Solicitation Questions for N3220526Q7258 2.docx

Solicitation Questions for N3220526Q7258

1. May the prime offeror perform the requirement using a qualified local Guam diving subcontractor/execution team?

Yes.

1. If so, is it acceptable for the required ABS-recognized External Specialist status/certificate to be held by the performing diving subcontractor, provided the prime submits that current ABS certificate and all required qualification documentation with the quotation?

ABS will be present for this scope of work. Diving Sub-Contractor must be either ABS Certified or must have the oversight of the qualified ABS Certified Prime Contractor.

3. whether South Korean commercial diving licenses are acceptable or whether ADCI or another U.S.-recognized credential is mandatory;

Must be ABS Certified.

4. any foreign-national, installation-access, security-clearance, or mandatory safety-training requirements;

ABS Certification will resolve this.

5. the expected berth or worksite in Guam and any applicable local waste-handling/disposal requirements;

The Contractor should have a full understanding of local waste handling/disposal requirements for GUAM. These requirements are publicly available. Seward Marine is the typical contractor for GUAM.

6. whether the referenced vessel drawings can be made available before quotation; and

Yes.

7. whether any local logistical support will be available beyond the ship-side lockout/tagout coordination and survey-planning information described in the PWS.

GUAM and Master will coordinate pier access (local logistical support).

8. Change in PoP Dates:

New POP Dates will be provided prior to Friday 18 September.

9. RFI 1: Vessel identity and corrected PWS The PWS header identifies USNS BYRD, T-AKE 4, while the solicitation, abstract, and technical point of contact identify USNS AMELIA EARHART, T-AKE 6. Please confirm that the requirement applies to USNS AMELIA EARHART and issue a corrected PWS containing the proper vessel name, designation, dimensions, drawings, and technical particulars.

RFI 1: PWS attached, adjusted to reflect T-AKE-6 Earhart. PWS para. 1.0 to be updated once official POP is determined.

10. RFI 2: Vessel breadth PWS paragraph 3.2 identifies the vessel breadth as 654 feet, while the stated vessel length is 688 feet 11 inches. Please confirm the correct vessel breadth.

RFI 2: Para 3.2 corrected.

11. RFI 3: Place of performance The solicitation and PWS identify Guam as the location, while PWS paragraph 5.5 also references the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Please identify the anticipated vessel location and berth during the required performance period and confirm whether quoters should price performance exclusively in Guam or account for performance elsewhere within the 7th Fleet AOR.

RFI 3: Para 5.5 deleted. Location is indicated in Abstract para. 1.0

12. RFI 4: Single-location pricing assumption Please confirm that the firm-fixed price should be based on one mobilization to one Government-designated performance location. If the vessel is relocated to another port, anchorage, or location after award, please confirm that additional mobilization, transportation, and logistical costs resulting from that relocation will be addressed through an equitable contract adjustment.

RFI 4: If location changes after award, CCO will be issued.

13. RFI 5: Mobilization and demobilization responsibility The solicitation requires mobilization, demobilization, transportation, and travel to be included in the firm-fixed price. Please confirm that the contractor is responsible for arranging and pricing transportation of all personnel and equipment to and from the designated performance location. Please also identify whether any Government airlift, sealift, pier handling, or other transportation assistance will be available.

RFI: 5: Contractor is responsible to mobilization, demobilization, transportation, and travel to be included in the firm-fixed price. The contractor is responsible for arranging and pricing transportation of all personnel and equipment to and from the designated performance location.

Government airlift, sealift, pier handling, or other transportation assistance will not be available.

14. RFI 6: Attending ABS Surveyor Please confirm whether the Government will retain, schedule, coordinate, and pay the attending ABS Surveyor referenced in PWS paragraphs 7.3 and 7.4, or whether the contractor is responsible for arranging and including the ABS Surveyor’s attendance, travel, and associated fees in its firm-fixed-price quotation.

RFI 6: Government will retain, schedule, coordinate, and pay the attending ABS Surveyor referenced in PWS paragraphs 7.3 and 7.4.

15. RFI 7: Hull cleaning scope The solicitation describes the requirement as “Underwater Hull Cleaning and Inspection,” while the detailed PWS primarily describes inspection, measurement, recording, and localized or spot cleaning. Please define the required hull-cleaning scope, including the surfaces and appurtenances to be cleaned, required extent or percentage of cleaning, acceptable cleaning methods, required level of cleanliness, and applicable environmental or discharge restrictions. Please confirm whether full-hull cleaning is required or whether cleaning is limited to areas necessary to support the UWILD inspection.

RFI 7: A full-hull cleaning is required. Hull Cleaning must confirm to ABS Standards for the UWILD.

. Spot cleaning (or water-jetting) is required so the surveyor can clearly check for fractures, deformation, or corrosion

. This ensures the diver/ROV can swing open the hinged gratings to inspect internal sea valves and structural boundaries

. Tailshaft assemblies, rope guards, and stern bearings must be clean enough to take accurate wear-down and clearance measurements.

16. RFI 8: Dive-support vessel or platform Please confirm that the contractor is not required to provide a dive-support vessel, barge, or other marine platform and may stage and conduct diving operations from USNS AMELIA EARHART and/or the assigned pier, subject to approved operating procedures. Please also confirm whether the Government anticipates that the inspection will be conducted dockside or at anchorage.

RFI 8: Scope of work to be performed pier side. Contractor to stage and conduct diving operations from the pier.

17. RFI 9: Small boat requirement PWS paragraph 7.7 requires the contractor to provide a small boat and operator to assist the ABS Surveyor with inspection of above-waterline shell plating and exposed appendages. Please confirm the required boat size, capacity, operating characteristics, and period of availability. Alternatively, please confirm whether a ship-provided fast rescue craft or other Government craft may satisfy this requirement.

RFI 9: Contractor can not use Ship’s boats. Contractor to provide adequate small boat to enable ABS onboard attendance for inspection

18. RFI 10: Water visibility and relocation Please identify the minimum underwater visibility required for acceptance of the UWILD by MSC and the attending ABS Surveyor. If visibility at the assigned berth is insufficient, please confirm which party will be responsible for relocating the vessel or designating an alternate inspection location and how resulting contractor standby, remobilization, vessel-support, and schedule impacts will be addressed.

RFI 10: GUAM has been determined by MSC Engineering, GUAM Port Authority and ABS to provide sufficient water clarity. MSC has conducted numerous Underwater Hull Cleaning and UWILDs at this location for several years.

19. RFI 11: Decompression chamber availability Please confirm the applicable decompression and emergency-response requirements for the planned diving operation. If access to a decompression chamber is required, please identify whether the contractor may use a Government or Navy dive-locker chamber at the performance location and provide the location, availability, access procedures, and maximum travel time from the dive site.

RFI 11: Contractor to determine decompression chamber requirements.

20. RFI 12: Berth and staging information Please identify the anticipated berth and provide available information concerning pier-side and waterside access, deck or pier load restrictions, equipment-staging areas, diver entry and recovery points, crane access, forklift access, security boundaries, parking, and temporary storage.

RFI 12: Anticipated Berth at GUAM Naval base has not yet been determined. Pier Side land and water side access will be available.

21. RFI 13: Government and ship-provided utilities and services Please identify any Government or ship-provided electrical power, potable water, compressed air, lighting, communications, crane or forklift assistance, waste disposal, temporary storage, security support, or other dockside services available to the contractor. If none will be furnished, please confirm.

RFI 13: Non will be provided.

22. RFI 14: Base and vessel access requirements Please identify all base-access, badging, escort, security, vehicle, equipment, and vessel-access requirements applicable to contractor and subcontractor personnel. Please also identify any citizenship, nationality, security-clearance, credential, or background-screening restrictions applicable to personnel performing the work.

RFI 14: Base and Access requirements will be provided after contract award. Contractor will have to provide Guam and Ship Access Lists.

23. RFI 15: Period-of-performance inconsistency The solicitation identifies the required inspection period as September 24 through October 7, 2026, with final services and deliverables due no later than October 30, 2026. The required compliance statement on page 25 of the solicitation instead references September 28 through October 30, 2026, and PWS paragraph 5.5 references September 24 through October 30, 2026. Please confirm the correct mobilization, onsite inspection, demobilization, and final-deliverable dates and issue corrected documents as appropriate.

RFI 15: PWS para. 1.0 to be updated once official POP is determined. TBD

24. RFI 16: Operational, weather, and Government-caused delays Please confirm the treatment of standby, demobilization, remobilization, and schedule impacts resulting from weather, vessel operations, berth unavailability, Government-directed suspension, ABS Surveyor unavailability, insufficient visibility, or other conditions outside the contractor’s control. Please confirm whether the period of performance will be extended and associated additional costs addressed through a contract modification when such conditions delay performance.

25. RFI 17: Applicable General Technical Requirements PWS paragraph 5.1 requires compliance with applicable General Technical Requirements, including GTRs 1 through 7, 22, 23, 24, 28, and 29. Please provide the current applicable versions of these GTRs or identify where they may be obtained. Please confirm which GTR provisions are applicable to this specific work item.

26. RFI 18: Repair of discovered deficiencies Please confirm that the base scope requires the contractor to inspect, document, and recommend repairs for deficiencies discovered during the UWILD, but does not require execution of unplanned repairs unless separately authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer. Please confirm that any Government-directed corrective work beyond restoration of items removed or disturbed during the inspection will be handled by contract modification.

See Updated PWS

27. RFI 19: Use of Affiliate Experience Please confirm that the prime contractor may satisfy the ABS-recognized External Specialist qualification and associated technical capability, personnel, equipment, experience, and past-performance requirements through a committed affiliated company serving as the diving subcontractor, provided that the relationship is clearly identified and the affiliated subcontractor’s required ABS certificate and qualification documentation are included with the quotation. Please also confirm that the required Compliance/Confirmation Statement may identify the proposed diving subcontractor, rather than the prime contractor, as the ABS-recognized External Specialist.

See Updated PWS