RFP_N62387-15-R-5230.doc

13 August 2015 This is the Military Sealift Command, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, Washington, DC

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RFP N62387-15-R-5230

Ref:

A. SF1449

B. MSC DRYVOY 2013 Rev 1 (10-13)

This acquisition is being conducted under FAR 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.

MSC Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, Code PM3, requests proposals for one vessel capable of meeting the transportation requirements described below. The paragraph numbers below apply to the box layout of references A. and B., which are incorporated herein by reference (available upon request), and shall be the charter form of any contract resulting from this solicitation. By submission of a proposal, the offeror confirms agreement with all terms and conditions of this solicitation and the charter form, unless otherwise identified therein.

A. STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES:

I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes

2. Contract No.: Will be provided upon award

5. Solicitation No.: N62387-15-R-5230

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 13 August 2015

7. For Solicitation Information: Rachael Knapp, 202-685-5078, Rachael.knapp@navy.mil.

8. Offer Due Date: 17 August 2015 at 1000 hours local Washington DC time.

9. Issued By: Military Sealift Command, Sealift Program Support Office, N1033, Bldg. 210, Rm.

275, 914 Charles Morris Court SE, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20398-5540 (Code: N62387) Fax: (202) 685-5852

10. This Acquisition is: UNRESTRICTED/NAICS Code: 483111

14. Method of Solicitation: RFP

18a. Payment will be made by: SEE PART VIII (4), WAWF Submit electronic invoices IAW WAWF contract clause, MSC Worldwide DC ANY (MAY 2013).

18b. Submit Invoices to: SEE PART VIII (5) MSC WIDE AREA WORKFLOW (WAWF) INSTRUCTIONS (AUGUST 2012).

27a. Solicitation incorporates by reference FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-4; 52.212-3 and 52.212-5 are incorporated by full text.

B. I. DRYVOY BOXES:

1. Vessel Required:

One U.S. or foreign flag coaster to carry 32 TEUs of ammunition from Tombolo Dock to the mother vessel at Talomone Bay and carry 09 TEUs from mother vessel to Tombolo dock.

Special requirements:

· Coaster cannot have pontoon covering due to limited port availability.

· Hydraulic hatch covers required for all under-deck stowage

· Coasters should have adequate devices, i.e. twist locks, chains, etc. to ensure safe stowage.

· Coaster must be equipped with certified 20 foot spreader bar.

· Coasters must provide sufficient fendering (preferably Yokahama-style) to prevent hull-to-hull damage between the coasters and Talamone Bay vessel.

· An extension ladder is required to climb on top of containers to ensure proper stowage.

· Two supercargo are required if a foreign-flagged vessel is selected.

· Lift to be completed by a single vessel.

2. Cargo Description: (available upon request) Ammunition class:

1.1D, 1.1E, 1.3C, 1.3G, 1.4D, 1.4S, 2.2S (N.E.W 539,256 lbs) Cargo Dimensions:

20 foot containers (TEUs) Port Restrictions:

Coaster must not exceed 3m laden, in order to safely navigate the Navicelli Channel.

2a. Load/ Disch Term Free in / Free out

3. Load Port(s)/Place(s) (SPOE) :

Voyage (1) Tombolo Docks (32 TEUs)

Available Load Date (ALD) 14 Sep 2015

Voyage (2) in stream at Talamone Anchorage (09 TEUs)

Available Load Date (ALD) 15 Sep 2015

4. Laytime: 3 days total, SSHEX.

5. Discharging Port(s)/Place(s):

Voyage (1) in stream at Talamone Anchorage (32 TEUs) Latest Arrival Date (LAD) 15 Sep 2015

Voyage (2) Tombolo Docks (09 TEUs)

Latest Arrival Date (LAD) 16 Sep 2015

6. Laydays:

Commencing:

14 Sep 2015 Cancelling:

14 Sep 2015

7. Terms/Conditions/Attachments added, deleted or modified:

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://farsite.hill.af.mil http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

ADD TO: PART V(a) POSITION REPORTS: TO BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESSES AS FOLLOWS:M-NA-SEALOGEUR-CARGODISTRO-GD@eu.navy.mil, ADD and CALL OUT-MSC DRYVOY PART V(ai) as follows:

(ai) Owner shall provide detailed ship and deck drawings suitable for the preparation of stow plans no later than 96 hours after award. Include any unusual obstructions of characteristics not readily discernable from deck drawings. Owner is to identify any issues regarding HAZMAT stowage or IMO restrictions.

AMEND PART VI TO READ: FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAR 2015); Checked boxes remain unchanged.

ADD: FAR 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (JAN 2014) – CHECKED;

ADD: FAR 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements For Inefinite-Delivery Contracts (JAN 2014) – NOT CHECKED;

AMEND (5) FAR 52.204-11, TO READ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Reporting Requirements- RESERVED FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEC 2014) – NOT CHECKED

AMEND PART VI (a)(1) TO READ: 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015); Alternate I (MAR 2015) – CHECKED

ADD: FAR 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan (MAR 2015)

(a) The term “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” is defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Combating Trafficking in Persons” (FAR clause 52.222-50).

(b) The apparent successful Offeror shall submit, prior to award, a certification, as specified in paragraph (c) of this provision, for the portion (if any) of the contract that—

(1) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, to be acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and

(2) Has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000.

(c) The certification shall state that—

(1) It has implemented a compliance plan to prevent any prohibited activities identified in paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and to monitor, detect, and terminate the contract with a subcontractor engaging in prohibited activities identified at paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; and

(2) After having conducted due diligence, either—

(i) To the best of the Offeror’s knowledge and belief, neither it nor any of its proposed agents, subcontractors, or their agents is engaged in any such activities; or

(ii) If abuses relating to any of the prohibited activities identified in 52.222-50(b) have been found, the Offeror or proposed subcontractor has taken the appropriate remedial and referral actions.

AMEND PART VIII (b) (8) TO READ: DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information (NOV 2013) - CHECKED.

AMEND PART VIII (b)(12); TO READ: DFARS 252.215-7008 Only One Offer (OCT 2013) PART VIII (b)(13): ADD: DFARS 252.223-7002 Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives (MAY 1994) – CHECKED

PART VIII (b)(21): ADD: DFARS 252.223-7003 Change in Place of Performance – Ammunition and Explosives (DEC 1991) – CHECKED

PART VIII (b)(22): ADD: FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontracting (DEC 2013); CHECKED

AMEND PART X(b)(10) - delete (10) in its entirety and replace it with the following: Past performance information shall include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information).

PART X(c): MODIFY TO READ: "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 forgoing does not preclude an offeror from withdrawing its offer prior to award."

AMEND PART XI(a), first sentence to read as follows:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror (See Note (1) below) whose technically acceptable proposal with acceptable past performance represents the lowest price to the Government.

NOTE (1): It is emphasized that as an integral part of the award selection a responsibility determination of the offeror will be made in accordance with FAR 9.104. Within this determination, the Government will only consider an offeror responsible if it presents a viable, continued capacity to fully provide the contracted services in accordance with the charter, regardless of operating conditions (e.g., conflict or contingency operations). This will be determined using the factors shown in FAR 9.104, to include: 1) experience, 2) operational controls, 3) technical skills, 4) satisfactory performance record, and 5) ability to comply with required delivery schedule."

AMEND PART XI. (d)a-c delete in its entirety and replace it with the following:

Past Performance. Offerors will be evaluated on their performance under existing and prior contracts for similar services and as otherwise detailed in the solicitation. Information obtained from references listed in proposals, other customers known to the Government, and other sources of useful and relevant information will be considered.

(A) At a minimum, award will not be made to an offeror who is or within the past three years has been seriously deficient in contract performance, unless the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances were properly beyond the offeror’s control or that the offeror took appropriate corrective action.

(B) If discussions are held, offerors will be given the opportunity to address unfavorable reports of past performance.

(C) Offerors without a past performance history relating to this solicitation shall not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

PART XII(d)(2): AMEND TO READ: FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, (MAR 2015) Alternate 1 (OCT 2014).

PART XIII(b)(2) Delete and replace with DFARS 252.209-7992 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquency Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law -Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations (DEC 2014)

(a) In accordance with sections 744 and 745 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that—

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability,

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

CALL OUT PART X INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: Offerors shall use the guidelines set forth in PART X for submission of offers; however, at a minimum, offers must contain the following:

· Owners acknowledgement of all terms and conditions of the RFP and DRYVOY PROFORMA 2013 Rev 1 (10-13)

· INMARSAT #

· Call sign

· IMO #

· Vessel Year

· Vessel Flag

· Proposed laydays

· Date of offer expiration

· Lump sum price and demurrage rate.

· Owners full style e-mail address and point of contact to be used in conjunction the Government's web-based post-contract performance information system, CPARS, which stands for Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System. Instructions to be provided post-award.

· Completed Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 (MAR 2015) Alternate 1 (OCT 2014).

· Completed FAR 52.209-7 (JUL 2013) – Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

· Completed DFARS 252.209-7992 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquency Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law- Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations (DEC 2014)

· Offeror’s signature

· Speed of Advance (SOA) laden and detailed itinerary.

· The Offeror shall provide vessel ETA load port and estimated date vessel will be prepared to load in all respects.

Note: Failure to submit all required information as requested could result in your offer not being considered for award.

SIGNED: Lorrie Leedy, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N1033

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