N3220518R3415_RFP.docx

22 August 2018

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Subj: RFP N32205-18-R-3415

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-3415

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 22 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: 28 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:

This requirement is for one U.S. Flag, Jones Act compliant Vessel to support USSOUTHCOM requirements from 20 September 2018 to 14 June 2019. This Multi-Mission Support Vessel (MMSV) will be chartered to provide Proof of Concept for a single vessel to meet various training, exercise, experimentation, and operational mission support requirements.

The MMSV shall serve as host to a maximum of 35 sponsor personnel and 50 transient personnel. The vessel shall be available for day and night operations to perform launch, recovery and refueling of various size craft both organic and non-organic in support of various operational, experimentation, and exercise training events. The vessel shall also support the launch and recovery of various Sponsor Mission Equipment (SME), which may include but is not limited to Remotely Operated Vehicles (RPVs), of the following types: Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs), and stratollites (high altitude balloon systems). The contractor shall provide messing, berthing, and logistics support. The vessel must provide berthing for up to 30 full time sponsor personnel with a surge of additional five personnel. Meals will be provided for both sponsor and transient personnel. The contractor shall independently operate all deck equipment to include the craft launching and recovery systems, and support refueling operations of Sponsor Mission Equipment (SME). The Master, First Mate, and Chief Engineers shall hold SECRET clearances.

Operations, experimentation, and exercises will be conducted within the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, waters adjacent to Southern California, and waters adjacent to Central and South America in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with Periodic transit to Southeast and Southwest U.S. ports. The vessel shall have endurance for 14 days and be able to conduct independent operations in remote environments.

Ports of Call may include:

· Mayport, FL

· Key West, FL

· Port Hueneme, CA

· San Diego, CA

· NAVSTA Station Guantanamo Bay

· Balboa, Panama

· San Juan, Puerto Rico

· Ponce, Puerto Rico

· Additional as required within the region

Operational Support, Experimentation, and Exercise - Services shall include but not be limited to the following:

· 24-Hour launch, Recovery and Refueling operations for SME craft, to include RPVs.

· Logistical support to accommodate embarked military personnel (i.e. messing, berthing, communications)

Operating Scenario:

· Operations Schedule (OPTEMPO): 24 hours/day required

· Underway at transit speed of 10 KTS: approx. 67 days

· Underway at mission operations speed of 5 KTS: Approx. 107 days

· Anchor, Auxiliaries only: Approx. 27 days

· Pier side (on shore power): Approx. 67 days

Required Sponsor Space:

· Sponsor Berthing Accommodations: The contractor shall provide adequate berthing accommodations for 35 personnel; 30 are full-time and five (5) are surge staff members. Adequate berthing is defined as any combination of single person, two-man, and four-man staterooms with showers and heads. All accommodations shall be air conditioned and heated appropriate to the operational environment and equipped with a ship’s intercom (IC) phone.

Vessel Requirements:

· Deck Space: A minimum of 3,200 SQ FT of open space (unencumbered by any other equipment or containers)

· Ability to transport and support 40-50 additional passengers (open deck space, meals, portable sanitary, no berthing required)

· Additional 50 passenger space will need to have installed benches, awning with cover, and port-a-john which will be required as a proof of principle from on/about 01 January 2019 to 31 March 2019

· Capable of transporting Class V ammunition in sponsor’s Ready Service Lockers (RSL’s)

· Service ships crane(s) – 15 Ton rating (minimum) to support launch and recovery of SME Craft and ROVs in a minimum sea state 3

· Equipment/secure storage

· HF, VHF, UHF, SATCOM, NIPR and internet/broadband

· Water purification supply sufficient to support all personnel onboard and equipment wash-down

MINIMUM VESSEL REQUIREMENTS TABLE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9) 450 Gallon fuel storage system to facilitate refueling of SME

2. Place / Range of Delivery:

Port Fourchon, LA

3. Place / Range of Redelivery:

Port Fourchon, LA

4. Charter Period:

20 September – 14 June 2019 (Approximately 268 days)

5. Laydays:

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

AMEND: Part III Special Time Terms and Conditions Para (a) CHARTER HIRE, (1) Hire Rates 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 for thirty (30) full-time Sponsor personnel, 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 Government personnel, other than the thirty (30) full-time personnel who are included in the charter hire rate, who may be staying onboard for more than 24 hours and requiring messing and berthing. 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. This meal rate will be applied to the fifty (50) transient personnel, and no other charges will be applied to the transient personnel. 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, allusion, 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 -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) (tailored pursuant to FAR 12.302(a)), para (e) on page XI-2 to read as following:

(e) Price.

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 individual solicitation. Fuel calculations will be based upon (a) 68 days underway laden at the speed specified in the individual solicitation (SPECIALTIME Boxes 66, 68, and 70); (b) 110 days underway loitering at the speed specified in the individual solicitation (SPECIALTIME Boxes 67, 69, and 70); (c) 27 days in port idle (SPECIALTIME Box 71), and 68 days Pierside on shore power. 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 designatede-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