N3220518R3413_RFP.docx

21 August 2018

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Subj: RFP N32205-18-R-3413

MSC Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, N04103A2, 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-3413

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 21 August 2018

7. For Solicitation Information: Courtney Woodley at Courtney.Woodley@navy.mil or 757-443-3864; or Nathan Haines at Nathan.D.Haines@navy.mil or 757-443-3868

8. Offer Due Date: 24 August 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:

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) requires one U.S. flag, Jones Act-qualified vessel to support Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group Two/Mobile Dive and Salvage (MDS) Diving Operations. The vessel will operate out of the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia and throughout the Atlantic Ocean, and be required to pull into military and civilian ports as needed by specific training evolutions. The period of performance will be 17 September 2018 – 15 November 2018.

The operator will permit US Government personnel to visit the vessel no less than 15 days and no more than 45 days prior to the delivery date of each period to conduct a pre-delivery site survey (PDSS). The purpose of this PDSS will be to, at a minimum, identify lay-down locations of Government Furnished Equipment / Civilian Furnished Equipment (GFE/CFE) equipment, identify locations of electrical outlets, and limit potential obstructions to operations.

The vessel will support underway and local pier-side diving operations and training, surface-supplied diver training/operations, coxswain training, and support non-diving training evolutions as necessary on a continuous 24-hour basis in water depths between 40-1,000 feet. The vessel shall be prepared to carry small boats and a certified hyperbaric chamber per US Coast Guard and US Navy requirements; provide hyperbaric chamber services for emergencies and routine decompression operations; replenishment/minor maintenance support; and personnel support. The vessel will be prepared to store explosive materials in GFE certified ready storage lockers (RSL) as required for EOD/MDS operations; the vessel will also support loading, storage, and discharge of Government materials and equipment (as outlined), arranging for any shore-side equipment if required for load/discharge operations.

MINIMUM VESSEL REQUIREMENTS TABLE

The contractor shall be prepared to enact emissions control procedures as required by NAVSEA op 4 at any time embarked personnel are conducting demolition buildup procedures.

a) One NAVSEA certified standard navy double-lock recompression chamber system (SNDLRCS) including an air supply rack assembly (ASRA): consists of a standard 20’x 8’x 8’ ISO shipping container (25,000lbs fully loaded).

b) FMGS (fly-away mixed gas system) consisting of:

i. One Mixed-Gas Control Console Assembly 80”X66”X38” (870lbs)

ii. One air rack assembly (ASRA) 80”x64”x75” (3500lbs)

iii. Three helium-oxygen supply rack assemblies (HOSRA) 80”x64”x75” (3200lbs) each, 9600lbs total)

iv. One oxygen supply rack assembly (OSRA) 80”x64”x75” (3300lbs)

v. Two booster assemblies 48”x48”x36” (550lbs each, 1100lbs total)

c) One recompression chamber life support skid (10’ x 8’; 14,000lbs)

d) Two MILVANS (20’ x 9’ x 8.5’; weighing up to 15,000lbs each) for storing and charging the MK 18 FOS unmanned underwater vehicle (UUVS). These UUVS require 12’ feet clearance on one end to facilitate removal of the UUV.

e) One ESAMS (expandable small air mobile shelter) (22’ x 9’x 8’; 10,000lbs).

f) Four (combat rubber raiding craft (CRRCS) (12’ X 6’ X 2.5’; 265LBS EACH).

g) Two 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBS) (36’x 12’; 13,000lbs each)

h) Two 9-meter RHIBS (30’ x 10’; 12,000lbs each)

i) Two 7-meter RHIBS (24’ x 11’; 9,000lbs each)

j) Two RHIB cradles (20’ x 8’; 1,500lbs each)

k) One air compressor for chamber support and scuba charging (6’x 4’, approximately 2,300lbs)

l) Three (3) explosive ready service lockers (RSLS) (5’x 5’, 2,000lbs each)

a) One 450-gallon gasoline storage tank

b) Two FDA approved automated external defibrillators (AEDS) unit stored in a location that is accessible to trained responders. One shall be located in the vicinity of the rear deck, and the other must be located in the vicinity of berthing spaces.

c) Sufficient certified and load tested rigging equipment to support sponsor operations. This includes chains to gripe equipment to the deck, and slings for lifting evolutions.

d) Drying rack to hang a minimum of 16 diver wet suits, dive rigs, and fin sets.

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

f) Bottle rack(s) to hold up to 20 standard k-bottles of diver’s oxygen, helium and standard air.

g) Deck lighting to support night time launch and recovery.

h) Deck lighting to support on deck maintenance during transit without interfering with safe navigation and bridge observation.

2. Place / Range of Delivery:

Joint Expeditionary Base Little creek, Virginia Beach, VA

3. Place / Range of Redelivery:

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, VA

4. Charter Period:

17 September – 15 November 2018 (60 days)

5. Laydays:

Commencing and Cancelling on 17 September 2018

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

Amend: Part III Special Time Terms and Conditions para (a) Charter Hire, (1) Hire Rates second sentence and on to read as following:

(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.

Amend: Part IV Time Charter Common Terms and Conditions para (k) Supercargo and Government Designated Representatives, (1) Charterer’s Option to read as following:

(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 40 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.

Amend Part IV (AR) Safety Management System, Pg. IV-30 - Delete the following paragraph:

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 severe mishaps to the government within 24 hours. Severe mishaps include, but are not limited to death, dismemberment, loss-of-sight, broken bones, and man overboard. 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.

Replace with the following:

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.

Amend Part XI. Far 52.212-2 Evaluation Part (e)(a) to read:

A. The offeror’s price proposal will be evaluated based on the value of the charter hire rates offered for the entire charter period, cost of fuel, and any other costs set forth in the offer. For evaluation purposes the period of performance will consist of the number of days specified in the solicitation (60 days). Fuel calculations will be based upon (a) 21 days’ underway laden transit at 10 knots (SpecialTime boxes 66, 68, and 70); (b) 30 days’ loitering at 3 knots (SpecialTime boxes 67, 69, and 70); and (c) 09 days in port idle (SpecialTime box 71). This will represent the overall cost to the government.

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.

· Proposals must contain a vessel specificaton sheet with picture and vessel characteristics.

· 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.

· Completed fuel calculation spread sheet that is attached.

· Completed Shipyard Data that is attached.

· Proposed laydays

· Date of offer expiration

· Daily charter hire

· INMARSAT #

· Call sign

· IMO#

· Vessel year

· Vessel flag

· Vessel speed

· Vessel freeboard

· Vessel communications

· Vessel messing and berthing capacity

· 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, N04103A2