SOW_N4044319Q0231_MERCY_LIFERAFT_CERTIFICATION.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

USNS MERCY (T-AH 19)

LIFE RAFT CERTIFICATION

1.0 ABSTRACT

This work item describes the requirements to inspect, service and test the ships Inflatable

Liferafts.

2.0 REFERENCE/ENCLOSURE

2.1 Reference:

2.1.1 IMO Resolution A.761(18) adopted on 4 November 1993

“Recommendation on conditions for the approval of Servicing Stations for Inflatable

Liferafts.”

2.1.2 46 CFR §160.151-57 Servicing procedure.

2.1.3 USCG NVIC 4-86, 28 MAR 1986, Hydraulic Release Units for Liferafts, Life Floats and

Bouyant Apparatus, and Alternate Float-Free Arrangements.

2.1.4 Matrix of Liferafts

2.2 Enclosure:

2.2.1 Liferaft Required Equipment (LSA Code, Chapter IV Survival Craft, Section 4.2

Inflatable liferafts)

46CFR §199.261 Survival craft, SOLAS A Pack

3.0 ITEM LOCATION/DESCRIPTION/QUANTITY/PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

3.1 Locations: BATs warehouse (rotable pool of 20 rafts) and NAVSTA San Diego (installed 80 rafts). Contractor shall use the rotable pool of rafts so that the USNS Mercy retains 80 certified life rafts onboard during the Period of Performance

3.2 Item/Desciption: See Matrix of Liferafts in reference 2.1.4

3.2 Quantity: 80 liferafts to be serviced in 4 batches of 20 rafts/batch.

3.3 Period of Performance. 1 October 2019 through 30 November 2019

4.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT/MATERIAL/SERVICE: None

5.0 NOTES:

5.1 The contractor and all subcontractors, regardless of tier must consult the General Technical

Requirements (GTR) to determine applicability to this work item. In performance of this work item, the contractor and all subcontractors regardless of tier must comply with the requirements of all applicable GTR’s.

5.2 The contractor and all subcontractors regardless of tier are advised to review all other work items under this contract to determine their effect on the work required under this work item. Many of the definitions relating to performance of this work item are found in Work Item 001.

5.3 SOLAS regulation III/20 – Operational readiness, maintenance and inspections

SOLAS regulation III/36 – Instructions for onboard maintenance.

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6.0 NOT USED

7.0 STATEMENT OF WORK REQUIRED

7.1 Remove and replace all interferences, rig and unrig, stage and unstage, make all disassemblies and subsequent reassemblies, provide and operate equipment, and supply all services and assistance to accomplish the thorough examination, testing and repair of Inflatable Liferafts in accordance with

SOLAS & USCG requirements by authorized service providers. Use references 2.1.1 thru 2.1.3 for guidance.

7.2 The contractor shall adhere to the requirements of ref 2.1.1 for the servicing station facility and personnel working on the Liferafts.

7.3 Record the following information on each Inflatable Liferaft and submit a report with the data to the MSCREP:

a) manufacturer' s name and address

b) liferaft model and serial number

c) month and year of manufacture

d) SOLAS Pack (A or B)

e) number of persons the Liferaft is approved to carry

f) the approval information

g) date last serviced

h) make and model of the hydrostatic release

i) length of painter

7.4 Convey the Liferafts identified in 3.0 and Encl 2.2.2 from the ship to an ABS and USCG approved Liferaft servicing facility for inspection, testing and repair.

7.5 Perform the annual service, inspection & testing on all Inflatable Liferafts, as required by SOLAS

III/Reg20/8 thru 9 and ref 2.1.2.

a) Each inflatable liferaft serviced by a servicing facility approved by the Coast Guard must be inspected and tested in accordance with paragraphs (b) through (o) of this section, and the manufacturer's servicing manual approved in accordance with §160.151-35(b)(1).

b) The following procedures must be carried out at each servicing:

1) The working-pressure leakage test described in IMO Revised recommendation on testing, as amended by Resolution MSC.295(87), paragraph 2/5.1.5 (incorporated by reference, see §160.151-5 of this subpart), must be conducted.

2) Inflation hoses must be pressurized and checked for damage and leakage as part of the working-pressure leakage test, or in a separate test.

3) An inflatable floor must be inflated until it is firm, and let stand for one hour. The inflatable floor must still be firm at the end of the hour.

4) The seams connecting the floor to the buoyancy tube must be checked for slippage, rupture, and lifting of edges.

5) Each item of survival equipment must be examined, and—

i) Replaced at the time of servicing if there is less than 6 months remaining before the expiration date; and

ii) Otherwise, repaired or replaced if it is damaged or unserviceable.

6) Each battery must be replaced with a fresh one if—

i) Its expiration date has passed;

ii) It has no expiration date; or

iii) It is to return to service in an item of survival equipment, but its measured voltage is less than its rated voltage.

7) Each power cell for the top and inside canopy lights must be inspected and tested as prescribed in the servicing manual unless it is a battery serviced in accordance with paragraph (b)(6) of this section. Each cell that is tested and found satisfactory may be reinstalled. Each cell that is outdated, is not tested, or fails the test must be replaced.

8) If the liferaft is equipped with an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon

(EPIRB) or a Search and Rescue Transmitter (SART), the EPIRB or SART must be inspected and tested in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. An EPIRB must be tested using the integrated test circuit and output indicator to determine whether it is operative. Each EPIRB or SART not operative must be repaired or replaced.

9) The manual inflation-pump must be tested for proper operation.

10) Each damaged, faded, or incorrect instruction label or identification label on the liferaft or its container must be replaced.

11) Each liferaft must be examined to ensure that it is properly marked with retroreflective material. The arrangement of the retroreflective material must meet the requirements of IMO Revised recommendation on testing, as amended by Resolution

MSC.295(87). Damaged or missing retroreflective material must be replaced with Type I material approved under 46 CFR part 164, subpart 164.018, as complying with SOLAS.

12) Each inflation cylinder must be weighed. If its weight loss exceeds five percent of the weight of the charge, it must be recharged.

c) When an inflation cylinder is recharged for any reason, the following inflation-head components must be renewed:

1) The poppet-pin assembly, if any.

2) Each plastic or elastomeric seal, and each other part that deteriorates with age.

d) Each recharged inflation cylinder must stand for at least two weeks and be checked for leakage by weighing before being installed in a liferaft. An alternative mechanical or chemical test for fast detection of leakage may be used if the servicing manual approved by the Commandant in accordance with §160.151-35(b)(1) provides for it.

e) Each inflation cylinder that requires a hydrostatic test under 49 CFR §180.205 must be tested and marked in accordance with that section.

f) At every second servicing of a davit-launched liferaft, the launching-load test in paragraph

2/5.2 of IMO Revised recommendation on testing, as amended by Resolution MSC.295(87) must be conducted.

g) At every fifth annual servicing, before the conduct of the tests and inspections required in paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section, each liferaft must be removed from its container and, while still folded, inflated by the operation of its gas-inflation system.

h) Each liferaft showing minor leaks during the gas inflation test conducted in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section, may be repaired.

i) Each liferaft ten or more years past its date of manufacture must be condemned if it leaks extensively, or shows fabric damage other than minor porosity, during the gas inflation test conducted in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section.

j) After the gas inflation test conducted in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section, the liferaft may be evacuated and refilled with air for the tests in paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section.

k) At each annual servicing of a liferaft ten or more years past its date of manufacture during which the gas-inflation test in paragraph (g) of this section is not conducted, a “Necessary

Additional Pressure” (NAP) test must be conducted. Before the tests and inspections required in paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section are conducted, the NAP test must be completed, using the following procedure:

1) Plug or otherwise disable the pressure-relief valves.

2) Gradually raise the pressure to the lesser of 2 times the design working pressure, or that specified in the manufacturer's servicing manual as sufficient to impose a tensile load on the tube fabric of 20 percent of its minimum required tensile strength.

3) After 5 minutes, there should be no seam slippage, cracking, other defects, or pressure drop greater than 5 percent. If cracking in the buoyancy tubes is audible, accompanied by pressure loss, condemn the liferaft. If it is not, reduce the pressure in all buoyancy chambers simultaneously by enabling the pressure-relief valves.

l) At each annual servicing of a liferaft 10 or more years past its date of manufacture, the integrity of the seams connecting the floor to the buoyancy tube must be checked by the following procedure, or an equivalent procedure specified in the manufacturer's approved servicing manual:

1) With the buoyancy tube supported a sufficient distance above the floor of the servicing facility to maintain clearance during the test, a person weighing not less than 75 kg (165 lb) shall walk or crawl around the entire perimeter of the floor of the liferaft.

2) The seams connecting the floor to the buoyancy tube must then be inspected for slippage, rupture, and lifting of edges.

m) The servicing facility must complete the following for each liferaft that passes these inspections and tests:

1) Permanently mark the liferaft on its outside canopy, or on a servicing-record panel on an interior portion of one of its buoyancy tubes near an entrance, with—

i) The date of the servicing;

ii) The identification and location of the servicing facility; and

iii) If applicable, an indication that the special fifth-year servicing was performed.

2) Permanently and legibly mark on the identification device provided in accordance with §160.151-17(c), or on the outside canopy of the liferaft, the name, if known, of the vessel on which the raft will be installed or the name, if known, of the vessel owner.

3) Affix an inspection sticker to the liferaft container or valise. The sticker must be of a type that will remain legible for at least 2 years when exposed to a marine environment, and that cannot be removed without being destroyed. The sticker must be about 100 mm

× 150 mm (4 by 6 inches), with the last digit of the year of expiration superimposed over a background color that corresponds to the colors specified for the validation stickers for recreational-boat numbers in 33 CFR 174.15(c), and be marked with the Coast Guard identifying insignia in accordance with the requirements of 33 CFR 23.12. The sticker must also contain the following:

i) The name of the manufacturer of the liferaft.

ii) The year and month of expiration determined in accordance with paragraph

(n) of this section.

iii) Identification of the servicing facility, printed on the sticker or indicated on the sticker by punch using an approval code issued by the Commandant.

n) The expiration date of the servicing sticker is 12 months after the date the liferaft was repacked, except that:

1) For a new liferaft, the expiration date may be not more than two years after the date the liferaft was first packed, if—

i) Dated survival equipment in the liferaft will not expire before the sticker expiration date; and

ii) The liferaft will not be installed on a vessel certificated under SOLAS.

2) For a liferaft stored indoors, under controlled temperatures (between 0 °C (32 °F) and

45 °C (113 °F)), for not more than 6 months from the date it was serviced or first packed, the expiration date may be extended up to the length of time the liferaft remained in storage.

3) For a liferaft stored indoors, under controlled temperatures (between 0 °C (32 °F) and

45 °C (113 °F)), for not more than 12 months from the date it was serviced or first packed, the expiration date may be extended up to the length of time the liferaft remained in storage, if the liferaft is opened, inspected, and repacked in a servicing facility approved in accordance with §§160.151-49 and 160.151-51. When the liferaft is opened—

i) The condition of the liferaft must be visually checked and found to be satisfactory;

ii) The inflation cylinders must be checked and weighed in accordance with paragraph (b)(12) of this section;

iii) All survival equipment whose expiration date has passed must be replaced;

and

iv) All undated batteries must be replaced.

o) The servicing facility must remove and destroy the markings of Coast Guard approval on each liferaft condemned in the course of any servicing test or inspection.

7.6 Replace the Painter system, Weak link and Hydrostatic Release Unit on each Liferaft with USCG and SOLAS approved components rated for the intended service. See ref 2.1.3 for guidance.

7.7 Testing is to be coordinated with the MSCREP, ABS and USCG Surveyors to allow for random observation if deemed necessary.

7.8 Submit a Condition Found Report to the MSCREP describing all as found conditions and any recommended repairs by liferaft, outside the scope of this work item.

7.9 Mechanically clean all life raft cradles and foundations of all scale, loose and flaking paint and corrosion, in accordance with SSPC-SP3, Power Tool Cleaning. Apply two coats of Amercoat

240 followed by one full topcoat of Haze Gray Amershield to match the surrounding areas.

7.10 Upon completion of all inspections, tests & repairs return the Liferafts to the ship and reinstall in their original location leaving them in a ready for service condition. Conduct a final inspection with the MSCREP.

7.11 All work shall only be accomplished by trained, experienced and authorized service personnel for the specific liferafts.

7.12 Manufacturer’s Representative:

7.12.1 Provide the services of a Manufacturer’s Authorized Service Facility and personnel to perform any and all inspections, maintenance & tests to ensure proper operation and repair of the Liferafts in accordance with IMO and USCG requirements and manufacturer’s performance specifications. In addition, the Servicing Facility is to be a

USCG and ABS recognized External Specialist for Inflatable Liferafts.

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7.12.2 Provide the MSCREP with a signed letter of qualification from the original equipment manufacturer, certificate of training for the equipment identified in 3.0 and ABS

Certificate # prior to the start of any work.

7.13 Preparation of Drawings:

7.13.1 All reports and checklists shall be completed and signed by the person who carried out the inspection and maintenance work and countersigned by the Company's representative.

7.13.2 The servicing facility shall issue a certificate to the MSCREP, in accordance with ref

2.1.2, for each liferaft it services. The certificate must include—

(1) The name of the manufacturer of the liferaft;

(2) The serial number of the liferaft;

(3) The date of servicing and repacking;

(4) A record of the fifth-year gas-inflation test, whenever that test is performed;

(5) A record of the hydrostatic test of each inflation cylinder, whenever that test is performed;

(6) A record of any deviation from the procedures of the manufacturer's servicing manual authorized by the OCMI in accordance with §160.151-53(d);

(7) The identification of the servicing facility, including its name, address, and the approval code assigned by the USCG Commandant in accordance with §160.151-51;

(8) The name, if known, of the vessel or vessel owner receiving the liferaft; and

(9) The date the liferaft is returned to the owner or owner's agent.

8.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Contractor is to inspect liferafts in batches of 20. After inspection is complete, contractor is to submit a

Condition Found Report clearly stating the required materials and repair work needed to repair and certify each liferaft. Once a CFR is submitted, a Contract Change Order will be issued to the contractor requesting pricing for the required repairs and materials for each batch of 20 liferafts. Under no circumstances is the contractor to proceed with any repair work until pricing is negotiated and authorization to proceed is given by the Contracting Officer.

9.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

October 1- November 30, 2019

10.0 PERFORMANCE LOCATION

32nd St Naval Base San Diego, CA

11.0 MSC TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Offers/quotes submitted in response to this solicitation shall not contain nor be subject to the offeror's/vendor's standard commercial terms and conditions. Any offer/quote submitted in response to this solicitation which includes the offeror's/vendor's standard commercial terms and conditions may be considered a material defect and may be rejected as being non-responsive to the solicitation.

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12.0 MSC NRFK MANPOWER

The contractor shall report contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Military Sealift Command via a secure data collection site. Contracted services excluded from reporting are based on Product Service Codes (PSCs).

The excluded PSCs are:

(1) W, Lease/Rental of Equipment;

(2) X, Lease/Rental of Facilities;

(3) Y, Construction of Structures and Facilities;

(4) S, Utilities ONLY; and

(5) V, Freight and Shipping ONLY.

The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk, linked at https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil.

13.0 MSC BASE SHIP EPIC

SHIP & BASE ACCESS (APR 2013)

Vendors are responsible for correctly submitting forms/applications. Vendors are encouraged to monitor email using “Request a Read Receipt” function and to confirm receipt of facsimile transmissions.

Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) is being implemented for access to DoD facilities in

CONUS, HI, Guam and Puerto Rico (replaces RapidGate). Vendor is responsible to acquire DBIDS credentials prior to performance start date. Delays that may result from inadequate planning are contractor responsibility. Vendor instructions and program information is available at https://www.cnic.navy.mil/om/dbids.html. DBIDS credentials require (in succession) (1) Present a letter or official document from the Government sponsoring organization that provides the purpose for your access,

(2) Present valid identification, such as a passport or Real ID Act-compliant state driver's license, (3)

Present a completed copy of the SECNAV 5512/1 form to obtain your background check, (4) Upon completion of the background check, the Visitor Control Center representative will complete the DBIDS enrollment process, which includes your photo, finger prints, base restrictions, and several other assessments, and (5) After all of this is done, the contractor will be provided with the DBDIS credential.

For vendors with existing Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS) cards, see https://www.cnic.navy.mil/om/dbids.html for instructions to obtain DBIDS credentials. Vendor is responsible to confirm that each employee held DBIDS credentials are active for the specific facility and performance period in accordance with DBIDS.

Additional access permissions may be required in the future.

Vehicle Access: Required for vehicle access to Navy facilities. Follow supplemental instructions on Base

Access forms or base-specific vehicle access forms.

Ship Access List (Vendor-Provided): On company letterhead attachment via email, the vendor is required to provide the ship master (courtesy copy the Port Engineer) with an accurate, current list of performing personnel prior to being admitted aboard the vessel. Under no circumstances will a hand-delivered list be accepted.

T-AKE email address: MASTER@AKE#.NAVY.MIL

(example: master@ake8.navy.mil, where “8” is the hull number).

All other hulls address: MASTER.SHIPNAME@MSC.NAVY.MIL

(example: master.sioux@msc.navy.mil).

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Inflatable Liferaft Required Equipment

Every Liferaft shall carry:

1 one heaving line, attached to not less than 30 m of buoyant line;

2 one knife of the nonfolding type having a buoyant handle and lanyard attached and stowed in a pocket on the exterior of the canopy near the point at which the painter is attached to the liferaft. In addition, a liferaft which is permitted to accommodate 13 persons or more shall be provided with a second knife which need not be of the nonfolding type;

for a liferaft which is permitted to accommodate not more than 12 persons, one buoyant bailer. For a liferaft which is permitted to accommodate 13 persons or more, two buoyant bailers;

two sponges;

two sea-anchors each with a shock resistant hawser and tripping line if fitted, one being spare and the other permanently attached to the liferaft in such a way that when the liferaft inflates or is waterborne it will cause the liferaft to lie oriented to the wind in the most stable manner. The strength of each sea-anchor and its hawser and tripping line if fitted shall be adequate in all sea conditions. The sea-anchors shall have means to prevent twisting of the line and shall be of a type which is unlikely to turn inside out between its shroud lines. The sea-anchor permanently attached to davit-launched liferafts and liferafts fitted on passenger ships shall be arranged for manual deployment only. All other liferafts are to have the sea-anchor deployed automatically when the liferaft inflates;

two buoyant paddles;

three tin-openers and a pair of scissors. Safety knives containing special tin-opener blades are satisfactory for this requirement; the tin openers and scissors required shall be of the safety type.

one first-aid outfit in a waterproof case capable of being closed tightly after use;

one whistle or equivalent sound signal;

four rocket parachute flares complying with the requirements of section 3.1;

six hand flares complying with the requirements of section 3.2;

two buoyant smoke signals complying with the requirements of section 3.3;

one waterproof electric torch suitable for Morse signalling together with one spare set of batteries and one spare bulb in a waterproof container;

an efficient radar reflector, unless a survival craft radar transponder is stowed in the liferaft;

one daylight signalling mirror with instructions on its use for signalling to ships and aircraft;

one copy of the life-saving signals referred to in regulation V/16 on a waterproof card or in a waterproof container;

one set of fishing tackle;

a food ration consisting of not less than 10,000 kJ (2,400 kcal) for each person the liferaft is permitted to accommodate. These rations shall be palatable, edible throughout the marked life, and packed in a manner which can be readily divided and easily opened, taking into account immersion suit gloved hands.

1.5 liters of fresh water for each person the liferaft is permitted to accommodate, of which either 0.5 liter per person may be replaced by a de-salting apparatus capable of producing an equal amount of fresh water in 2 days or 1 liter per person may be replaced by a manually powered reverse osmosis desalinator, as described in paragraph 4.4.7.5, capable of producing an equal amount of fresh water in 2 days.

one rustproof graduated drinking vessel;

anti-seasickness medicine sufficient for at least 48 h and one seasickness bag for each person the liferaft is permitted to accommodate;

instructions on how to survive; must be waterproof, be in English and be suspended in a clear film envelope from one of the arch tubes of the canopy.

instructions for immediate action; must be waterproof, be in English and be suspended from the inside canopy, so they are immediately visible by survivors thermal protective aids complying with the requirements of section 2.5 sufficient for 10% of the number of persons the liferaft is permitted to accommodate or two, whichever is the greater.

one repair outfit for repairing punctures in buoyancy compartments;

one topping-up pump or bellows.

Enclosure 2.2.1