Attach_E_PWS_18R3506_-_Rev._1.pdf

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 MISSION - Military Sealift Command (MSC) requires the time charter for a United States (U.S.)

flag vessel to serve as a Cable Laying Ship. Contractor shall hold a SECRET Facility Clearance and shipboard personnel shall hold SECRET clearances based on National Agency Check with Law and Credit (NACLC) investigation. The ship is performing no direct coastwise point to point service therefore a Jones Act compliant ship is not required. The ship shall be certified by the U.S. Coast Guard for the services that it shall be engaged in and classed by a recognized classification society (ABS or equivalent) at time of delivery and throughout the contract period.

The ship shall maintain sufficient stores onboard to support the crew and 16 Sponsor personnel for a maximum of 60 days underway.

1.2 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS - A typical operational scenario requires the ship to mobilize at a designated port, transit to the mission operations area, perform the mission, and return to a designated port for demobilization or to receive logistics support for additional mission time at sea. The nature of these missions often results in rapid and unexpected schedule changes as emerging fleet requirements become known. The majority of operations consist of underway missions ranging in duration from seven to 60 days at sea without logistics support. Operations at sea shall be conducted on a 24-hour per day, seven days per week basis. Cable loading or discharge shall be conducted at locations worldwide. All loading and offloading shall be conducted by Ship's crew including cable tank labor both on board and ashore with support from the Government or other Government Contractors. The Contractor shall support loading and offloading operations on a 24-hour per day, 7 days per week basis. Contractor crew shall be required to assist with movement of wet hardware. Specific loading and offloading responsibilities shall be determined jointly by the Government and Contractor prior to accomplishing the pier side on loads and offloads.

1.3 AREA OF OPERATIONS – Area of operations shall be worldwide.

1.4 OPERATIONAL CONTROL (OPCON) AND TACTICAL CONTROL (TACON) - The ship shall be managed within Global Force Management (GFM) construct. When conducting operations within a Global Combatant Commander’s (GCC) Area of Responsibility (AOR), the ship shall Change Operational Command (CHOP) to that GCC. The GCC shall retain Operational Command (OPCON) for the ship, ensuring that the ship is maintained within the Sponsor’s Command and Control (C2) structure for Communications, Intelligence, Weather, and Force Protection support. The numbered Fleet Commander shall assign Tactical Control (TACON) to an operational watch floor to ensure that the ship receives 24/7 support during mission tasking. Administrative Control (ADCON) shall be assigned to the MSC logistics task force for the appropriate task force commander (i.e. CTF63, CTF73, etc.). In some cases, TACON may be assigned to a logistics task force, should operational conditions permit. If ship is designated as a service retained asset, then operational construct shall be provided.

1.5 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS EMISSIONS CONTROL (EMCON) – EMCON is the selective, restrictive and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic or other emitters (including cellular phones) to optimize command and control capabilities while minimizing, for operations security, detection by adversary sensors. The Sponsor Designated Representative (SDR) and the Master shall determine when the vessel shall be required to operate in various EMCON configurations. An EMCON matrix in accordance with the Navy Warfare Development Command TACMEMO 3-51.1-14 shall be provided after award.

1.6 CERTIFICATIONS – The vessel shall be inspected or certified by the USCG under 46 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter I. At a minimum, the vessel, launch and recovery systems, cranes, weight handling equipment, and unique shipboard storage appliances shall be maintained and shall be certified by either the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) (A1 AMS) or an International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) member society.

2.0 VESSEL REQUIREMENTS

2.1 FLAG – United States Flag

2.2 DESIGN – The ship shall be capable of conducting cable operations described in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) on all cables and cable system as described in the Technical Exhibit. Cable and component information in the technical exhibit are provided as common examples. System specific cables and components may deviate slightly from graphics provided. Mission specific cable and cable system specs will be provided after award and prior to mission.

2.3 SPEED – The ship shall be capable of achieving, and maintaining, a minimum transit speed of 12 knots in moderate weather conditions (Beaufort Force 5 and Sea State 4).

2.4 ENDURANCE – The ship shall have sustained underway capability to support operations for a period of up to 60 days.

2.5 MINIMUM RANGE – The ship shall have a minimum range of 10,000NM

2.6 MAXIMUM DRAFT – 30 foot maximum navigational draft.

2.7 MANUEVERABILITY – The ship shall be maneuverable and have bow and stern thrusters with either single or twin screws, or azimuth thrusters.

2.8 BREADTH – The ship shall be capable of transiting the Panama Canal and Suez Canals.

2.9 STABILITY – The ship shall have adequate stability to perform the assigned mission. The ship's equipment shall operate satisfactorily with a momentary roll of 30 degrees port or starboard, or with a maximum pitch of 10 degrees with a perm anent list of 15 degrees port or starboard, and with a permanent trim of five degrees forward and aft.

2.10 BOLLARD PULL – The vessel shall be able to sufficiently pull the proposed sea plow across the spectrum of plowing operations utilizing its own propulsion and thruster systems. Specifically, it shall be capable of conducting sea plow burial operations down to 1.5 meters deep in sandy and clay/sand mix soil conditions at a speed of up to 1.5 km/hr., in water depths down to 1,500 meters.

2.11 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE - The ship and all associated equipment shall be in full compliance with all applicable international conventions and all applicable laws, regulations, and other requirements of the nation of registry and of the nation(s) and local jurisdictions to whose port(s) and/or other place(s) the ship may be ordered hereunder. The ship shall additionally operate in compliance with the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. The ship shall be delivered and maintained in the highest class of recognized classification society of the International Association of Classification Societies and be in compliance with all current safety, health, and pollution regulations promulgated by appropriate authorities, including the latest applicable ISO/IMO regulations. The ship shall have onboard all certificates, records, or other documents required by the aforesaid conventions, laws, regulations, and requirements, including a Certificate of Financial Responsibility meeting the requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard and promulgated pursuant to the U.S. Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and/or the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

2.12 CLASSIFICATION CERTIFICATIONS - The ship shall meet all federal, state, and local regulations for the operations they shall be conducting. Ship shall be classified by ABS or equivalent IACS member and must have a Polar Ship Certificate (PSC) (class C) pursuant to the requirement of the Polar Code. The Contractor shall obtain and maintain the required certifications as required by the IMO, the USCG and the Bureau of Shipping (ABS) or equivalent classification society. The ship shall be inspected or certified by the USCG under 46 CFR Chapter I, Sub Chapter I. The ship shall be delivered and maintained in the highest class of a recognized classification society and be in compliance with all current safety, health, and pollution regulations promulgated by appropriate authorities.

2.13 DECK CRANE AND A-FRAME - The ship shall provide a minimum of two 10-ton deck · cranes located at the outside cable working deck spaces (bow or stern) with a minimum reach capacity of 30 feet while lifting a minimum Safe Working Load (SWL) of five metric tons for handling of repeaters, branching units, grapnels, and other standard tools utilized during cable operations. A mobile crane is not acceptable.

2.14 WINCHES AND CAPSTANS – The ship shall have at least two winches or capstans that support

Power Branching Unit (PBU) deployment.

2.15 WORKBOAT – The ship shall be equipped with a workboat to support fouled buoy recovery and other contingencies with capability of launch and recovery in up to Sea State 4. The workboat shall be operated by Contractor personnel and be available during cable operations as required.

2.16 DECK PADEYES – The ship shall be outfitted with at least six deck pad eyes permanently anchored into the ship that can be utilized for stoppering off cables on weather decks with a safe working load of 90,000 pounds. The Contractor shall provide pull test certification of pad eyes for the current year at delivery.

2.17 REPAIRS AND SHORE END INSTALLATIONS OR REPLACEMENTS IN SHALLOW WATER –

The ship shall have a minimum operating depth of 15 meters to support repairs and shore end operations in shallow water.

2.18 DEEP WATER INSTALLATION/REPAIR – The ship shall be able to carry out an installation or repair in water with a nominal maximum depth of 8,000 meters on a worldwide basis.

2.19 SHIPWIDE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYTEM – The ship shall be outfitted with a shipwide public address system that will be tied into all occupied working and berthing spaces.

2.20 DYNAMIC POSITIONING - The ship shall be certified to a minimum of DP-1 by its classification organization. The DP system shall be outfitted with removable hard drives capability and provide two sets of identical hard drives. The DP system shall be outfitted with Sea Plow (SP) tow tension input.

In addition, the ship's DP system shall have inputs from the ship's acoustic positioning system and be capable of operating in "Follow Sub" or "Follow Target" mode when the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is deployed. DP system shall be configured to not broadcast navigational data to any other system.

2.20.1 DP DISPLAYS - The Contractor shall provide space for GFE remote DP displays in the following locations: ROV Control Room and Plow Control Room.

2.21 WINFROG - The contractor shall provide cabling from the Cable Control Van (CCV) to the GFE provided Winfrog remote stations located in the ROV control room, Plow Control Room, and the Bridge. Cat 6 cabling shall be used if less than 100 meters and fiber optic will be used if greater than 100 meters.

2.22 NAVIGATION AIDS (NAVAIDS) SECURITY - The Contractor shall have the capability to erase or mitigate sensitive position information remaining on systems that do not have removable hard drives.

2.23 NAVIGATION AND MISSION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT – The ship shall provide standard navigational equipment for transit and at sea operations required by ship class. In addition, the ship shall provide the following specific electronic equipment for use during cable operations, compatible with Makai version 4.4.4 or newer and Winfrog version 3.10.22 or newer systems software:

a. A fully redundant satellite Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) navigation, using US-based satellites with nominal 1-meter accuracy. The satellite DGPS system shall utilize passive antennas for differential correction. The DGPS system shall be referenced to the cable over boarding position on the ship. As a minimum, the satellite DGPS system shall have feeds to the CCV and the DP system.

b. A depth sounder capable of sea floor depth readings down to 8,000 meters with output compatible with the CCV navigation systems software and a feed to the CCV.

c. A GYROSCOPE with standard National Maritime Electronics Association (NMEA) output compatible with the navigation systems software and a feed to the CCV. The ship shall have a backup GYROSCOPE.

d. A High Precision Acoustic Positioning (HiPAP) System with output compatible with the CCV navigation systems software and a feed to the CCV and ship’s DP system.

e. An Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) system that is capable of measuring ocean currents down to depths of 300 meter with output compatible with the CCV navigation systems software and a feed to the CCV. The ADCP system shall be installed and operational by vessel delivery.

3.0 OPERATING TEMPO – 24 hours per day, seven days per week basis limited only by safe working conditions.

3.1 ESTIMATED OPERATING TEMPO – Table 1 below show the projected operation tempo. The actual operating tempo may vary.

TABLE 1 – Projected Operations Tempo

Mission Mode Option

Base Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5 Cable Installation (No Plow) 82 37 35 67 69 69 Cable Installation with Plow 60 33 32 90 60 52 Cable Repair with

ROV 45 14 13 35 42 38

Cable Repair (No

ROV) 35 13 13 20 37 26

Post Lay Inspection and Burial (PLIB) 16 6 6 12 10 12 Pre Lay Grapnel Run 12 14 14 21 20 18 Transit (No Ops Crew) 50 20 25 60 55 53 Stand By (Idle) 35 30 31 30 42 38 Ship Maintenance (Off Charter) 30 15 15 30 30 28

Total (Days) 365 182 184 365 365 334

3.2 CABLE OPERATIONS WEATHER CONDITIONS – The ship shall be capable of performing all cable and submersible operations at sea, to include deployment and recovery of ROV and Sea Plow in weather conditions up to and including sea state 5.

4.0 PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR RAMP UP

4.1 SEA TRIALS AND ACCEPTANCE TRIALS – Sea Trials and Acceptance Testing shall be completed prior to the Government On Hire Date. The Government shall conduct pre-acceptance testing on equipment and machinery to validate proper installation, interfaces, alignment and operational functionality. Formal Acceptance Testing shall be conducted and include a complete cable handling functional test (At-Sea/Sea Trials) which shall include, but not be limited to, the handling of a submarine cable system involving all cable handling equipment’s installed on the vessel, operation of Plow, ROV and other systems.

The Contractor shall provide a thorough Sea Trials Test Plan 30 days after award. Test Plan shall demonstrate their equipment, hardware and personnel are capable of conducting at sea submarine cable installation, recovery, repair and restoration. More detail on Submarine Cable Operations Sea Trials, CHE Acceptance and Stern CHE Testing can be found in the Technical Exhibit.

4.2 CABLE RELATED SHIP REQUIREMENTS –

4.2.1 IN-SERVICE REPAIRS ON A BRANCHED CABLE SYSTEM - The ship shall be capable of conducting In-Service cable repairs on branched systems using a contractor supplied Millennia Joint (MJ) compatible power grounding unit.

4.3 CONTRACTOR PROVIDED SPACES –

4.3.1 CABLE TANKS - The cable tanks and associated equipment shall be designed to optimize cable storage and facilitate cable movements. A roller track-way, quadrant or bend restrictor shall be fitted at the head of each cable tank in order to present a curved path to the cable. The cable tank bell-mouths shall be of sufficient size to accommodate the passage of joint housings.

The inboard cable highway shall provide a support path for the cable and heavy bodies leading to the low-tension side of the cable machinery to facilitate hands off deployment.

The cable highway shall be designed to allow hands-off passage of the 13.5-inch diameter High Voltage Repeater (HVR) body. Offset discontinuities in the cable highway shall not exceed 5 mm.

Fairleading structures shall be provided along the inboard cable highway for the purpose of maintaining cable minimum bend radii (i.e., all bearing surfaces along the cable path) from any cable tank to the cable handling machinery, including the cable tank bellmouths and center cone radii, shall not impose a bending diameter less than 2 meters for cables at tensions less than 2,000 lbs. Offset discontinuities on fairlead surfaces shall not exceed 5 mm. Inboard fairleading facilities shall be designed to avoid impact shock loading for heavy bodies.

4.3.1.1 CABLE TANKS AND CAPACITY - Cable system storage capacity shall meet the following criteria:

4.3.1.2 CABLE TANK CONFIGURATION - Cable tanks shall have a circular configuration (not oblong) and the cone shall have a minimum diameter of 3 meters. Main cable deployment tanks shall have crinoline or other suitable devices to dampen cable bight swing during higher speed deployments of unarmored cable. In addition, the cable tanks shall have suitable system for managing and securing cable up runner and down runner bights.

All surfaces of cable tanks or storage pans as well as cone and cable fairleading surfaces shall be smooth and free of weld beads or other protrusions. Tank surfaces of wooden construction shall be free of splinters and protruding fasteners. Cable tanks, including the tank floor, ladder well(s), cone, up-and-down runners, and cable paths to junction boxes shall be clean and free of all debris, soaps, grease, wet paint, bilge water, or any other chemicals or finishes that may be harmful to the cable dielectric material.

For cable tank walls or cones of open frame construction, the spacing between vertical structural members shall not be greater than 60 inches and each member's facing shall be at least 12 inches in width. The spherical radius at the top of the cone structure shall be at least 12 inches.

4.3.1.3 CABLE COILING SPACE - The vessel shall have sufficient cable coiling space in its cable tanks; configured for installation work and spare cable storage; to hold up to a shipboard total of 3,500 cubic meters with a max 5,300 metric tons, not including grapnel rope storage. The vessel shall have no less than two main cable tanks for use during system installations each holding a minimum of 1,000 cubic meters with a minimum of 1,700 metric tons.

4.3.1.4 MINIMUM SPARE CAPACITY - The vessel shall be able to stow up to 150 cubic meters and 250 metric tons of spare cables in separate spare cable tank(s).

If only one spare cable tank is provided on the vessel, the Contractor shall describe the method used to subdivide this tank into at least three different cable coiling sections to allow immediate access to different spare cable types.

4.3.1.5 CABLE TANK LIGHTING – All cable tanks shall be outfitted with suitable non-Ultra Violet (UV) lighting in order to prevent damage from long term UV exposure to unarmored cables.

4.3.1.6 CABLE TANK ACCESS - The cable tanks shall be of such design to allow for safe ingress and egress of personnel utilizing man hoists, caged ladders, and/or fall arrest harnesses.

4.3.1.7 BIGHTING FACILITIES - The cable tank(s) shall include up-and-down runners sized to accommodate the cable characteristics given in the Technical Exhibit. Bight routing between the cable tank(s) or between cable tank(s) and repeater racks shall conform to the coiling radius limitations.

4.3.1.8 HEAVY BODY STORAGE - Heavy bodies, including branch

multiplexer/repeaters, power branching units, and high-voltage repeaters shall be staged external to the cable tank(s) in repeater racks. The area shall be within the interior of the ship and environmentally controlled. Furthermore, the repeater racks shall be located and spaced so as to accommodate the associated cable bights.

The cable highway shall be able to simultaneously store up to a total of 60 integrated Multiplexer/Repeaters, 20 integrated HVR bodies, and 10 Power Branching Units (PBU) in contractor supplied mounted repeater racks.

Repeater storage shall allow for units to be environmentally controlled and grounded during operations when so required. The design of the repeater storage and cable highway shall be such to ensure that the minimum bend radius specified in the Technical Exhibit for all cable is properly maintained.

4.3.1.9 REPEATER RACKS - The repeater racks shall be located and spaced so as to accommodate the associated cable bights. Repeater storage racks shall be located such that the bights can be routed to avoid a circumstance where a wet hardware component would fall within an up-an-down runner channel.

4.3.2 CABLE HIGHWAY – The ship shall have an enclosed cable highway internal to the ship.

4.3.2.1 OVERHEAD CRANE – The vessel shall have a suitable overhead crane capable of traversing the cable highway fore and aft and athwart ships and shall have a minimum lifting capacity of two metric tons to assist in the movement and stowage of repeater bodies and wet hardware.

4.3.2.2 BEND RESTRICTORS AND QUADRANTS – The vessel shall be outfitted with standard quadrants and bend restrictors to maintain minimum bend radius of cables during loading, offloading and deployment of cables.

4.3.2.3 CABLE HIGHWAY LIGHTING – The vessel shall be outfitted with suitable non-UV lighting on cable highway working deck to prevent damage from long term UV exposure to unarmored cables.

4.3.2.4 SHOCK EXPOSURE DURING HANDLING – PBUs, repeaters and other wet hardware have been qualified for maximum shock exposure that shall not exceed 50 g's, 17 ms, 1/2 sine. Therefore, handling equipment and procedures for these hardware components shall be compatible with this maximum allowable shock exposure.

4.3.2.5 CABLE LOADING/DISCHARGE SERVICES – The ship shall be able to simultaneously load stores and the necessary cargo and cable system during mobilization. The ship shall provide all of the repeater storage racks and cable couplings holding/handling facilities unless specified outside of normal commercial ship's equipment. The repeaters and equalizers shall be stored clear of the tank so that cable loading is not stopped during repeater splicing.

4.3.2.6 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS – For temperature control, security and visibility requirements, the ship shall have an enclosed cable highway internal to the ship which covers the cable tank tops, repeater storage facilities and cable machinery.

4.3.2.7 WET HARDWARE, OPERATION IN AIR – The ambient air temperature within areas where power branching units, high voltage repeaters, branch repeaters, and other wet hardware are stored and shall be maintained within a range of -3 to +30 degrees C during intervals in which the wet end hardware is powered, such as pre-installation testing and deployment operations. The ship shall provide environmental control to the repeater storage areas. Some wet hardware shall be stored in the main and spare cable tanks and shall meet the above requirements.

4.3.2.8 COOLING AND PBU BATHS – For installation operations requiring long-term operation of a PBU (beyond 30 minutes with an initial condition of 30 degrees C), the PBU under test shall be cooled in a water bath. See technical exhibit for PBU Bath requirements.

4.3.2.9 WET HARDWARE, TRANSIENT SHORT-TERM OPERATION IN AIR –

Short-term temperature excursions in the range of -20 degrees C to 40 degrees C for up to 15 minutes are permissible such as during loading and/or deployment.

This allowance applies for both powered and unpowered conditions.

4.3.2.10 UNDERWATER HARDWARE, NON-OPERATING AND STORAGE – The temperature within areas where PBUs, repeaters, and wet hardware are to be stored for less than 45 days in an unpowered state shall be maintained within a range of, 0 to +40 degrees C.

The temperature within areas where PBUs, repeaters and wet hardware are to be stored or more than 45 days in an unpowered state shall be maintained within a range of 0 to +40 degrees C.

4.3.3 OUTBOARD (HIGH-TENSION) CABLE PATH –

4.3.3.1 CABLE TROUGHING - The cable path outboard of the cable handling machinery shall include facilities to support the weight of heavy bodies (e.g.

HVR or other wet hardware) as they transition from the tension machine to the over boarding sheave(s) or chute(s). This function can be accommodated with a continuous trough installed along the cable path. Any such cable trough shall not have offset discontinuities greater than 5 mm. The Contractor shall be able to provide necessary cable troughing, turning quadrants, sheaves and rollers to load and discharge two cable lines on/from the ship simultaneously.

4.3.3.2 CABLE TROUGHING/TURNING QUADRANTS FOR SLACK CABLE

SUPPORT - Slack cables shall be supported periodically at spatial intervals not to exceed eight feet. As such, the wet hardware shall be supported during cable loading and/or tank transfers. Cable troughing and turning quadrants provided for this purpose shall provide smooth and clean surfaces with sufficient clearance to pass the 13.5-inch diameter node body. Roller quadrants shall be compatible with the handling shock requirements for heavy bodies. Where troughing or turning quadrants are discontinuous, overhead-lifting capability shall be required for transitioning heavy bodies across discontinuities. Turning quadrants and cable troughing required for ship loading are subject to the bending diameter requirements.

4.3.3.3 OUTBOARD OVERHEAD LIFTING CAPABILITY – Lifting capability over the overboarding sheaves or chutes shall be required for handling ground rigging or other miscellaneous lifting tasks that may arise during cable operations. The overhead lifting facilities shall have a minimum of three metric ton capacity. Furthermore, the lifting facilities shall also have sufficient mobility to transition ground rigging components from their in-transit storage positions to a position aft and clear of the overboarding structure.

4.3.3.4 OVERBOARD SHEAVES/CHUTES AND CHEEK STRUCTURES – The

vessel shall be equipped with a minimum of two bow and/or stern sheaves (located on the exterior cable working decks) each having a minimum 3-meter diameter and capable of handling working loads up to 90,000 lbs. The structure of the Cable Ship outboard of the sheaves shall also be designed so as to avoid a non-conforming bend in any plane. One of the sheaves shall have a minimum width of one meter to allow for the recovery and deployment of a PBU. The profile of the bow or stern sheaves, as applicable, shall be such as to ensure that no additional torque is induced into the cable during payout and recovery operations. The vessel shall be able to handle two cables over the sheaves at any time simultaneously (during repair, branching unit or final splice evolutions).

Each sheave assembly shall be capable of passing a 13.5-inch diameter cylinder through the sheave throat and the gap clearance between sheaves and cheek structures shall not exceed 5 mm. The two over-boarding sheave assemblies shall be of sufficient width to slip a final bight. Overboarding sheaves shall blend smoothly with cheek structures without gaps exceeding 5 mm. Cheek structures shall not impose a cable bend radius of less than 1.5 meters for all anticipated cable departure angles.

4.3.4 CABLE JOINTING SPACE - The ship is required to have a suitable environmentally controlled jointing space on board the ship. Space shall be adjacent to the cable highway. The space 'shall meet the following requirements:

a. An enclosed space with a minimum area of approximately 10 meters x 3 meters with 2.14 meters headroom. The central part of the jointing area, 5 meters x 3 meters, shall be covered with a resilient cushioning material,

b. Heating and air conditioning shall be available to ensure ambient temperature between 66- 74F (19-23C) and a relative humidity of less than 65%,

c. Have a floor of sound and smooth construction to allow wheeled equipment to be positioned, as required,

d. Provide lashing points so that equipment may be secured,

e. Fitted with a sink, running water, and an Emergency Eye Wash Station,

f. Fitted with racking suitable for small pieces of equipment and a work bench with a vice,

g. Have adequate lighting to allow fine, detailed work to be carried out (Splicing

Operations). The central part of the jointing area should have an illuminance level of approximately 1,000 Lux measured at 1 meter from the floor,

h. Have a means to monitor and use the ship's working ships cable PA system,

i. Be fitted with a minimum of two carbon dioxide fire extinguishers available for immediate use,

j. Have a fire alarm activation point,

k. Have a luminescent emergency exit sign,

1. The space shall be of suitable dimension to allow for cable to cable joints and for optical amplifiers with couplings attached passing freely through into and out of the jointing space,

m. The Contractor shall supply a mechanical lifting device for the movement of repeaters in and out of the jointing space, if required,

n. An additional storage area for jointing piece parts and consumable material which should be on the same level and easily accessible from the jointing area, and

o. The jointing area shall be able to satisfy the following power requirements to support the Government 's coaxial splicing operations:

• Brazing: 3.6 KVA, single phase, 120 volts, 60 Hz,

• Molding: 3.6 KVA, single phase, 120 volts, 60 Hz, 2 circuits, and

• X-ray: 1.8 KVA, single phase, 120 volts, 60 Hz

4.3.4.1 SPLICE AREA JUNCTION BOX - The cable splicing area shall include a cable termination junction box compatible with the family of cables as described in the technical exhibit. The junction box shall include the facilities for both electrical and optical cable termination and shall be safety interlocked in conjunction with the STE HVPS so that any possibility of personnel contact with dangerous voltages is eliminated. Electrical and optical cable termination requirements are similar to those for the cable tank junction boxes.

4.3.4.2 POWER SUPPLY – The Contractor shall insure that the power of the proper voltage and stability is available for all jointing equipment. It shall be constant and uninterrupted. Power shall be 50-60 Hz, single phase.

4.3.4.3 JOINTING TOOLS FOR STANDARD FIBER OPTIC CABLES – Milennia

Joint (MJ) Technology tooling and equipment shall be provided as GFE use during fiber optic splicing operations. Government personnel shall conduct all splicing operations.

The Government shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, calibration and upkeep of all jointing equipment used in the provision of the contract.

4.3.4.4 GFE JOINTING TOOL POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR COAXIAL CABLES

– The Government shall provide all jointing tools for use on legacy coaxial cable systems. This equipment shall be placed on board the ship during the mobilization period for a coaxial cable project.

4.3.5 X-RAY/DARK ROOM – The Contractor shall provide a darkroom that meets the following requirements:

a. Fitted with a suitable safe light,

b. Fitted with an exhaust fan for fume extraction,

c. Fitted with developing equipment, running water, and a drain; ship’s alarms are to be audible in the jointing space, the dark room and all allocated storage spaces,

d. Floor space of at least 2x2 meters, and

e. One 120 Volt AC circuit rated at 20 Amps, with three American style straight blade duplex receptacles.

4.3.6 CHEMICAL STORAGE – A safe, protected and ventilated compartment or cabinet is required for the proper storage of bottled and canned chemicals. The chemical storage locker shall be located near the jointing area and have a secure lock. Contractor shall provide chemicals required to support jointing. The quantities of chemicals required are strictly dependent on the number of splices. Chemical storage should be performed in accordance with "local" regulations

4.3.7 TEST AND TRANSMISSION ROOM (TTR) REQUIREMENTS – The government shall provide test and transmission equipment for fiber systems as needed to meet mission requirements. This includes power feed and cable test / transmission gear. The legacy coaxial test equipment may not be kept on the vessel but mobilized as needed. The TTR shall be located adjacent to the cable highway, and shall be temperature and humidity controlled. The equipment space ambient facility temperature shall be maintained between 10-30 degrees C. The equipment space relative humidity shall be maintained between 30% -65%, non-condensing. The Contractor shall provide integration support for this equipment during the GFE installation period. The time and materials to support the integration shall be billed as reimbursable. TTR requirement specifications can be found in the Technical Exhibit. The Contractor shall provide a table suitable for mounting a GFE monitor, GFE keyboard, GFE mouse, and GFE printer within the equipment space with a surge protected power strip for these devices.

4.3.8 EQUIPMENT CABINET MOUNTING - Test and transmission gear shall be cabinet mounted. Supports shall be provided to secure the cabinets to the test room floor. Sway bracing shall be provided overhead to secure the cabinets and prevent them from being overturned. Shock mount devices (PIN C-2090-T6, available from Barry Controls Inc. or equivalent) shall be utilized to secure the cabinets at the top and bottom tie down points.

The equipment space shall include at each cabinet location a low impedance ground point for connecting each cabinet’s chassis ground to the platform’s frame ground.

4.3.9 OPTICAL INTERFACE - The optical test interface between the wet hardware and the Shore Terminus Equipment (STE) shall require up to six single-mode optical fibers routed from the STE processor cabinet to the appropriate cable termination junction box. Each shipboard fiber path shall be terminated with an angle polished connector at the STE processor interface. The shipboard optical fiber path shall include a patch panel so that the various optical elements of the STE processor may be optically connected to any appropriate cable termination junction box. In all cases, optical connectors shall be angle polished connectors. See technical exhibit.

4.3.10 OPTICAL CABLE TERMINATION - Optical cable termination within all shipboard junction boxes as well as the shipboard optical patchwork shall support connection of any fiber in any cable termination junction box to the STE processor or the MBPS supervisory receiver in the transmission test room as illustrated in the technical exhibit.

4.3.11 ELECTRO-OPTICAL PATCHWORK - Shipboard electro-optical cable patchwork shall support connection of system cables to test equipment located within the transmission test room. Each cable tank shall have access to a cable termination junction box compatible with the family of cables as identified in the technical exhibit. Each junction box shall include the facilities for both electrical and optical cable termination and shall be safety interlocked in conjunction with High-voltage power supplies in the transmission test room so that any possibility of personnel contact with dangerous voltage is eliminated.

4.3.12 ELECTRICAL CABLE TERMINATION - In addition to mechanical immobilization and dielectric protection rated for the maximum backbone cable voltage (7,000 Vdc), electrical termination of cables includes connection of the cable power conductor to the shipboard power patchwork and on to the 1.375 ampere High- Voltage Power Systems (HVPS) located in the transmission test room space.

Furthermore, shipboard patchwork facilities shall be provided to support connection of backbone cable and branch subsystem cable to resistive test loads within the transmission test room.

4.3.13 HIGH VOLTAGE D.C. POWER INTERFACES - The high-voltage output from the

HVPS shall interface with the system hardware via HV coaxial cable rated for at least 7,000Vdc and routed from the HVPS cabinet to the appropriate cable termination junction box. The shipboard HV power-path routing shall include a patch panel so that the HVPS may be electrically connected to any appropriate cable termination junction box. The shipboard HV cable shall be terminated with a Lerno FFB.3S.410 .CTAC11 (or equivalent) connector in order to interface with the STE HVPS. The ship's HV patchwork shall accommodate patch connections to the test load cabinet as well to any of the cable termination junction boxes and the HVPS itself.

4.3.14 CONTINGENCY EQUIPMENT - The Government shall provide additional contingency test room equipment if the ship is needed to repair a coaxial technology cable system. This equipment shall temporarily be mobilized on the cable highway and requires 208 V 3-Phase 100 amps service.

4.4 SECURE CABLE CONTROL VAN (CCV) - The ship shall provide deck space, ship’s power, connectivity and services for a GFE stand-alone CCV (40 ft. x 8 ft. ISO Container) that meets the following requirements:

a. Unobstructed deck space to fit the CCV with a 5-foot perimeter around the container and capable of supporting a gross weight of 30,000 lb. ISO container,

b. Power requirements for the CCV: 440 or 480 VAC input connection with 120/208 VAC output,

c. Standard ISO-1611:1984 corner fittings “Peck and Hale fittings” to serve as primary deck securing points and pad-eyes, etc. to serve as secondary gripping points to secure the container to the ship’s deck,

d. One Ships’ internal communications telephone and corresponding input line to the CCV in accordance with Section 4.7,

e. Input/output lines to connect the CCV to the Shipwide Public Address System (Section C.4.1.2) and provide one speaker for installation by government.

f. An entry/intrusion detection system, with applicable devices on all Container entry/egress points, that alarms locally at the Container and on the ship’s bridge and quarter deck when armed.

g. The Contractor shall provide and mount an Iridium fixed mast antennae and install coaxial cabling and surge protection from the mast into the CCV. The antennae should have a clear and unobstructed 360-degree view of the sky.

h. Input/output lines to connect the CCV to the Cable Operations CCTV system in accordance with Section 4.5,

i. Input/output lines to connect the CCV to the Cable Public Address System in accordance with Section 4.6, and

j. The Contractor shall provide input line to the CCV and output lines from the CCV as referenced in the Technical Exhibit.

k. The Contractor shall provide integration support during the GFE installation period. The time and materials to support the integration shall be billed as reimbursable.

4.4.1 VESSEL MODIFICATIONS TO MEET CCV INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS – At the time of bid, the Contractor shall provide ship drawings showing the location of the CCV with the input and output feeds and the equipment locations and specification of the DGPS, HiPAP Cable Controls, gyroscope, depth sounder and ADCP as shown in the technical exhibit.

4.5 CABLE OPERATIONS CCTV SYSTEM - The ship shall be outfitted with a cable CCTV system (with recording capability) that can be utilized for internal ship monitoring during all cable and submersible operations. The CCTV system shall be tied into all cable working spaces including, at minimum ROV launch area, Plow launch area, cable tanks, cable highway, cable working decks, cable engines, over-boarding location, and the cable lead departing the ship, rope tanks and transmission test room. Additionally, the CCTV system shall have cameras positioned to cover the perimeter and entry of the CCV and Communications Suite. The contractor shall provide, for government installation inside the CCV, at least two CCTV monitors with the ability to toggle and control for operational views of all cable working spaces and CCV and Communications Suite perimeters and a recording system that shall reside within the CCV and shall include removable drive capability. Additional monitoring stations, at a minimum shall reside on the bridge and quarterdeck.

At time of proposal, the contractor shall submit the specifications of the CCTV system and hardware to be provided for government installation in the CCV. The contractor shall obtain approval of existing equipment or obtain approval prior to procurement or delivery to the government.

4.6 CABLE OPERATIONS COMMUNICATIONS - The ship shall be outfitted with a Cable Public Address (PA) system that can be utilized for internal ship communications during all cable and submersible operations. The PA system shall be tied into all cable working spaces including, at minimum CCV, ROV launch area, Plow Launch area, cable tanks, cable highway, cable working decks, cable engines, over-boarding location, and the cable lead departing the ship, cable machinery control spaces, bridge, submersible control space(s), rope tanks, splice shop, and transmission test room.

The contractor shall provide wiring to the CCV and a Cable Public Address device, for government installation inside the CCV. At time of proposal, the contractor shall submit the specifications of the Cable Public Address system to be provided government installation in the CCV. The contractor shall obtain approval of existing equipment or obtain approval prior to procurement or delivery to the government.

4.7 SHIP’S INTERNAL COMMUNICATION TELEPHONE SYSTEM - The ship shall be outfitted with an internal communication telephone system to provide general communications within the ship that shall be tied into all occupied working and berthing spaces.

The contractor shall provide wiring to the CCV and Communications Suite and internal communication telephone devices for government installation inside the CCV and Communications suites. At time of proposal, the contractor shall submit the specifications of the internal communication telephone system devices to be provided for government installation in the CCV and Communications Suite. The contractor shall obtain approval prior to procurement or delivery to the government.

4.8 SHIPWIDE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM – The ship shall be outfitted with a ship wide public address system that shall be tied into all working and berthing spaces. The contractor shall provide wiring to the CCV and Communications Suite and ship wide public address system devices for government installation inside the CCV and Communications suites. At time of proposal, the contractor shall submit the specifications of the ship-wide public address system devices to be provided for government installation in the CCV and Communications Suite. The contractor shall obtain approval prior to procurement or delivery to the government.

4.9 CABLE MACHINERY REQUIREMENTS –

4.9.1 CABLE HANDLING EQUIPMENT – The Contractor shall provide the ship with all cable handling gear. At a minimum, the ship shall have one Linear Cable Engine (LCE) for cable installation and two cable drums.

4.9.2 CABLE DRUM ENGINES – CDEs shall have an overall diameter of at least 3 meters.

The width of the non-self-fleeting CDE shall be sufficient to accommodate the 13.5-inch diameter HVR body as well as three additional wraps of cable. The cable drums shall be capable of working simultaneously.

CDEs shall have free-rotating fleeting rings for automatic fleeting of cable as well as inboard and outboard fleeting knives for manual fleeting as required for passing bodies.

The fleeting knives shall impose a smooth curvature on the cable surface during manual fleeting operations and the clearance between the fleeting knife and the drum surface shall not exceed 5 mm. (Note that fleeting knives shall not be used directly on wet hardware or heavy bodies .)

The CDEs shall be capable of withstanding, with adequate safety margin, the forces imposed by the cable system with overboarding tensions up to 90,000 lbs. The CDEs shall be equipped with a static brake system that can hold the drum for extended periods with overboarding tensions up to 90,000 lbs. The static brake system shall be a fail-safe design such that the loss of electrical power does not preclude its operation.

The CDE shall be installed such that there is sufficient clearance to pass the 13.5-inch diameter HVR body with the rigid length specified in the Technical Exhibit.

4.9.3 LINEAR CABLE ENGINE - The LCE shall have at least 20 tire pairs. The LCE minimal squeeze force shall be adjustable from 1,500 to 1,700 lbs. The LCE shall be capable of maintaining the set-point squeeze pressure for each tire pair within +/- 5%. The LCE shall accommodate cables, lines, or cylindrical objects with diameters ranging from

0.525 inches to 13.5 inches. The LCE shall be equipped with manually controlled guides or drag boards such that lines or cables can be centered within the machine. The LCE shall be capable of withstanding, with adequate safety margin, the forces imposed by the cable system with overboarding tensions up to 25,000 lbs. The LCE shall be equipped with a static brake system that can hold a line or cable for extended periods with overboarding tensions up to 30,000 lbs. The static brake system shall be a fail-safe design such that the loss of electrical power does not preclude its operation. The LCE shall be of a design that prevents individual tire pairs from "spinning out", which causes cable damage.

4.9.4 STONKER – LCE shall include a manually actuated stonker (cable arresting device) outboard of an LCE for the purpose of preventing an inadvertent cable runaway.

4.9.5 DRAW-OFF-HOLDBACK (DOHB) MACHINES – CDEs require a DOHB Machine to provide the necessary back tension for the cable drum capstan function. The DOHB may be either a tire-type or track-type and shall be capable of maintaining constant tension on lines or cables up to a maximum of 2,000 lbs. The DOHB shall maintain dynamic tension excursions within 200 lbs. of the control set point tension. Static tension excursions shall be maintained within 300 lbs. of the control set point tension. Tire type DOHB machines shall be capable of applying and maintaining a squeeze force of 1,200 lbs. Track type

DOHB machines shall be capable of adjusting the squeeze force to comply with the squeeze limitations described in this PWS. Each DOHB shall accommodate cables, lines, or cylindrical objects with diameters ranging from 0.525 inches to 13.5 inches.

Each DOHB shall be equipped with manually controlled guides or drag boards such that lines or cables can be centered within the machine.

Each DOHB shall be equipped with a static brake system that can hold a line or cable for extended periods with tensions up to 2,000 lbs. The static brake system shall be a fail-safe design such that the loss of electrical power does not preclude its operation. Each DOHB shall be equipped with a manually controlled traversing system that allows control of the cable landing position on the cable drum.

The vessel shall be able to handle two cables at any time simultaneously (during repair, PBU or final splice evolutions).

4.9.6 DYNAMOMETER FAIRLEAD ASSEMBLY – This assembly shall consist of deflection type sensors that measure the tension in cables or lines passing from the cable drum or LCE to the sheave or chute assembly. The dynamometer shall be capable of sensing tensions within a range of 100 to 100,000 lbs. The cable wrap angle over the dynamometer shall not exceed 5.75 degrees. The dynamometer shall be capable of withstanding, with adequate safety margin, the forces imposed by the wet end cable system with overboarding tensions up to 90,000 lbs.

The dynamometer should have a full scaled accuracy of +/- 0.5% under static conditions.

All tension displays shall be accurate within 0.5% of actual tension and are required for the LCE and CDE.

4.9.7 CABLE TRANSPORTERS/HAULERS – The ship shall be fitted with at least two suitable cable haulers to safely load cable from ashore and support cable transfers internal to the vessel. The cable haulers shall be able to load unarmored cables at speeds up to 10 km per hour and armored cables at speeds up to 3 km per hour.

Cable transporters/haulers shall be used to handle the movement of cable, line, or cable system components between the shore (cable) facility and the shipboard stowage areas. The transporters shall be opposed rubber tire type traction or track type traction machines. Tire and track type cable haulers shall be capable of applying and maintaining a squeeze force of 1,200 lbs. Cable transporters should be positioned as required depending upon the load line and deployment platform configurations. The cable transporters/haulers shall be capable of passing the 13.5 inch diameter HVR bodies or there shall be sufficient overhead lifting facilities available to allow rigging of heavy bodies around each transporter/hauler. Note that it may be necessary to incorporate the shipboard deployment machinery for loading heavier armored cables such as DA or RA cables

4.9.8 CABLE HANDLING, INSTALLATION, REPAIR AND LAYING MACHINERY –

The vessel's design and equipment shall comply with the following cable handling requirements:

a. Cable engines shall have a tension cable payout capability of at least 18,000 lbs. at the payout rate of five knots and up to 67,000 lbs. static load. The system shall contain a dynamometer with a scale of 100,000 lbs. and should have a full scaled accuracy of +/- 500 lbs. under static conditions,

b. The vessel shall be able to handle two cables at any time simultaneously (during repair or final splice evolutions),

c. For trunk laying the vessel shall be able to lay from aft sheaves using suitable cable engines able to handle the cable within its mechanical limits for the proposed installation. The minimum bend radius shall be 1.5 meters for all machinery and surface interfaces, and

d. The vessel shall be fitted with suitable cable hauling machinery to safely affect a cable repair or other cable operations.

The ship shall be outfitted with a numerical display that shows cumulative cable length with a desired .5% accuracy. Displays are required on the cable highway and cable control van at a minimum.

4.10 REMOTE INFORMATION DISPLAY (RIDs) - RIDs Cable Handling System - The ship shall have RIDs that display the following cable handling system data at a minimum:

a. Cable Tension,

b. Linear Cable Speed,

c. Cable Count,

d. Cumulative Cable Count,

e. Distance to Go, and

f. Alarms.

Additional information may also be displayed at the Contractor’s discretion.

4.11 RIDs INSTALLATIONS - RIDs shall be installed at the following locations:

a. All cable handling machinery consoles,

b. Cable Control Van,

c. Bridge,

d. Key location(s) on the cable highway (the number and location of which are to be determined by the…