21R4147 A0006.pdf

04 FEBRUARY 2021

THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT

PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A

TO: ALL POTENTIAL OFFERORS

SUBJECT: RFP N32205-21-R-4147; AMENDMENT 0006

REF: (A) MSC RFP N32205-21-R-4147, DATED 21 JANUARY 2021 AS AMENDED

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

A. PART I, BOX 1; AMEND TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

1. VESSEL(S) REQUIRED:

ONE, CLEAN, APPROVED, U.S. OR FOREIGN FLAGGED, DOUBLE-HULL

TANKER WITH AN INERT GAS SYSTEM (IGS) AND SEGREGATED BALLAST

TANKS (SBT) THAT IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 55,000 BBLS

OF CLEAN PRODUCT (INTENTIONS JPTS) WITHIN VESSEL’S NATURAL

SEGREGATION IN DESIGNATED CARGO TANKS WITH DOUBLE VALVE

ISOLATION AND WITH THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM PARTICULARS:

A) 1) OWNER SHALL PROVIDE THE MSC AREA COMMANDER WITH ANY

REPORT REQUIRED UNDER U.S. COAST GUARD MARINE SAFETY

INFORMATION BULLETIN 02-20 (CHANGE 3) (REQUIRING HAZARDOUS

CONDITIONS BE REPORTED), PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PORT.

2) OWNER SHALL PROVIDE IN ITS PROPOSAL ITS COMPANY’S HEALTH AND

SAFETY PLANS FOR ITS CREW RELATED TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS

FOR THIS MISSION. WHILE NOT EVALUATED, UPON AWARD, THIS PLAN

SHALL BECOME CONTRACTUALLY BINDING ON THE OWNER.

3) OWNER IS ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE TIME-SENSITIVE AND CRITICAL

NATURE OF THE MISSION, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, THE

EXCUSABLE DELAY PROVISION SHALL NOT APPLY IF DELAY WAS CAUSED

BY A BREACH OF OWNER’S HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN CITED ABOVE OR

WAS OTHERWISE REASONABLY PREVENTABLE BY FOLLOWING U.S. COAST

GUARD OR CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL COVID-19 GUIDELINES IN

PUBLICATION AT THE TIME OF BREACH.

4) THE SHIP-OWNER AGREES THAT CREW AND OTHER EMBARKED

PERSONNEL MAY BE ORDERED BY THE CHARTERER TO STAY ABOARD

THE VESSEL DURING PORT VISITS UNDER THIS CHARTER AS DEEMED

NECESSARY BY THE CHARTERER OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES.

FURTHER, THE SHIP-OWNER AGREES THAT THE CHARTERER MAY LIMIT

ACCESS TO THE VESSEL BY ANY SHORE-SIDE PERSONNEL UPON THE

VESSEL’S PORT CALLS DURING THIS CHARTER.

5) OWNER AGREES THAT NO ROUTINE CREW CHANGES WILL OCCUR

DURING THE COURSE OF THE CHARTER AND THAT ALL COSTS (E.G.,

TRANSPORTATION, RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT, OR OTHER QUARANTINE

COSTS) ASSOCIATED WITH ANY NON-ROUTINE CREW CHANGES SHALL BE

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER AND NOT THE CHARTERER.

B) OWNER MUST WARRANT THAT THE VESSEL’S CREW HAS PERMITTED

ACCESS AND MEETS ALL VETTING REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO

PERFORM TANKER OPERATIONS AT AKROTIRI, CYPRUS.

C) VESSEL MUST BE A PARTY TO THE SHIP INSPECTION REPORT (SIRE)

SYSTEM, AND OFFERORS MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF THE CURRENT Q-88

WITH OFFER (NO MORE THAN 60 DAYS OLD).

D) VESSEL’S Q-88 MUST DETAIL CURRENT ACCEPTANCES AND DATES OF

INSPECTION. THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE SIRE INSPECTION NOT MORE

THAN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF LAYDAYS UNDER

THIS CHARTER; OFFERORS SHALL CONFIRM THAT SUCH INSPECTIONS

WERE SATISFACTORY.

E) VESSEL MUST HAVE A SBT.

F) VESSEL MUST HAVE AN IGS.

G) VESSEL LOA MUST BE BETWEEN 100.00 TO 180.00 METERS.

H) VESSEL CANNOT EXCEED A MAXIMUM BEAM OF 32.50 METERS.

I) VESSEL CANNOT EXCEED A MAXIMUM DWT OF 40,000 MT AFTER LOADING

55,000 BBLS OF JPTS AT THE LOAD PORT. RE-MEASURING DWT IS NOT

PERMITTED.

J) VESSEL CANNOT EXCEED A MAXIMUM MANIFOLD HEIGHT ABOVE

WATERLINE OF 23.50 METERS WHILE LADEN FOR DISCHARGING AT THE

PORT OF KILLINGHOLME.

K) VESSEL MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 FORWARD HEADLINES, 4 FORWARD

BREASTLINES, 3 FORWARD SPRING LINES, 5 AFT STERN LINES, AND 4 AFT

SPRING LINES (ALL LINES CAN BE EITHER ALL ROPE OR ALL HMPE). DUE

TO LACK OF MOORING BOLLARDS ON THE JETTY AT KILLINGHOLME, THE

TERMINAL WILL BE UNABLE TO ACCEPT MORE THAN TWO MOORING

LINES FROM THE AFT MAINDECK.

L) VESSEL MUST HAVE A 10-TON LIFTING CRANE (THIS IS REQUIRED FOR

CARGO OPERATIONS IN AKROTIRI).

M) OWNER MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF VESSEL’S CURRENT CLASS SOCIETY

ISSUED SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE.

N) OWNER MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF VESSEL’S CURRENT FLAG STATE

ISSUED INTERNATIONAL SHIP SECURITY CERTIFICATE.

O) OWNER MUST PROVIDE VESSEL STOWAGE PLAN DEMONSTRATING

VESSEL’S ABILITY TO LOAD A MINIMUM OF 55,000 BBLS JPTS WITH A

MAXIMUM DRAFT OF 9.8 METERS.

P) OWNER MUST PROVIDE VESSEL ITINERARY FROM OFFER TO ARRIVAL

LAYDAYS AT LOAD PORT READY FOR TANK INSPECTION.

Q) OWNER MUST CONFIRM IF THEY INTEND TO LOAD OTHER PRODUCTS, THE

GOVERNMENT’S CARGO MUST BE LAST IN AND FIRST OUT. CARGO TANKS

FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE PHYSICALLY INSPECTED FOR SUITABILITY

PRIOR TO LOADING. GOVERNMENT TANK INSPECTION PROCEDURES

REQUIRE ALL CARGO TANKS, BALLAST TANKS, SLOP TANKS OR VOID

SPACES ADJACENT TO THE TANKS TO BE LOADED WITH DOD CARGO TO

BE CLEAN AND CERTIFIED AS GAS FREE BY A QUALIFIED MARINE

CHEMIST FOR THE TANK INSPECTION. IT WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE TO

SHIFT OTHER CARGO INTO THESE TANKS AFTER THE INSPECTION AS LONG

AS THE CARGO TANKS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE MSC PRODUCT ARE

ISOLATED FROM ANY OTHER SYSTEMS BY DOUBLE VALVE ISOLATION

AND/OR POSITIVE BLINDS.

R) DLA-E MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPARATION OF CARGO TANKS

TABLE 2-2-2021, HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THE RFP AND AVAILABLE

UPON REQUEST, WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE IF THE LAST THREE

CARGOES CARRIED BY A VESSEL ARE COMPATIBLE TO LOAD JPTS IN THE

SHIP’S CARGO TANKS THAT ARE NOMINATED BY THE OWNERS FOR

CARRYING JPTS.

S) OWNER MUST CONFIRM UPON ARRIVAL AT THE LOAD PORT, THE VESSEL

SHALL BE IN A CLEAN, GAS-FREE CONDITION AND READY FOR INTERNAL

TANK INSPECTION OF THE CARGO TANKS, WHICH WILL BE USED TO

CARRY THIS PRODUCT. THESE TANKS AND ALL ADDITIONAL CARGO

TANKS, BALLAST TANKS, SLOP TANKS AND/OR VOID SPACES ADJACENT

TO THESE TANKS SHALL BE CLEAN AND CERTIFIED AS GAS FREE BY A

CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST FOR THE TANK INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE

SHIP BEING ALLOWED TO LOAD THE GOVERNMENT’S CARGO. THE

OFFEROR SHALL PROVIDE AT THE OWNER’S EXPENSE A CERTIFIED

MARINE CHEMIST TO CERTIFY THE SHIP’S TANKS ARE SAFE FOR ENTRY

FOR THE INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION BY THE GOVERNMENT AND/OR

CHARTERER REPRESENTATIVE. THE CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST MUST

ENTER ALL THE SHIP’S CARGO TANKS IN ADVANCE OF THE QUALITY

ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE (QAR) AND PERFORM A FULL FOUR-

CORNER ENTRY INSPECTION. CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST’S INSPECTION

MUST INCLUDE ALL TANK POCKETS IDENTIFIED BY THE QAR TO THE

SATISFACTION OF THE QAR. IF A PRIOR (LAST, 2ND TO LAST, OR 3RD TO

LAST) CARGO CONTAINED A PERCENTAGE OF BENZENE, THE OWNER’S

CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST MUST ARRIVE TO THE VESSEL EQUIPPED

WITH BENZENE DETECTION TUBES TO MEASURE TOXICITY FOR BENZENE

CONTENT. ACCEPTABLE BENZENE LEVELS ARE THE MAXIMUM TIME-

WEIGHTED AVERAGE (TWA) EXPOSURE LIMIT IS 1 PART OF BENZENE

VAPOR PER MILLION PARTS OF AIR (1 PPM) AVERAGE FOR AN 8-HOUR

WORKDAY AND THE MAXIMUM SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL) IS 5

PPM FOR ANY 15-MINUTE PERIOD. GASOLINE TANKS, AFTER CLEANING

SHOULD BE VENTILATED WITH FORCED AIR OR ACCEPTABLE MEANS FOR

AS LONG AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE LEVELS ARE REDUCED ENOUGH TO

ALLOW ENTRY. ALL SAFE FOR ENTRY / TOXICITY / FLAMMABILITY

ASSESSMENTS WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE

INSPECTING QAR. CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE TIME NEEDED TO RE-

INERT AFTER INSPECTION.

T) OWNER MUST PROVIDE, IF VESSEL CARGO TANKS HAVE HEATING COILS,

COIL TYPE OR COMPOSITION (SUCH AS STAINLESS STEEL, COPPER, ETC.).

U) IF VESSEL CARGO TANKS HAVE HEATING COILS, OWNER MUST PROVIDE

THE DATE HEATING COILS WERE LAST PRESSURE TESTED AND THE

RESULTS OF THE TEST (PASSED OR FAILED). DATE OF LAST PRESSURE

TEST CANNOT EXCEED 12 MONTHS FOR DURATION OF THIS CHARTER.

VESSEL TANKS WITH COPPER OR YELLOW METAL COMPOUNDS ARE NOT

ACCEPTABLE FOR JET FUEL CARGOES.

V) IF VESSEL CARGO TANKS ARE INTERNALLY COATED, OWNER MUST

PROVIDE THE COATING TYPE (EPOXY, INORGANIC ZINC, ETC.). COAL TAR

COATING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. IF TANKS ARE NOT COATED THEN STATE

“NONE”. COATINGS THAT ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FUEL TO BE

CARRIED WILL BE REJECTED.

W) OWNER MUST PROVIDE COPIES OF CERTIFICATES OF QUALITY FOR LAST

THREE CARGOES. THESE CERTIFICATES SHOULD CONTAIN ALL TEST DATA

REQUIRED BY SPECIFICATION FOR THE PRODUCTS THAT WERE

PREVIOUSLY LOADED (LAST THREE). VESSEL CERTIFICATES OF QUALITY

FROM VESSEL POST-LOAD SAMPLES ARE PREFERRED, BUT IF

UNAVAILABLE SHORE TANK CERTIFICATES OF QUALITY REPRESENTING

QUALITY OF PRODUCT LOADED ARE ACCEPTABLE. THE CERTIFICATES OF

QUALITY SHOULD CONTAIN THE TEST DATA REQUIRED BY THE

SPECIFICATION FOR THE PRODUCT WHICH WERE LOADED. THEY SHALL BE

SUBMITTED FOR EACH SHORE TANK AS WELL AS THE VESSEL TANKS

AFTER LOADING (COMPOSITE SAMPLE). RESULTS OF “TYPICAL” ARE NOT

ACCEPTABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED FOR THE

SPECIFIC PRODUCTS MENTIONED:

1. NAPHTHA / CONDENSATES: MERCAPTAN SULPHUR, REPORTED IN

“PARTS PER MILLION” (PPM) OR “MASS PERCENT”, OR DOCTOR TEST

(ASTMD 4952). OTHERWISE, CERTIFICATES OF QUALITY SHOULD

CONTAIN THE TEST DATA REQUIRED BY THE SPECIFICATION FOR THE

PRODUCTS WHICH WERE LOADED.

2. GASOLINE (MOTOR OR AVIATION): IT MUST BE STATED WHETHER THE

PREVIOUS PRODUCT WAS “LEADED” OR “UNLEADED”. THIS IS NEEDED

TO DETERMINE CARGO TANK “SAFE ENTRY” TESTING REQUIREMENTS.

X) VESSEL SHALL EITHER (1) NOT HAVE CARRIED FATTY ACID METHYL

ESTERS (FAME) WITHIN ITS LAST THREE CARGO OR (2) HAVE HAD ITS

CARGO TANKS CLEANED AND CONDITIONED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

GUIDANCE IN ENERGY INSTITUTE HM50 IF ITS TANKS CONTAINED FATTY

ACID METHYL ESTERS (FAME) WITHIN ITS LAST THREE CARGO CARRIES.

OFFEROR SHALL EITHER STATE, WITH THE SUBMISSION OF ITS OFFER,

THAT (1) THE LAST THREE CARGOES CARRIED BY THE NOMINATED

VESSEL DID CONTAIN FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS (FAME) OR THAT THE

LAST THREE CARGOES CARRIED BY THE NOMINATED VESSEL WERE

FAME-FREE.

Y) OWNER MUST CONFIRM VESSEL MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE UPPER, MIDDLE,

LOWER, BOTTOM, AND ALL-LEVEL SAMPLES OF THE CARGO (TO INCLUDE

OBQ & ROB) WITHOUT CONTAMINATING THEM FROM THE SAMPLING

LOCATION. IF UNABLE TO DO SO OR IF THE SAMPLING LOCATION IS

CONTAMINATED OR SUSPECTED TO BE CONTAMINATED, CHARTERER

WILL REQUIRE OPEN SAMPLING ON A TANK BY TANK BASIS, CONSISTENT

WITH SAFETY AND LOCAL TERMINAL REGULATIONS.

Z) OWNER AGREES WHERE CARGO IS CARRIED AFTER CONTRACT AWARD

AND PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO PROVIDE CARGO TYPE/DESCRIPTION PRIOR

TO LOADING, AND APPLICABLE CERTIFICATES OF QUALITY (TO INCLUDE

ALL TEST DATA REQUIRED IN THE INITIAL RFP) FOR REVIEW WITHIN 48

HOURS AFTER LOADING SAID CARGO. TEST SHALL BE ON A SAMPLE

TAKEN FROM THE SHIP VERSUS A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE FROM A

SHORE FACILITY. ANY REJECTION OF THE CERTIFICATES OF QUALITY BY

THE GOVERNMENT SHALL RESULT IN THE GOVERNMENT CANCELLING

THIS CONTRACT AT NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.

AA) VESSEL MUST MEET ALL MSC REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING.

VESSEL SHALL PROVIDE POSITION/STATUS REPORTS IN-PORT AND AT-SEA

EVERY SIX (6) HOURS DAILY AT 0000, 0600, 1200, AND 1800 HOURS LOCAL

WASHINGTON, DC TIME (GMT-5 EST/GMT-4 EDT) AND 72/48/24/12 HR PRE-

ARRIVAL NOTIFICATIONS FOR ALL PORTS TO AREA COMMAND AND

COMSC TANKERS. REPORTS SHALL BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL

ADDRESSES:

1. COMSC.TANKERS@NAVY.MIL

2. DESC-BIT@DLA.MIL

3. MSCHQ.BWC.FCT@NAVY.MIL

4. MSCLANT.SDO@NAVY.MIL

5. KIMBERLY.HARRIS@NAVY.MIL

6. BRIAN.HILL1@NAVY.MIL

7. TEOFANES.ROJAS1@NAVY.MIL

8. ALPHONSO.CHAPMAN@NAVY.MIL

9. ANTHONY.W.ROTHGEB@NAVY.MIL

10. SLECARGO@EU.NAVY.MIL

2. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.

SIGNED: KENNETH D. ALLEN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, N103A

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