18R3408_RFP.doc

17 May 2018 This is the Military Sealift Command Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office MARKET SURVEYS, RFPS, AMENDMENTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS WILL BE POSTED TO THE FEDBIZOPPS WEBSITE (ONLY) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

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Subj:

RFP N32205-18-R-3408

Ref:

(a) SF1449

(b) MSC SPECIALTIME 2018 MSC Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, N04103B1, 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 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.

NOTE:

1. DUE TO INCREASED E-MAIL SECURITY, IT MAY TAKE LONGER FOR E-MAILS TO BE RECEIVED IN THE APPROPRIATE IN-BOX, ESPECIALLY WHEN AN E-MAIL IS HOSTED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY; SOME E-MAILS ARE DELAYED IN EXCESS OF HOURS. OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT OFFERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES:

I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes

2. Contract No.: Will be provided upon award

5. Solicitation No.: N32205-18-R-3408

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 17 May 2018

7. For Solicitation Information: Courtney Woodley at Courtney.Woodley@navy.mil and Lorrie.Leedy@navy.mil

8. Offer Due Date: 22 May 2018, at 1300 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, COMSC, Norfolk, VA.

18b. Submit Invoices to: SEE PART VIII (6) WIDE AREA WORKFLOW (WAWF)

INSTRUCTIONS.

18c. 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. I. SPECIALTIME BOXES:

1. Vessel Required:

This requirement is for one U.S. Flag vessel capable of providing operations and training support while in port and underway 09 – 26 July 2018, in Honolulu, Hawaii, in and around Hawaiian Islands. Support for Coxswain Training, Surface-Supplied Diver Training/Operations and other Non-Diver Training Evolutions shall be provided on a continuous 24-hour basis in water depths between 40-150 feet. Specific operational support will include Launch and Recovery of Small Boats and Divers, Refueling of Small Boats, AT-Sea Transfer of Personnel and Cargo Alongside or Astern in up to Sea State 2. The vessel shall be prepared to load and secure Sponsor mission equipment as listed below and provide messing and berthing for up to twenty Sponsor personnel. The vessel will also support loading, storage and discharge of Government materials and equipment by arranging for any shore-side material handling equipment if required for load/discharge operations.

VESSEL REQUIREMENTS TABLE

2) One (1) FIBA SKID (96” W x 240” L x 48”H; 22,000lbs)

3) One (1) Fly Away Dive Locker (FADL) (96” W x 240” L x 96”H; 18000lbs)

4) Two (2) Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRCs) (72” W x 144” L x 30”H; 265lbs each).

5) one (1) 7-meter RHIB (134” W x 288” L x 120”H; 9,000lbs each) with trailer

6) One (1) Air Compressor for Chamber Support and SCUBA Charging (48” W x 72” L x 50”H; 2,300lbs)

7) Two (2) Internal Slingable-Container Units (ISU’s) (108” W x 88” L X 91.35”H; 10,000lbs each)

8) One (1) milvan (20’l x 20’w x 8’h; 6,000lbs)

2) Sufficient certified and load-tested rigging equipment to support sponsor operations.

3) Fresh water must be available within vicinity of diver drying rack station.

1) Be capable of lifting and supporting 25,000lbs of equipment or small craft when slewed out to the maximum capability.

2) Be manufactured in accordance with Navy standards or a recognized classification society standard (ABS Rules for Building and Classing Underwater Vehicles, Systems and Hyperbaric Facilities or equivalent standard).

3) Provide a safe means of controlling the motion of the craft during launch and recovery operations in order to prevent injury to personnel and damage to the craft.

2. Place / Range of Delivery:

Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickham, Honolulu, HI on 9 July 2018 at 0700

3. Place / Range of Redelivery:

Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickham, Honolulu, HI on 26 July 2018 at 2359

4. Charter Period:

About 18 days

5. Laydays:

COMMENCING:

9 July 2018

CANCELLING:

10 July 2018

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

Call Out: "Fuel Evaluation will not be performed in this 18-day charter due to the dynamic mission environment and ongoing development of the Sponsor's training plans."

Delete and Replace Paragraph III (a) (1) Hire Rates to read:

(1) Hire Rates. Except as otherwise provided herein, the daily hire rate shall be considered payment in full for all services of the Vessel and Associated Equipment and all other requirements under this Charter Party contract, including, but not limited to penalty time, bonuses, payments, meals and hotel services, contractor equipment, and emoluments payable to Master, Officers and crew for services under this Charter, irrespective of the geographic scope of said service and the nominal carriage of ammunition and hazardous cargoes. The Daily Hire rate shall also be considered payment in full for all overtime. This Rate does not include port charges or the price that the Contractor pays for fuel.

Delete and Replace Paragraph IV (k) (1) Supercargo to read:

(1) Charterer’s Option: The Charterer shall have the right to assign supercargo (supercargo as used herein is both plural and singular) and other Government designated representatives aboard the Vessel for duty purposes to the extent that accommodations and United States Coast Guard certification (when applicable) allows, and in accordance with COMSC Instruction 3121.9 Series. The Charterer shall pay an amount of $30.00 per day, per person, for personnel other than the 20 personnel who are included in the charter hire rate, who are staying onboard for more than 24 hours. This amount covers all expenses including accommodations and victualling. The Owner shall victual U.S. Government designated representatives, pilots, and Customs Officers when authorized by the Charterer at $7.00 per meal. The Government particularly reserves the right to put a representative onboard the Vessel, with the pilot, at the approach to a discharge port (or otherwise as mutually agreeable) to inspect the Vessel and to monitor the unloading; reimbursement for accommodations and/or victualling is to be as described above.

Delete and Replace Paragraph IV (ar) Safety Managment System, Paragraph starting with “Accident” to read:

Accident (i.e.” Mishap”) Reports. Paragraph 9.1 of the ISM Code requires the Contractor’s SMS to include procedures for reporting mishaps. The Contractor shall submit initial notification of mishaps to the MSC Program Office and the Contracting Officer within 24 hours. Mishaps to crew and Government mission personnel include, but are not limited to death, dismemberment, loss-of-sight, broken bones, man overboard, collision, allision, property damage, and any events that impact the mission. Within 5 days submit notification of less serious accidents, i.e.… lacerations, illnesses, bumps, and bruises. If a USCG Form 2692 is required, the 2692 should be submitted within 5 days of the event. All blocks of the 2692 should be filled out completely to ensure thorough reporting to the Government. The Contractor may redact Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from these reports. Information required in all reporting includes: the Date of the Mishap, the Ship Name, and a Detailed Summary of the Mishap, the Position Title(s) of Personnel Involved, Corrective Action(s) Taken, and Lessons Learned. For mishaps involving damage to Government Owned Property (GOP), include the dollar amount and/or initial estimate for all damaged or lost GOP.

CALLOUT PART X. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Offerors shall use the guidelines set forth in Part X(b) 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 SPECIALTIME 2018 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

· INMARSAT #

· Call sign

· IMO#

· Vessel year

· Vessel flag

· 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 UEI number with your offer. This number is required to verify registration and in order to register in SAM.

The UEI 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.

SIGNED: LORRIE LEEDY, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N04103B1

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