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This document contains answers to questions from potential offerors regarding Military Sealift Command solicitation number N3220521R4209 for the USNS Newport mid-term availability. The solicitation seeks provision of services including cleaning and inspection of sewage, bilge, ballast and fresh water tanks within 7 days of vessel arrival, as well as installation of a new fairlead and heat tracing on piping. Offerors are to provide pricing for 128 days of shore power totaling 768,000 kWh. Clarification was provided that the interport differential accounts for vessel transit and local per diem expenses. Three phone lines and six telephones with unlimited domestic calling are required. References to outdated manufacturer representatives have been removed. Drawings for the fairlead installation are located in the references folder.
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MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
N3220521R4209
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #2
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: Why is the interport differential for Charleston, SC more than that for Jacksonville, FL and Savannah, GA?
SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: J-10
PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO:
TITLE: Interport Differential
ANSWER: IPD takes into account both vessel transit expenses and local per diem expenses at GSA rates for accompanying personnel. All bidders are evaluated using the same assumptions to include home port and number of accompanying personnel.
QUESTION #2: How many phone lines will be required for the availability?
SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: 012
PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: 3.1.2 – 3.1.3
TITLE: Phones
ANSWER: Paragraph 3.1.2 states that 3 direct phone lines are required to connect to the ship’s shore telephone PBX connection box. Paragraph 3.1.3 states that 6 telephones and direct lines are required in OMT’s Office with unlimited local and nationwide long distance phone services (CONUS SY locations). Telephone for the Administrative Assistant’s use shall be capable of picking up and transferring to all other phones within the office.
QUESTION #3: Per this paragraph, an Alcoa representative is required. However, Alcoa no longer has representatives. Please revise item or provide another source.
SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: 105
PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: 5.3
TITLE: Tie Down Tech Rep
ANSWER: Alcoa Rep has been removed from section 5.3 and revised specifications have been added.
QUESTION #4: Bidder request fabrication drawing for the new fairlead.
SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: 109
PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: 2.0
TITLE: Fairlead Installation
ANSWER: The drawing 8495416 for the fairlead installation is located in the references folder under WI 109.
QUESTION #5: Paragraph directly contradicts a work item 021, which only mentions the CHT tank requiring to be ready in 7 days after arrival. Which one is correct?
SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: 152
PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: 7.2
TITLE: Tank Inspection
ANSWER: Work item 152 does not contradict work item 021 but adds additional tanks to the 7 day requirement. Work item 152 includes the CHT tank to be cleaned and opened within 7 days along with the other tanks listed in 3.0.
QUESTION #6: Paragraph calls for heat trace to be performed under another item. Which item is this covered under?
SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: 501
PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: 7.8.1
TITLE: CHT and AFP Mods
ANSWER: Parent heat trace item was removed from the package prior to solicitation. Under work item 501, provide heat tracing on work item 501 piping and terminate/dead end the heat trace in location designated by MSCREP. New heat trace will not be connected to a panel at this time.
QUESTION #7: 2.2.1: Size and type of valves are missing for multiple valves in the enclosure. Does MSC intend to work on these valves? If so, the contractor will require this information to properly price the work.
4.0.0: Paragraph has MSC providing replacement valves, but paragraph 7.4.4 has the contractor procuring 10 valves. Which is correct?
7.4.4: Please provide size and type of valves the contractor is to procure.
SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: 903
PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: Multiple
TITLE: Sea Valves
ANSWER: The following valve sizes and types are provided to complete 2.2.1: SW-V- 123 is a 3” ball valve, 3 piece, bronze body with 90/10 tail pieces. SW-V-132 and SW-V-130 are 3” butterfly wafer SW-V-066 is a 10” butterfly wafer
7.4.4 requires the contractor to provide 10 each valves sized 3” and under. Since there are more than 10 valves of this size included for testing, the specific valves to be replaced shall be as identified by MSCREP.
Para 4.0.0 valves consist of any valve requiring replacement beyond those valves replaced by 7.4.4 CFM.
QUESTION #8: Paragraph states that the contractor is to provide shorepower for 75 days equalling 450,000 kWh for the availability. However, the availability is for 128 days and the total allowance would be 768,000 kWh. Which are we to be provide pricing for?
SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: 011
PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: 7.1.1.d
TITLE: Shore Power
ANSWER: Please provide pricing for 128 days and 768,000 kWh allowance.
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