil mailto:Willie.Jones@me.navy.mil mailto:Billy.Oneal@me.navy.mil mailto:slecargo@eu.navy.mil mailto:richard.caldwell1@navy.mil mailto:richard.l.preston4.civ@mail.mil mailto:eugene.n.franks.mil@mail.mil mailto:curtis.l.mcclure.civ@mail.mil other Contractor personnel for whom unescorted access to the ships is required. MSC PM5 will notify the Contractor of any anomalous screening results requiring further action or investigation.

E-mails containing the Microsoft Excel attachment shall be written as follows:

• Subject line format is as follows: FOUO - PRIVACY SENSITIVE - EPIC - PM5 - NAME of SHIP - CREW or NON-CREW

• Body of e-mail is to begin and end as follows: FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY PRIVACY

SENSITIVE. ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN

BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES

• Submitter's name, company, address, and telephone number must be included in the e-mail. Scanned lists are unacceptable. Additionally, if there is a scheduled crew change or rotation of any percentage of such, the above information is to be provided 4 working days prior to the change.

• The Microsoft Excel attachment shall be sent by the Owners to the AMRDEC SAFE application which can be accessed via https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe.

• Proceed as Guest - Select this option if you do not have a CAC.

• After selecting one of the options above, the page will be redirected to the package upload form. Fill in all the required input fields:

Your Name - Your name;

Your Email address - Your email address;

Confirm Your Email Address - Re-enter your email address;

Description of File(s) - Enter a description for the package;

Any delay resulting from Owner's failure to provide the information in paragraph (1), above, within the prescribed time frames shall result in a corresponding increase in the time afforded to Charterer to accept delivery of the Vessel. Additionally, if there is a scheduled crew change or rotation of any percentage of such, the above information is to be provided at least 96 hours prior to the change.

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 (Jan 2017)

(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) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

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

(4) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 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:

https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

XX (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).

XX (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 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

XX (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

XX (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

XX (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).

XX (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.

XX (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]

XX (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business 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.

XX (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

___ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

___ (v) Alternate IV (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

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

XX (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting 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. 657f).

___ (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, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

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

___ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016) (E.O.

13126).

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

XX (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

XX (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

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

XX (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). (E. O. 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) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016). (Applies at $50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017; applies at $500,000 for solicitations and resultant contracts issued after April 24, 2017).

Note to paragraph (b)(35): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-59 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, DoD, GSA, and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

XX (36) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016).

___ (37) (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.)

___ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O.13693).

___ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

___ (40) (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.

___ (41) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

___ (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C.

8259b).

___ (43) (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.

XX (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

___ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

___ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13696).

___ (47) (i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

___ (48) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

___ (49) (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.

___ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

XX (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

___ (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

___ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (55) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

___ (56) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

XX (57) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (58) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (59) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (60) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

___ (61) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)).

XX (62) (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).

XX (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.]

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

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

XX (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).

XX (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).

XX (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 2015) (E.O. 13658).

___ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

___ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

___ (11) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

___ (12) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 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) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (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.

(iv) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

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

(vi) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

(ix) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(x) 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.

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

(xii) (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 E.O. 13627).

(xiii) 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.)

(xiv) 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)

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

(xvi) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xvii) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016) (Applies at $50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017; applies at $500,000 for solicitations and resultant contracts issued after April 24, 2017).

Note to paragraph (e)(1)(xvii): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-59 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, DoD, GSA, and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

(xviii) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016).

(xix) 52.222-62, Paid sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xx) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008;

10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxii) 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.

(xxiii) 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)

AMEND PART VI TO READ: FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 2016)

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

AMEND PART VIII(b)(2): DFARS 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government’s Obligation (Apr

2014) – CHECKED

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

ADD PART VIII(b): FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 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

AMEND PART VIII(b): 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (OCT 2016) – CHECKED

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

"Controlled technical information," "covered contractor information system," "covered defense information," "cyber incident," "information system," and "technical information" are defined in clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

(b) The security requirements required by contract clause 252.204-7012, shall be implemented for all covered defense information on all covered contractor information systems that support the performance of this contract.

(c) For covered contractor information systems that are not part of an information technology service or system operated on behalf of the Government (see 252.204-7012(b)(2)-

(1) By submission of this offer, the Offeror represents that it will implement the security requirements specified by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171 "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations" (see http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171) that are in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the contracting officer not later than December 31, 2017.

(2)(i) If the Offeror proposes to vary from any of the security requirements specified by NIST SP 800-171 that are in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the Contracting Officer, the Offeror shall submit to the Contracting Officer, for consideration by the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO), a written explanation of-

(A) Why a particular security requirement is not applicable; or

(B) How an alternative but equally effective, security measure is used to compensate for the inability to satisfy a particular requirement and achieve equivalent protection.

(ii) An authorized representative of the DoD CIO will adjudicate offeror requests to vary from NIST SP 800-171 requirements in writing prior to contract award. Any accepted variance from NIST SP 800-171 shall be incorporated into the resulting contract.

ADD PART VII (b) 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (DEVIATION 2016-O0001) (OCT 2015) – CHECKED

ADD PART XIII(b): DFARS 252.209-7991 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Deliquency Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under any Federal Law-Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations (OCT 2015)

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

DELETE PART VIII (c)(1) in its entirety and REPLACE WITH:

FAR 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (Oct 2016) - CHECKED

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

"Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator" means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

"Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database" means that-

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14), into the SAM database;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certification, and Points of contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process.

(4) The Government has marked the record "Active".

"Unique entity identifier" means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)

(1) By submission of an Offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

(End of Provision)

ADD PART IX ATTACHMENTS – DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER

(d) US Department of of Labor Wage Determination 2014-0800, 7 US Department of of Labor Wage Determination 2014-0801, 6

(f) DRYTIME Fuel Consumption Template

AMEND PART X TO READ: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

DELETE PART X (b)(10): in its entirety.

AMEND X(c) 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.”

DELETE PART X (j) AND REPLACE WITH: "Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number" with " Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)"

DELETE PART X(n) in its entirety.

AMEND PART XI(a) replace first sentence in paragraph (a) 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 Part 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 Part 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.

AMEND PART XI(c) to read as follows:

Technical. The offeror’s proposal will be evaluated based on technical capability of vessels proposed. Specifically, offerors shall address compliance with the following:

1. Vessel Requirements. Self-sustaining container vessel capable of carrying about 900 TEUs with a N.E.W. of 4.6M pounds while satisfying all applicable regulatory segregation and compatibility requirements. Vessel must be capable of carrying all ammunition classes/divisions above and below deck per the vessel Document of Compliance for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods. Vessel must be capable of 13 knots minimum when laden.

Vessel must not exceed a maximum overall length of 304.8 meters, or 1000 feet and a laden draft of 10.7 meters or 35 feet.

2. Hazardous Material. Vessel must be able to stow Hazard Classes/Divisions 1.1 through 1.4, and 2.2. Vessel must be able to stow all ammunition hazard class/divisions in all stow areas both on deck and below deck.

3. Cargo Dimensions. 20-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). Average container weight of 30,000 lbs.

4. Lashing Gear. Vessel must be fully outfitted with container deck fittings, semi-automatic twist locks, stackers, rods, turnbuckles sufficient in quantity to safely stow and secure a full load of containers.

5. Spreader Bar(s). Vessel must be equipped with an equal number of 20-foot spreader bars for each of its cranes onboard. All 20-foot spreader bars must be have valid weight tested certification on hand and each capable of lifting about 45,000 lbs.

6. Deck Covers. Vessel cannot have pontoons that must be removed for unloading and loading operations.

7. Stowage. Selected carrier will provide detailed diagrams of vessel decks to prepare stow plans.

8. Certificates. Provide most recent and complete copies of the vessel Safety Management

Certificate (SMC), the Company Document of Compliance, the vessel International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC), the vessel Document of Compliance for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (IMDG) certificate and most recent and complete Certificate of Inspection (COI).

9. Stow Plan. Provide stow plan.

10. Place / Range of Delivery: MOTSU NC

11. Place / Range of Redelivery: MOTSU NC

12. Charter Period: Base period of about 365 days with one option period of about 365 days.

13. Laydays (Commencing/Cancelling): 31 January 2018 through 31 March 2018 with respondents indicating dates of availability.

AMEND PART XI(d) and REPLACE (a) 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.

(B) If discussions are held, offeors will be given the opportunity to address unfavorable reports of past performance.

(C) Offerors without a past performance history relating to this solicitation shall not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

AMEND PART XI(e), paragraph (a), third sentence to read, “Fuel calculations will be based upon

(a) 570 days underway laden at the speed specified in the individual solicitation (DRYTIME Boxes 66, 68, and 70); (b) 0 days underway ballast at the speed specified in the individual solicitation (DRYTIME Boxes 67, 69, and 70); and (c) 160 days in port idle (DRYTIME Box 71).

Days include the base period of performance, plus the option period.”

AMEND PART XI(e) b with the following:

(1) MGO/MDO per metric ton $709.43

(2) IFO-180 per metric ton $444.03

(3) IFO-380 per metric ton $444.07

AMEND PART XII (d)(2) to read: FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, (JAN 2017) Alternate 1 (OCT 2014)

ADD PART XII FAR 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals--Representation (Dec 2016)

(a) This representation shall be completed if the Offeror received $7.5 million or more in Federal contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year. The representation is optional if the Offeror received less than $7.5 million in Federal contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year.

(b) Representation. [Offeror is to check applicable blocks in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2).]

(1) The Offeror (itself or through its immediate owner or highest-level owner) [ ] does, [ ] does not publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions, i.e., make available on a publicly accessible Web site the results of a greenhouse gas inventory, performed in accordance with an accounting standard with publicly available and consistently applied criteria, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard.

(2) The Offeror (itself or through its immediate owner or highest-level owner) [ ] does, [ ] does not publicly disclose a quantitative greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal, i.e., make available on a publicly available Web site a target to reduce absolute emissions or emissions intensity by a specific quantity or percentage.

(3) A publicly accessible Web site includes the Offeror's own Web site or a recognized, third-party greenhouse gas emissions reporting program.

(c) If the Offeror checked "does" in paragraphs (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this provision, respectively, the Offeror shall provide the publicly accessible Web site(s) where greenhouse gas emissions and/or reduction goals are reported:_____.

(End of provision)

CALLOUT 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:

- Proposals must be submitted via e-mail in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, and must be compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 or later version.

- Proposals must contain either a verifiable electronic signature (e.g. PKI enable certificate), or a scanned image of the handwritten signature of the Offeror or Offeror's agent.

- Offerors are advised that delays in the receipt of e-mail do occur, and the Offeror is solely responsible for timely receipt of offers by the Government regardless of any problems or delays related to computer hardware or software systems including, but not limited to, servers and firewalls. An E-mail proposal that resides on a Government server, but has not appeared in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for proposal submission will be considered late.

Offerors are advised that the Government may be unable to receive other types of electronic files (e.g., .zip files) or files in excess of 20 megabytes.

- Completed FAR 52.212-3 and Alternate I Representations and Certifications (Jan 2017).

- Completed FAR 52.209-7 – Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013).

- Completed FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under any Federal Law (Feb 2016).

- Acknowledgement of all terms and conditions of MSC DRYTIME 2013 (Rev 1 (10-13)) and the

RFP.

- Owner’s full style email address and point of contact to be used in conjunction with the Government’s web-based post-contract performance information system, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Instructions to be provided post-award.

- Offeror’s or authorized agent’s signature. Note: Unsigned offers will not be considered for award.

- Proposed laydays

- Date of offer expiration

- Daily charter hire, fuel consumption (in metric tons) and an explanation of any bonuses proposed.

- INMARSAT #

- Call sign

- IMO#

- Vessel year

- Vessel flag

- Acknowledgement of whether or not the vessel is enrolled in VISA.

- Acknowledgement of whether or not the owner is a VISA participant.

- Information required in Part I boxes and Parts XII and XIII Representations and Certifications

- Evidence of International Safety Management (ISM) and International Shipboard Port Security (ISPS) compliance.

- Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management Registration (SAM) in order to be considered for award. To comply, provide a DUNS number with your offer. This number is required to verify registration and in order to register in SAM.

The DUNS number can be obtained by calling 1-800-333-0505. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM accessed through https;//www.acquisition.gov or by calling 866-606-8220, or 334-206-7828 for international calls.

Note: Failure to submit all required information as requested could result in your offer not being considered for award. The successful offeror must provide electronic funds payment information to the office identified in Part VI.

SIGNED: LORRIE LEEDY, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103B