RFC 2.docx

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USNS APACHE (T-ATF 172)

REQUEST FOR SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATION #4

NAME OF CONTRACTOR: _______________________________

SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: 11_____________________

PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: 7.2.24____________________

TITLE: _General Services and Requirements___________________________________

QUESTION: Paragraph 7.2.24 reads, “Provide a large industrial scale for the weighing of tri-wall and off poing equipment”. Who will be completing the weighing of equipment and how large of a scale (size and capacity) is the government requiring?

ANSWER: 2000lb scale. MSC will conduct the weighing.

REQUEST FOR SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATION #5

SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: 51_____________________

PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: 3.2.2____________________

TITLE: _Towing of Vessel___________________________________

QUESTION: Paragraph 3.2.2 indicates an approximate duration of the tow to INACTSHIPS Philadelphia of five days. Is it the government’s intent to have the contractor complete all work AND tow the vessel to Philadelphia, PA within the thrity day performance period?

This would effectively reduce the time for performance of this work to twenty five days. The contractor will recommend that the towing period be added to the thrity day performance period for a total of thirty five days.

ANSWER:

Please see revised WI 0050 and 0051 from Amendment 1 regarding the duration of tow estimation.

The ship must be delivered to INACSHIPS Philadelphia on June 30, 2022. Therefore the period of performance will not be extended to include additional days for the towing period.

REQUEST FOR SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATION #6

SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: _90____________________

PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: _7.5.6 and 7.5.7___________________

TITLE: _Level 1 Daily COVID-19 Prevention and Control Services_________________

QUESTION: Paragraph 7.5.6 ends with a comma. Is the sentence complete? Or is there more to the requirement. Paragraph 7.5.7starts, “With the engineering crew” and does not make sense. Please review these paragraphs and revise as necessary.

See Revised WI 0090.

REQUEST FOR SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATION #7

SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: _90____________________

PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: _7.5.13 and Enclosure 2.2.1__________________

TITLE: _Level 1 Daily COVID-19 Prevention and Control Services_________________

QUESTION: Paragraph 7.5.13 and Enclosure 2.2.1 include ERROR codes that were not remedied prior to the specifications being released. Please review these paragraphs and revise as necessary.

See Revised WI 090.

REQUEST FOR SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATION #8

SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: _50____________________

PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: _7.4__________________

TITLE: _Towing Preparations_________________

QUESTION: Paragraph 7.4 and subsequent paragraphs direct the contractor to “Prepare the vessel for ocean tow”. The towing contractors have indicated that the route to Philadelphia, PA does not include a coastwise or ocean tow. The vessel will be towed via Chesapeake Bay, C & D Canal and the Delaware River. The trip is expected to take 33 hours. Will the government modify the requirements related to an extended ocean tow to meet the intended inland tow? As an example, 7.4.7 requires long burning (fifteen day minimum) navigation lights.

ANSWER: The answer will be no. The area where this contract was solicited warrants the stated requirement.

REQUEST FOR SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATION #9

SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: _50____________________

PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: _7.4.18__________________

TITLE: _Towing Preparations_________________

QUESTION: Paragraph 7.4.18 directs the contractor to “Provide and install boarding ladders both port and starboard side”. Please provide information to identify the type, length, capacity, area to be mounted and if the ladders will remain with the vessel and become government property.

ANSWER: The ladders are to be standard Jacobs Ladders that are Coast Guard Approved. The Government will not retain the ladders.

REQUEST FOR SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATION #10

SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: _51____________________

PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: _7.11 and 7.12__________________

TITLE: _Towing of Vessel_________________

QUESTION: Paragraphs 7.11 and 7.12 direct the contractor to provide a line handling gang of 1 supervisor and 10 men at the departure site and destination site. Will the government consider reducing this requirement due to the size of the vessel to 1 supervisor and 6 men at each site?

ANSWER: No.

REQUEST FOR SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATION #11

SPECIFICATION ITEM NO.: _0402____________________

PARAGRAPH / SECTION NO: _Enclosure 2.2.1__________________

TITLE: _Communication Equipment Removal_________________

QUESTION: Enclosure 2.2.1 lists the communication equipment to be removed from the vessel. The following discrepancies were noted. Please advise.

1. R-2368 MF/HF Receiver indicates a quantity of 5, the vessel could only locate 3 units.

2. AN/SSR-1 SATCOM Receiver is listed as a quantity of 1, there are 2 components to this unit.

3. NGW indicates a quantity of 1, there are 6 components to this piece of equipment.

4. TD 1271 DAMA, the vessel could not locate this piece of equipment onboard.

5. NOW System is listed as a quantity of 1, there are 6 components to this system.

6. TA-970 Red Phones are listed as a quantity of 5, there are 3 Red Phones onboard the vessel.

7. AM-3269 Audio Amps are actually AM-3729 Audio Amps. The table lists a quantity of 5, there are 9 audio amps onboard.

8. C-10315 Red Patch Panel lists a quantity of 2, the vessel could not locate these components in Radio.

1. Estimate qty 5

2. AN/SSR-1 SATCOM Receiver to be estimated as a complete unit including all the components.

3. NGW estimate as a complete unit including all components

4. TD 1271 DAMA Estimate removal. If this item cannot be located it will be addressed with a change order for credit.

5. NOW System is to be removed as a complete system. Estimate accordingly

6. TA-970 Red Phone. Estimate removing three Red Phones.

7. AM-3269 Audio Amps are actually AM-3729 Audio Amps. Estimate removing 9 amps.

8. C-10315 Red Patch Panel lists a quantity of 2, the vessel could not locate these components in Radio. Estimate removal. If this item cannot be located it will be addressed with a change order for credit.