20R4039 RFP.pdf

06 December 2019

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Subj: RFP N32205-20-R-4039

Ref: (a) SF1449

(b) MSC SPECIALTIME 2019

MSC Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, N103, requests vessels 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 MSC web site at https://www.msc.navy/mil, under “Contracts,” then “Proforma” or 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) AS OUTLINED IN RELEVANT PART XIII(d) BELOW, SUBMISSION OF AN OFFER

REQUIRES THE SUBMISSION OF RELEVANT SHIPYARD DATA INFORMATION FOR ALL

JONES ACT VESSELS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE OFFEROR. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO

USE THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET PROVIDED FOR DATA SUBMISSION AND FOLLOW THE

FORMAT OF THE SAMPLE. ENTER ONLY DATA FOR SHIPYARD WORK COMPLETED FOR

THE CURRENT YEAR AND FOUR PRECEDING YEARS; THERE IS NO NEED TO ANNOTATE

“NONE.”

(2) 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.

THIS IS A SPOT CHARTER; AS SUCH, ALL PROFORMA SECTIONS THAT ADDRESS LONG

TERM CHARTERS ARE NOT APPLICABLE.

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STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES:

I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes

2. Contract No.: Will be provided upon award

5. Solicitation No.: N32205-20-R-4039

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 06 December 2019

7. For Solicitation Information: LaToya Sorrell at latoya.sorrell1@navy.mil; 757-443-5299; Lorrie

Leedy at lorrie.leedy@navy.mil; 757-443-2805

8. Offer Due Date: 10 December 2019, at 1000 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, full and open competition; NAICS Code: 483111

14. Method of Solicitation: RFP 18a. Payment will be made by: SEE PART VIII (6), WAWF Submit electronic invoices IAW WAWF contract clause, MSC Worldwide DC ANY (MAY 2013).

18b. Submit Invoices to: SEE PART VIII (7) MSC WIDE AREA WORKFLOW (WAWF)

INSTRUCTIONS (AUGUST 2012).

27a. 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. PART I. SPECIALTIME BOXES:

1. Vessel Required:

a. One Jones Act qualified, U.S. flag vessel of opportunity (VOO) to support Submarine Rescue requirements for upcoming submarine sea trials. Vessel will be capable of installing the Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System (SRDRS), which is used for submarine rescue. Vessel must be currently vetted and approved by U.S. Navy, Undersea Rescue Command (URC). The vessel will operate out of the Naval Submarine Base, New London, CT, throughout the western Atlantic Ocean, and be required to pull into military and civilian ports as needed by specific evolutions.

b. The vessel will support underway operations in accordance with sea trials schedules as necessary on a continuous 24-hour basis. The vessel shall be prepared to carry 30 additional personnel and provide all support detailed in Section 4.0 Minimum Vessel Requirements. The vessel will also support loading, storage and discharge of Government materials and equipment (as outlined in Section 4.0 below), arranging for any shore-side equipment if required for load/discharge operations.

c. The vendor shall permit US Government personnel to visit the ship no less than 5 days and no more than 30 days prior to the delivery date of each period to conduct a ship survey. The purpose of this survey shall be to, at a minimum, identify lay-down locations of mission equipment, identify locations of required utilities, and conduct operations planning.

All deck-stored equipment shall be griped or stowed to support open ocean transit in sea states equaling vessel’s sea state capability.

The contractor shall provide sufficient life-saving equipment to meet local regulatory and SOLAS requirements for all embarked SRDRS personnel and rescuees.

d. MINIMUM VESSELS CHARACTERISTICS/CAPABILITIES:

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1 Vessel Classification Class by an International Association of Classification Society (IACS) member.

2 Available Deck Area Provide a minimum clear deck area of 98 ft (29.9 m) in length and 40 ft (12.2 m) in width.

3 Deck Loading Capacity A. Minimum cargo loading capacity of 1025 lb/ft² (5 tonnes/m²).

B. Minimum deck load capacity of 838,000 pounds (380 tonnes).

4 Deck Flatness A. The deck shall be coplanar with a maximum vertical deviation of 2 in (5.08cm) when measured from the transom to 64 ft (19.5 m) forward of the transom.

B. Deck hardware shall be rapidly removable (less than 12 hours) in way of sponsor equipment bases if vertical height is 2 in (5.08 cm) or greater from the deck.

5 Position-Keeping Capability A. Capable of entering and maintaining a 4-point moor in depths up to 2000 ft (609.6m).

Or

B. Equipped with an International Maritime Organization (IMO) equipment Class 2 Dynamic Positioning System (DPS).

C. The location of any moving DPS machinery (thrusters, propellers, etc.) Shall not be within 15 ft (4.6 m) of an umbilical.

D. DPS shall be able to maintain VOO ±60 ft and ± 10 degrees from a given position/heading once the DPS has stabilized.

E. The DPS position reference systems shall not be taut wire or a laser system.

6 Sea-Keeping Capability A. Shall be able to conduct aft deck and launch and recovery operations with 253 short tons (230 TONNES) (expected weight of the configuration of SRDRS) installed in up to sea state 4.

B. Shall maintain ship survivability with 253 short tons (230 TONNES) in up to sea state 6.

7 Vessel Stability For all operating scenarios, the VOO with the Launch And Recovery System (LARS) and Pressurized Rescue Module (PRM) installed, shall comply with all intact and damage stability criteria required by the VOO's flag administration and classification society's rules.

8 Lifesaving Equipment Capacity

Provide sufficient life-saving equipment to meet local regulatory and SOLAS requirements for all embarked SRDRS personnel and rescuees.

9 Working Deck Fire Protection Capability

Provide fire-fighting coverage of all mission equipment on deck using the VOO’s existing Firefighting equipment, as well as a

2.5 in (63.5 mm) fire hose connection for the portable foam firefighting unit that is used if foam capability does not exist on board (mission equipment).

10 Vessel Freeboard Maximum freeboard of 10 ft (3.1 m). Freeboards higher than 10 ft (3.1 m) will require protection (fenders, collision pads, etc.) at the transom in way of the PRM launch and recovery envelope.

11 Over-Boarding Access

Provide sufficient opening of any stern wall to provide for the unobstructed over-boarding of the LARS. A minimum of a 22 ft (6.7 m) opening is required and on VOOs with stern walls greater than 3 ft (0.9 m) in height, an opening of 32 ft (9.7 m) is required to clear the LARS winches.

12 Transducer Pole Installation Provide sufficient access on the PORT or STBD side of the VOO to mount the 32 ft (9.7 m) transponder pole wherein when the pole is deployed it will extend a minimum of 10 ft (3 m) below the VOO keel.

Operating Endurance Capable of 10 days un-replenished operation (or replenishment of critical stores) with 30 additional personnel. This includes:

1. Food

2. Berthing

3. Potable water

4. Waste disposal (sanitary)

14 Provision For Small Boat And Associated Launch And Recovery Equipment

A. Provide a small boat and associated launch and recovery equipment for use during emergency recovery of the PRM.

B. Provide an 80 HP (approx.) motor with a tow point forward of the engine for the small boat.

15 Remote Monitoring Station Capacity

Provide sufficient space on the bridge to accommodate the remote VOO monitoring control station.

16 Diesel Fuel Capacity Provide 20,500 gallons (77,600 L) of cleaned and polished No.

2 diesel fuel, accessible on the working deck, for the Generator Van (GV).

17 Fresh Water Provide up to 2000 gallons (7570.8 L) of freshwater to the fantail for wash down of PRM and equipment, as well as for filling PRM ballast bags.

18 Gas (Workshop Quality Air) (Not Required, But Information Sought)

Provide workshop-quality compressed air to entire fantail for tools such as air driven wrenches.

19 On-Board Crane (Not Required, But Information Sought)

A crane with a minimum 25 short ton (22.7 TONNES) capacity with sufficient reach to lift sponsor cargo from the pier to the centerline of the VOO.

20 Emergency Power Supply Capability (Not Required, But Information Sought)

Provide 350KW of 480VAC, 3-Phase, Delta, 60HZ, 400A electric power per bus to sponsor equipment in event of engine failure.

21 Sick Bay Well-equipped sick bay; provide detail of VOO onboard capability.

2. Place / Range of Delivery: Naval Submarine Base, New London, CT

3. Place / Range of Redelivery: Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, VA

4. Charter Period: Base Period about 30 days: 06 January 2020 – 05 February 2020, with one 30-day option and one 15-day option.

5. Laydays: 06 January 2020

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

AMEND: PART III Special Time Terms and Conditions (Addendum to FAR 52.212-4), pg. III-1 para (a) CHARTER HIRE, (1) Hire Rates to read as follows:

(1) HIRE RATES. Charter hire for services under this Charter Party shall be payable at the applicable rates stipulated in Boxes 13 – 15 and shall be earned at the expiration of each fifteen (15) days of the charter period. Except as otherwise provided herein, said hire rates shall be considered payment in full for all services of the Vessel and Associated Equipment under this Charter including all overtime (including but not limited to crew overtime/penalty time required for the opening and closing of hatches), penalty time, bonuses, payments, 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. Said hire rates are exclusive of the costs of fuel and port charges, which are addressed at IV (p) (Fuel) and IV (n) (Port Charges and Expenses) below, respectively, and other stevedoring costs such as loading, securing and discharging cargo.

AMEND: PART XI(A). FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (tailored pursuant to FAR 12.302(a)) – SPOT CHARTER, page XI-2 – (e) Price. a. to read as follows:

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) 21 days underway laden at the speed specified in the individual solicitation (SPECIALTIME Boxes 68 and 70); (b) 00 days underway loitering as specified in the individual solicitation (SPECIALTIME Boxes 69 and 70); and (c) 09 days in port idle (SPECIALTIME Box 71). This will represent the overall price to the Government.

Offerors shall use the guidelines set forth in Part X(a) 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.

• 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 (OCT 2018) and Alternate I (OCT 2014).

• 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 2019 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 Consumption Spreadsheet (Attached).

• Completed Shipyard Data spreadsheet (Attached).

• Proposed laydays

• Daily charter hire

• Delivery and redelivery fee (seperate)

• Call sign

• Vessel year

• Vessel flag

• Vessel USCG COI or COD

• Vessel specification sheet to include pictures of the vessel.

• Information required in Part I boxes and Parts XII and XIII Representations and Certifications

• 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.

ADD: PART XIII(d) DFARS 252.247-7026 EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR USE OF DOMESTIC

SHIPYARDS – APPLICABLE TO ACQUISITION OF CARRIAGE BY VESSEL FOR DOD CARGO

IN THE COASTWISE OR NONCONTIGUOUS TRADE (NOV 2008)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Covered vessel” means a vessel—

(1) Owned, operated, or controlled by the offeror; and

(2) Qualified to engage in the carriage of cargo in the coastwise or noncontiguous trade under Section

27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 12101, 12132, and 55102), commonly referred to as “Jones Act”; 46 U.S.C. 12102, 12112, and 12119; and Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. 50501).

“Foreign shipyard” means a shipyard that is not a U.S. shipyard.

“Overhaul, repair, and maintenance work” means work requiring a shipyard period greater than or equal to 5 calendar days.

“Shipyard” means a facility capable of performing overhaul, repair, and maintenance work on covered vessels.

“U.S. shipyard” means a shipyard that is located in any State of the United States or in Guam.

(b) This solicitation includes an evaluation criterion that considers the extent to which the offeror has had overhaul, repair, and maintenance work for covered vessels performed in U.S. shipyards.

(c) The offeror shall provide the following information with its offer, addressing all covered vessels for which overhaul, repair, and maintenance work has been performed during the period covering the current calendar year, up to the date of proposal submission, and the preceding four calendar years:

(1) Name of vessel.

(2) Description and cost of qualifying shipyard work performed in U.S. shipyards.

(3) Description and cost of qualifying shipyard work performed in foreign shipyards and whether—

(i) Such work was performed as emergency repairs in foreign shipyards due to accident, emergency, Act of God, or an infirmity to the vessel, and safety considerations warranted taking the vessel to a foreign shipyard; or

(ii) Such work was paid for or reimbursed by the U.S. Government.

(4) Names of shipyards that performed the work.

(5) Inclusive dates of work performed.

(d) Offerors are responsible for submitting accurate information. The Contracting Officer—

(1) Will use the information to evaluate offers in accordance with the criteria specified in the solicitation; and

(2) Reserves the right to request supporting documentation if determined necessary in the proposal evaluation process.

(e) The Department of Defense will provide the information submitted in response to this provision to the congressional defense committees, as required by Section 1017 of Pub. L. 109-364.

52.212-5

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, N103