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| Incomplete / blank responses will be found technically unacceptable to this solicitation | | |
| N3220523R4128 - 90 Day with Three 30-day Options | Column to be completed by Offeror | |
| Requirement | Vessel name | Government Expected Response |
| 1. Vessel Required: | | |
| A. Request one U.S. flagged, self-sustaining roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) vessel: a ship with a bow thruster and twin screw propulsion; a single screw ship with stern thruster and bow thruster; or a twin screw propulsion tug and RO/RO barge. The term “vessel” shall apply to all three configurations. | | Type of vessel (RE tug and barge or self-propelled) |
| B. The vessel shall be capable of 8 knots when fully laden during moderate weather conditions with an operational range of 1,000 nautical miles without re-fueling. | | Warrant or provide range at 8 kts |
| C. Vessel shall be capable of unassisted berthing when fully laden during sustained winds up to 15 knots and gusts up to 20 knots. | | Warrant |
| D. Vessel shall have the capability to communicate via VHF, UHF, and email. | | Warrant |
| E. The vessel’s maximum laden draft shall be 12 feet. | | Warrant or provide max laden draft |
| F. All docking and undocking assistance costs at Port Canaveral and Andros Island are for the owners account. There are no assist vessels located in the vicinity of the AUTEC facility. | | Acknowledge |
| G. Vessel cannot exceed 200 feet in length or 50 feet in beam. . | | Warrant or provide length and beam |
| H. Vessel freeboard shall not exceed 8 feet 6 inches, due to the height of the seawall and ramp located at the Andros Island facility. | | Warrant or provide freeboard |
| I. Vessel shall have a minimum of 5,000 square feet of clear, unobstructed, usable, and open deck space for cargo. | | Warrant or Provide number of square feet of usable deck space |
| J. Vessel shall have a minimum bulwark of 3 feet on the port and starboard sides and a minimum bulwark of 5 feet on the bow. | | Warrant or provide bulwark height port/ stbd and at the bow. |
| K. Vessel shall be outfitted with adequate lighting to support cargo operations during the night. | | Warrant |
| L. The vessel shall have ballasting capability and capability to both introduce and de-water water into appropriate voids or ballast tanks through either a fixed or portable pump system. | | Warrant |
| M. The vessel shall have a self-deployable bow or stern ramp with a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 35 feet, and an unrestricted vertical clearance. The ramp’s incline shall not exceed 15 degrees, and it must have a working range capability of no less than 15 degrees above and below centerline (as viewed from the ramp hinges). The ramp shall have a safe working load of 60 long tons. The self-deploying ramp shall not take more than 15 minutes to deploy or secure. | | Warrant or provide ramp dimensions, tonnage capacity and max incline of ramp |
| N. Tug and Barge Tow Line Requirement:. For Tug and Barge vessels, an emergency tow hawser line shall be rigged on the barge in the event towline parts. The barge shall be fitted with a two-point chain bridle to permit more controlled towing. Single-point bridles are not acceptable. | | Warrant |
| O. The Contractor shall provide twenty-five (25) suitable 20’ TEU Container Safety Convention (CSC) certified Dry Sea Containers on individual operational chassis that are certified. | | Warrant |
| P. Of the 25 suitable containers in requirement “O”, the Contractor shall provide three (3) TEU containers certified in accordance with Container Safety Convention (CSC) and IMDG Specifications to carry up to HAZMAT Class 1.4 explosives. These three TEUs must be attached to chassis certified to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) specifications for transportation on U.S. roads. | | Warrant |
| Q. Refrigerated Container Requirement: Of the 25 suitable containers in requirement “O”, the Contractor shall supply and maintain in good order three (3) operational 40’ refrigerated containers on the vessel for carriage of refrigerated cargo at all times . Temperatures for the refrigerated containers shall be maintained at the following to levels: chill from 38 to 42 degrees Fahrenheit and freeze from -20 to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The Contractor shall monitor refrigerated containers at least every six hours and be able to make repairs while underway, if necessary. The Contractor shall have all refrigerated containers within the operating parameters upon arrival for loading each week. The Contractor shall maintain all the refrigerated containers in a sanitary, odor-free manner in accordance with applicable rules and regulations (see NAVSUP Publication 486 available at http://navybmr.com/study%20material%203/NAVSUP%20P-486.pdf. All refrigerated containers shall be subject to inspection by a Government representative. The Contractor shall keep all chill and freeze containers at optimum operating temperatures as the food product is being transported. Temperature recorders must show no loss of required temperatures for more than four successive hours. In the event any freeze or chill food losses occur while under the control of the carrier (using NAVSUP Publication 486/2016 ), the Contractor must be prepared to reimburse the Government for those losses via the Transportation Discrepancy Report (TDR). | | Acknowledge |
| R. Cargo Description: | |
| 1. Vessel shall be capable of the safe carriage of a minimum of 500 tons (LT) of a mix of the following: bulk; break-bulk; or containerized cargo. | Acknowledge |
| 2. Vessel must have capability to transport Explosive and Hazardous cargo up to IMDG HAZMAT Class 1.4. | |
| 2. Place / Range of Delivery: | |
| Cape Canaveral, FL (USA | Acknowledge |
| Place / Range of Redelivery: | |
| Cape Canaveral, FL (USA) | Acknowledge |
| 3. Charter Period: | Acknowledge |
| 90 days, with three 30-day options. | |
| 4. Laydays: | |
| Commencing/Cancelling: 22 OCT 2023/ 24 Oct 2023. Offerors to indicate estimated time of arrival (ETA) in proposal.). | Provide eta |
| 6. Terms/Conditions/Attachments added, deleted or modified: | |
| Special requirements: | |
| A. Health and Safety Requirements: | |
| 1. Owner / Offeror shall provide the MSC Area Commander with any report required under U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin 02-20 (Change 7) (requiring hazardous conditions be reported), prior to entering the port. | Acknowledge |
2. Owner / Offeror shall provide in its proposal its company’s health and safety plans for its crew, related to the novel coronavirus for this mission. The plan will become part of the contract. Acknowledge
3. Owner / Offeror 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. Acknowledge
| 4. Owner / Offeror 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 Owner / Offeror agrees that the charterer may limit access to the vessel by any shore-side personnel upon the vessel’s port calls during this charter. | Acknowledge |
| B. Offer shall provide a timeline for modifications required for vessel(s) and repositioning at time of offer. Once awarded, contracting officer shall be notified of any substantive changes. | |
| C. Documentation: Upon award, carrier will provide open and/or overdue conditions of class, statutory conditions, any short term certificates vice full certificates with reasoning, current deficiencies per category and corrections are planned, any USCG 835’s that are outstanding, and any vessel class open ISM findings and/or observations. This is to assist Military Sealift Command in determining the scope of On-hire inspection. | Acknowledge |
| D. Port Canaveral Air Force Base and AUTEC Access: The ports of call include U.S. DoD installations and will require contractor access. Access to any particular base is solely controlled by the base commander. A copy of Port Canaveral Air Force Base access procedures and restriction of personnel is included in attachment Q. Contractor shall be reasonable for access for their personal. | Acknowledge |
| E. CALL OUT PART V (A). : SECURITY CLEARANCE OR AT OFFERERS OPTION, PART IV(k) Supercargo: Two supercargo as part of daily fixed charter hire rate. | Warrant |
| F. CALL OUT and replace PART V(i): Lashing gear- The Government may direct removal of welded D-rings and pad eyes at no cost to the Government for safety of operations, if deemed by charter will endanger loading equipment or efficiency of operations. Operator shall provide necessary tie-down pad eyes on vessel. Pad eyes shall be installed to withstand a 9,000 lb pull. Any and all maintenance on pad eyes and related tie-down equipment shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor with no cost to the Government. The MSC will inspect pad eyes for compliance. Contractor shall be responsible for removal and reinstallation of D-rings and pad eyes if required. | Warrant |
| 1. The following gear is required: one-hundred 20 ft. lengths of 1/2” galvanized chain with grab hooks on each end; two-hundred 20 ft. lengths of 3/8” inch galvanized chain with grab hooks on each end; twenty-five 1-1/2” shackles with screw pins; two-hundred 3/8” chain binders; and 40 container twist locks for stacking TEU containers. All lashings shall be patent lashing and maintained in good order. s. Contractor shall also provide, and maintain on the vessel, 20 heavy-duty canvas (or similar material) 20’x20’ tarpaulins. | Warrant |
| G. CALL OUT PART V(m) 1-4, 7: Certificates | Provide as applicable, if not applicable state why or provide alternate |
| H. CALL OUT PART V(o): Fully Bunkered | Acknowledge |
| I. Classified Requirement: | |
| 1. There is a classified requirement in this solicitation. Owners or their representative, with appropriate security clearances in place, must submit to the contracting officer a request to review the classified requirement within one business day of the issuance of this solicitation and then must make the necessary arrangements at their expense to view the classified requirement at appointed place and time provided, which must be prior to the solicitation response date and time. The opportunity to review the classified requirement will be lost if the contracting officer does not receive a request on time or if the offeror misses the appointment. There is not a requirement to review the classified requirement prior to submitting an offer. Not reviewing the requirement prior to submitting an offer will not in and of itself render an offer ineligible for award. | Acknowledge |
| 2. Offers will be considered against this requirement before any other evaluation. An offer found not acceptable with this requirement will not be further evaluated. Owners will be notified if their offers were excluded because of this requirement. | |
| J. AMEND PART III (c)vi POSITION REPORTS to add the following: | Acknowledge |
| MSC_N321A_DryCargo@us.navy.mil | |
| MSC_BWC@us.navy.mil | |
| MSClant_N32@navy.mil | |
| john.r.gregov.civ@us.navy.mil | |
K. AMEND PART III (d) (2) to read: Qualifications: The Master, Officers, and crew shall be U.S. citizens (if vessel is U.S. flag), conversant with English, and in possession of valid and current certificates, licenses, and documents. Warrant
L. ATTACHMENT (E): RFP N3220523R#### Evaluation Sheet (See Part IX Attachments below): Owner / Offeror shall complete Attachment (E) in its entirety and submit the completed attachment with their offer. Attached
| M. PART XI(e)a: Add the following numbers of days: | Acknowledge |
| (a) (Number of Days for the entire Charter Period including all options): 180 | |
| (b) (Number of Days for the period of performance including all options):): 180 | |
| (c) (Number of Days Underway Laden including all options):): 100 | |
| (d) (Number of Days Underway Ballast including all options): t): 0 | |
| (e) (Number of Days In port Idle including all options):): 80 | |
| 1b. Add the following: | Acknowldege |
| a.MGO/MDO price: $1,261.20 | |
| Need to add power requirement- generator | |
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