19R3251_Amend_0001.pdf

01 FEBRUARY 2019

THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT

PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N04103A

TO: ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS

SUBJECT: N32205-19-R-3251, AMENDMENT 0001

REF: (A) MSC RFP N32205-19-R-3251, DATED 01 FEBRUARY 2019

1. REF (A) IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

A. TANKTIME BOX 1 ‘VESSEL(S) REQUIRED’: AMEND BOX 1P TO READ,

“VESSEL SHALL ARRIVE AT LOAD PORT IN A CLEAN, GAS-FREE

CONDITION, AND BE READY FOR INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION BY

QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE (QAR). ANY ADJACENT TANKS

SHALL ALSO BE CLEAN AND GAS-FREE. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE

(FOR OWNER'S ACCOUNT) A CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST TO CERTIFY

THE TANKS ARE SAFE FOR ENTRY FOR INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION BY

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE. CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST SHALL

ENTER ALL CARGO TANKS IN ADVANCE OF THE QAR AND PERFORM A

FULL FOUR-CORNER ENTRY INSPECTION. THE CERTIFIED MARINE

CHEMIST'S INSPECTION SHALL INCLUDE ALL TANK POCKETS

IDENTIFIED BY THE QAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE QAR. IF EITHER

OF THE PRIOR TWO CARGOS CONTAINED A PERCENTAGE OF BENZENE,

THE OWNER'S CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST SHALL ARRIVE EQUIPPED

WITH BENZENE DETECTION TUBES TO MEASURE TOXICITY FOR

BENZENE CONTENT. ALL SAFE FOR ENTRY, TOXICITY, AND

FLAMMABILITY ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE PERFORMED IN THE PRESENCE

OF THE INSPECTING QAR.”

B. TANKTIME BOX 1 ‘VESSEL(S) REQUIRED’: AMEND BOX 1BB TO READ,

“VESSEL MUST BE ABLE TO CLEAN, MOP, AND DRY CARGO TANKS

WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS BETWEEN CARGOES DURING PERFORMANCE OF

THIS CHARTER WHEN REQUIRED.”

2. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.

SIGNED: KENNETH D. ALLEN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, N103A