Q AND A Responses 1.docx

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND

N32205-19-R-6712

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #1

The following are answers to questions received from potential offerors. The answers provide clarification only and DO NOT constitute an amendment to the solicitation.

QUESTION #1:

Items 021, 030, 108, 304, 308, 309, 311, 401 and 402 are shown in the index but were not provided as part of the work package. Please provide the work items.

ANSWER:

All work items listed were provided with original work package.

WI 0021 – Sent with WIs 0011 CONTINUATION - 023 (Clean and gas free voids tanks and cofferdams) WI 0030 – Sent with WIs 0023 CONTINUATION - 0103 WI 0108 – Sent with WIs 0104 – 0115 WI 0304 – Sent with WIs 0301 – 0305 WIs 0308, 0309, 0311, 0401 and 0402 – Sent with WIs 0305 CONTINUATION

QUESTION #2:

ANSWER:

All WI Index labels have been corrected and will be sent via DoD SAFE.

QUESTION #3:

WI 0011, Paragraph 7.1.1.1 – It is the contractor’s experience that the requirement of +/- 5 volts within 450 volts of shore power is impossible on the USNS Spearhead- Class vessels with a standard 480 volt shore power connection, because the vessel is unable to pull enough load to maintain proper voltage.

The contractor would like to request that the general services item be amended to +/- 5% of 450 volts, which will allow for the ship to take standard shore. If not, the item will require the use of a dedicated rental generator to accomplish.

ANSWER:

Contractor is to follow specifications as written.

QUESTION #4:

WI 0011, Paragraph 7.1.1.4 – Paragraph states to provide shore power for 60 days. Period of performance is for 74 days. The allowance in the paragraph is 720,000 kWh (60 days worth). Please clarify the amount of the days to provide offices and temporary services.

ANSWER:

Provide shore power services for 74 days.

QUESTION #5:

Ref. 2.1.2 Drawing 8444979-Rev C was not provided. Please provide drawing.

ANSWER:

Drawing will be provided via DoD SAFE.

QUESTION #6:

WI 0202 – Will alternative subcontractors such as Walashek, Phex, or Aux Systems be accepted to perform the work other than Kelvion and ZF Marine?

ANSWER:

OEM's are required for plate coolers and for reduction gear work.

QUESTION #7:

WI 0202 – There is no scope of work to be performed on the heat exchangers listed in paragraphs 3.2.4 & 3.2.5. Please clarify that these heat exchangers are to be cleaned and if so, please provide a scope of work associated to them.

ANSWER:

Scope of work has been provided and will be sent via DoD SAFE.

For the tube and shell heat exchangers onboard, since these are simple machines, the OEM instructions are to be used.

OEM representatives are required to be onsite to clean the main engine plate heat exchangers.

QUESTION #8:

WI 0203 – Paragraph 3.2 contradicts itself in the quantities of reduction gears for overhaul. Please clarify which is the correct quantity.

ANSWER:

Three reduction gear units ( 1, 2 and 3 ) to be overhauled. Reduction gear unit #4 is to have annual maintenance performed.

QUESTION #9:

WI 0302 – Paragraph 5.4 states that Reference 2.2 is provided for information, but the work item does not include Reference 2.2. Please clarify if there is such a reference and if so, please send the corresponding reference.

ANSWER:

Disregard paragraph 5.4; there is not a reference 2.2 for this work item and it is an error.

QUESTION #10:

WI 0104, Paragraph 3.1.2 – The square footage is different than past availabilities. Please confirm that the 5000 sq. feet in the item is correct.

ANSWER:

5000 sqft is correct.

QUESTION #11:

WI 0105 – The formatting of the item was corrupted in transmission. Please provide a new reformatted work item.

ANSWER:

WI will be sent via DoD SAFE.

QUESTION #12:

WI 0110, Paragraph 7.3 - How many linear feet should be allowed for the grinding of all sharp edges to a 2mm radius?

ANSWER:

Estimate 5000 linear feet.

QUESTION #13:

WI 0116, Paragraph 0116 - How many linear feet should be allowed for the grinding of all sharp edges to a 2mm radius?

ANSWER:

Estimate 1000 linear feet.

QUESTION #14:

WI 0105, Paragraph 5.3 - This item has the wrong number as previously mentioned in J-8 RFC 2. Alcoa has stopped providing a technical representative since the USNS Trenton availability. Please provide a contact for a representative to supervise and document all steps of the SOW.

Shipyard is advised to speak with Alcoa or Alco Tech and discover who can provide the shipyard with technical assistance. Austal USA could also be contacted as they constructed the ship.

QUESTION #15:

WI 0403, Paragraph 5.2 - The performance location shows Norfolk, VA. Will this work be allowed to be performed at the successful bidder’s facility?

ANSWER:

The solicitation has F-2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE as the contractors facility. Updated J-10 is being uploaded to FBO.

QUESTION #16:

WI 0207, Paragraph 7.2.a - Will the government be providing the MTU representatives?

ANSWER: Contractor is advised to read section 4.0 of work item 0207.

QUESTION #17:

WI 0404, Paragraph 5.1 - Period of performance was for the USNS City of Bismarck earlier this year at Colonna’s Shipyard. Please verify that this work is to be performed on the USNS Burlington at the successful bidder’s facility.

ANSWER:

Work to be performed at bidder's facility, corrected WI will be sent via DoD SAFE.

QUESTION #18:

WI 0606 - What is the timeframe of the work that Technico is scheduled to perform as it may affect the deadweight/lightship survey?

ANSWER:

Estimated time from for Technico's work is to be 10 days from period of performance start date to 15 days from POP end date.

QUESTION #19:

WI 1003, Paragraph 5.1 - The performance period is incorrect as this time has elapsed. Please clarify.

ANSWER:

The solicitation has the period of performance listed as 3/2/20 – 5/15/20 under section F of the solicitation.

QUESTION #20:

WI 0803, Paragraph 7.1 - The paragraph states that the contractor is to furnish a Leslie Navy Strainer per reference 2.3 which was not provided. Please provide the missing reference.

Please reference drawing file named 8444465_G.pdf that will be sent via DoD SAFE.