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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

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SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The following have been added by full text:

Amendment 0001

1. Closing time of RFP is hereby extended. Amend Part 1 SF 1449 box number eight of the RFP to read “Offer due date; 27 April 2015 at 11:00 AM local time Washington, DC.”

2. Performance Work Statement is amended to update vessel requirements.

3. Amend FAR 52.212-1 ADDENDUM to add as follows:

Offerors do not have to resubmit their entire offer. Offerors shall acknowledge Amendment 0001 and state whether their offer is still valid. All submissions must be received by signed letter by mail or electronic mail Offerors shall state when an award will have to be made for the vessels to meet the required laydays.

Unless offeror proposes a shorter period, by submission of an offer, offeror agrees that its offer, including any timely revisions thereto, shall remain valid until the Government makes award under this solicitation. The foregoing does not preclude an offeror from withdrawing its offer prior to award.

4. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 20-Apr-2015 03:00 PM to 27-Apr-2015 11:00 AM.

The following have been modified:

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1. General

This requirement is for one (1) chartered vessel to be used during the underway phase of exercise PHOENIX EXPRESS which will be conducted from 18 May through 22 May 2015 to facilitate Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) boarding exercises in the vicinity of Gibraltar to Sardinia. The vessel will be used as a boarding platform to participate in compliant boarding scenarios.

2. Employment of the Vessel

The contractor shall provide one (1) Training Vessel to facilitate boarding exercises beginning east of Gibraltar and ending in the vicinity of Sardinia. The government Control Team will rendezvous at anchor or pier side Rota, Spain 17 May 2015 no later than 1600 hours local time. The government Control Team will consist of up to six (6) members and include a USN Petty Officer, a US Medical Officer, a US linguist, and a USN cameraman. Expected daily boarding periods are from 0800 to 1800 hours local time 18 – 22 May. Boarding events will occur in international waters adjacent to Morocco/Algeria starting in the morning of 18 May, Algeria/Tunisia on 20 May and in an 80 Square mile area approximately 60 miles south of Sardinia from 21 May until 22 May ending no later than 1900 hours local time. During the duration of the exercise, the training vessel will receive instructions from exercise controllers to reach way points consistent with the previously described movement and in the 80 square mile operations area south of Sardinia. The Control Team will disembark Training Vessel at anchor or pier side in Cagliari, Sardinia 22 May at 2200 hours local time.

3. Vessel / Contractor Requirements:

VESSEL REQUIREMENTS SHEET

CHARACTERISTIC

RANGE

Minimum of 11 KTS

Between 60 and 80 SQ NM

4. Special requirements:

Notwithstanding any restrictions in this charter party to the contrary, the contractor agrees to the embarkation of up to an additional 16 government personnel (boarding team) multiple times a day.

5. Place / Range of Delivery: Rota, Spain on 17 May 2015 no later than 1600 hours local

6. Place / Range of Redelivery: Cagliari, Sardinia on 22 May 2015 no later than 1900 hours local

7. Charter Period:

17 – 22 May (6 days)

52.212-1 (ADDENDUM) ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

In accordance with FAR 12.302 (Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial items) the following shall take precedence over the un-tailored paragraphs.

(a) This procurement is a FAR Part 12 acquisition being conducted under the FAR Subpart 13.5, “Test Program for Certain Commercial items.” After receipt of proposals the Government may, with or without notice, negotiate with and, if desired, seek proposal revisions from as many or as few offerors as it, in its discretion, deems appropriate.

Proposals may be only hand delivered, mailed or e-mailed directly to james.wood4@navy.mil the sole designated E-mail address and inbox for receipt of E-mail submissions. No other electronic means of submission, used in whole or in combination with E-mail, is permitted.

E-mail proposals shall be in either Adobe or Microsoft Word format, with the exception of the signed 1449 and any amendments, which must be included in a proposal as scanned .pdf files, and the price proposal, which must be submitted in Excel format. Offerors are advised that the Government may be unable to receive other types of electronic files (e.g., .zip files) or files in excess of 20 megabytes. To be timely, an E-mail proposal must be received in its entirety in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for proposal submission. An E-mail proposal that resides on a Government server, but has not appeared in the designated E-mail inbox by the due date and time for proposal submission will be considered late unless the exception at FAR 52.212-1(f)(2)(i)(A) applies. The exception at FAR 52.212-1(f)(2)(i)(B) shall not apply to E-mail proposals.

Hand delivered and mailed proposals shall be sent to the following location and must be received there prior to the due date and time for proposal submission:

Military Sealift Command

Attention: James Wood, N1031, Room 215

Washington Navy Yard

914 Charles Morris Court, SE

Washington, DC 20398-5540

Access to the Washington Navy Yard is restricted. Offerors and couriers and other delivery services may encounter unpredictable and lengthy delays or denied access when attempting to enter that facility. Similarly, mailed and emailed proposals may encounter unpredictable and lengthy routing delays. In all cases, Offerors are responsible for the risks associated with the chosen delivery method and for ensuring that the Government receives the complete proposal at the appropriate designated location prior to the due date and time for proposal submission.

(b) Offerors shall provide all information required as follows, including the Independent Pricing Certificate and the Representations and Certifications clauses (to be completed by Offerors). All Offerors are required to be registered in SAM. See above instructions in the section on the System for Acquisition Management (SAM). Failure of an offer to address any items as outlined below may make the offer unacceptable and/or may result in it not being considered for award. Offerors shall state when an award will have to be made for the vessels to meet the required laydays.

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL - Offerors shall provide the following information to demonstrate that the proposed vessel meets the minimum requirements:

1.

Support Vessel Minimum Characteristics

(i) Offerors shall provide a narrative statement confirming the proposed vessel meets or exceeds each of the following minimum requirements:

(a) The vessel shall provide meals and berthing facilities for six embarked Control Team members/Super Cargo personnel during the underway period

(b) The vessel shall provide administrative support to include e-mail message and internet access support for embarked Control Team Officers.

(c) The vessel shall allow the use of training or unloaded weapons in a safe condition and without ammunition on board the vessel to facilitate exercise scenario play.

(d) The vessel shall be equipped with AIS or allow installation of a temporary AIS system.

(e) Notwithstanding any restrictions in this charter party to the contrary, the contractor agrees to the embarkation of up to an additional 16 government personnel (boarding team) multiple times a day.

(f) The vessel shall provide at minimum six days endurance.

(g) The vessel’s freeboard range shall be between 2 and 9 meters.

(h) The vessel’s transit speed shall be a minimum of 11 KTS with a range between 60 and 80 SQ NM.

(i) The vessel length overall shall be a minimum of 25 Meters.

PRICE PROPOSAL - Offerors shall provide the following information:

i. Offerors shall fill out boxes in Attachment B. Completed boxes will be incorporated into the contract upon award.

ii. Offerors shall provide the following completed Representations and Certifications clauses:

FAR LINK: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

(1) FAR Provision 52.203-2

(2) FAR Provision 52.209-7

(3) FAR Provision 52.212-3 Alt I

DFARS LINK: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM

(4) DFARS Provision 252.209-7994

PAST PERFORMANCE –

i. Attachments A is to be provided for Past Performance information as explained below.

ii. Offerors are requested to provide information on up to five (5) previous Government contracts whose effort is/was recent and relevant to the effort required by this solicitation.

a. “Recent” is defined as a contract in-progress or completed within the last three (3) years. If the offeror has not had five (5) Government contracts within the last three (3) years, information on recent and relevant subcontracts and/or commercial contracts may be submitted.

b. “Relevant” is defined as a contract that is of similar scope, magnitude, complexity to the requirements as set forth in this solicitation.

i. Scope: Experience in the areas defined in the PWS.

ii. Magnitude: The measure of the similarity of the volume, dollar value and/or duration of the work actually performed under the offeror’s submitted contracts to the PWS.

iii. Complexity: The measure of the similarity of technical difficulty, managerial intricacy and/or required coordination of efforts and disciplines performed by the offeror in its submitted contracts to the PWS. For complexity, not only will the tasks performed by the offeror be considered, but also the offeror’s ability to coordinate tasks (e.g., concurrent performance requirements).

A Past Performance Data Sheet (Attachment A) is requested to be submitted for each contract to be considered as past performance. Offerors shall provide a detailed explanation demonstrating the similarity of the contracts to the requirements of this solicitation; a detailed description of the work performed for the contract; and the role performed, including whether the offeror acted as a prime contractor or a subcontractor. Offerors are responsible for the accuracy of all data provided. Past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience and subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement may be provided as past performance submissions.

For each of the contracts the offeror describes in a Performance Data Sheet (Attachment A) the offeror is requested to provide a Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment A) to a reference at the organization that awarded the contract. It is requested that the reference, not the offeror, email or fax the completed Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment A) BEFORE THE DUE DATE FOR PROPOSALS directly to Carley Orvin, Military Sealift Command, 914 Charles Morris Court SE, Washington Navy Yard DC 20398-5540, e-mail: franklin.orvin@navy.mil; Fax Number: 202-685-5263. The offeror, NOT THE GOVERNMENT, is responsible for ensuring that the Government receives a sufficient number of questionnaires.

All offerors are requested to address historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-8 (Utilization of Small Business Concerns) in the Performance Data Sheet (Attachment A). In addition, large businesses are requested to address historical compliance with the requirements of FAR Part 52.219-9 (Small Business Subcontracting Plan) and DFARS 252.219-7003 (Small Business Subcontracting Plan, DOD Requirements) in the Performance Data Sheet (Attachment A).

An offeror that does not have recent and relevant past performance to provide for consideration is requested to affirmatively state that it does not have recent and relevant past performance for the Government to consider.

(f) Reserved.

(g) Unless offeror proposes a shorter period, by submission of an offer, offeror agrees that its offer, including any timely revisions thereto, shall remain valid until the Government makes award under this solicitation. The foregoing does not preclude an offeror from withdrawing its offer prior to award.

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