PWS NE21 Fishing Vessels Requirements - Finalized.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK

STATEMENT

FOR

NORTHERN EDGE 2021 EXERCISE

(Boat Rental)

AT ALCOM J7

(USN NORTHCOM)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON

(JBER), ALASKA

3-14 May 2021

NORTHERN EDGE 2021 EXERCISE (NE21)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION

TITLE

SECTION I

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

SECTION II EQUIPMENT AND CREW REQUIREMENTS

ATTACHMENT

ATTACHMENT 1 NE21 SURFACE EA VESSEL SUPPORT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1.1 The contractor shall provide all vessels, personnel, equipment, materials, supervision, insurance, and other items and services necessary to perform support services for joint training exercise Department of Defense (DoD)/United States Coast Guard (USCG), NORTHERN EDGE 2021, 3 May 2021 through 14 May 2021 (12 days).

2. EQUIPMENT AND CREW REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Contractor shall provide five (5) vessels with crew, 55 feet in length or greater as certified by USCG, capable of safe and sustained offshore operations, support of basic human necessities (meals, water, latrine, etc.) for two (2) exercise personnel and the power requirements for exercise equipment (120 VAC (15 amps max)). In addition, the five (5) vessels shall meet the following requirements:

a. One (1) of the five vessels shall be 85 feet or greater, embark two (2) exercise personnel and support equipment (see Attachment 1a, NE21 Surface EA Vessel Support);

b. Two (2) of the five vessels shall be 70 feet or greater;

c. Two (2) of the five vessels shall be 55 feet or greater:

2.1.1 Each vessel shall have a current USCG inspection sticker.

2.2 Each vessel and crew shall be fully licensed for commercial operations. Comment by JUSTIN BAKER: Is there a specific regulation for this?

2.3 The 85 foot vessel that embarks two (2) exercise personnel shall have two small deck areas roughly 4x4x4ft with safe access in order to tie down antennas, separated by at least 15ft, capable of connecting to each other, with unobstructed view of the sky over a wide azimuth and down to the horizon. Vessel will also need dry area for jammer controller and dry space to store equipment at least 5x5ft. Identified vessel will support a site visit prior to exercise execution.

3. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1. Contractor shall coordinate required services with the Commander U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), A7 and designated contracting representative.

3.1.1 Contractor shall support training 0700 HRS 3 May 2021 through 2000 HRS, 14 May 2021.

3.1.2 Contractor shall take station as assigned within the defined exercise area on a daily basis. The exercise area is contained within the space defined by the following coordinates: 57-45N 142-15W, 55-15N, 144-00W, 55-15N 142-15W, 57-45N 144 00W.

3.1.3 Contractor vessels shall move as assigned on a daily basis in order to arrive and transit on track line during a specified time period provided by the assigned US Navy control ship.

3.1.4 Vessels shall maintain station within the exercise area as assigned for the entire exercise period.

3.2 Contractor shall monitor assigned Very High Frequency/Single Side Band (VHF/SSB) frequencies and satellite phones, if available, for assignments and instructions.

3.3

3.2.1 Contracted vessels shall receive instructions from the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representatives, USCG/USN (United States Navy) using Marine VHF, SSB or satellite phone.

3.4 Contractor shall ensure all vessels are equipped with provided Iridium GPS tracking packages during the exercise period for the purposes of tracking vessel movement via the Marine Exchange of Alaska. Iridium GPS tracking packages will be installed and removed at no cost to the contractor. Vessels must be made available pier side to Commander Third Fleet (C3F) designated personnel to install and remove Iridium GPS tracking packages.

4. CONDITIONS

4.1 Low level passes by jet, propeller and rotary wing aircraft can be expected.

4.2 USN and USCG vessels will also be operating in the area.

4.3 Contractor can perform other activities (i.e. fishing, oil spill mitigation activities) as desired if it does not interfere with the NORTHERN EDGE exercise activities.

5. SAFETY

5.1 Vessels follow the international rules of the road. Comment by JUSTIN BAKER: Is there a specific regulation that this is referring to?

5.1.2 Vessels shall establish and maintain bridge-to-bridge VHF communications during the operations.

5.1.3 Vessels shall avoid shouldering and close-quartering situations when in the vicinity of a naval vessel.

6. CONTINGENCY

6.1 In the event of bad weather that could jeopardize the safety of the crew the exercise for that day will be canceled. Vessels will be paid at the prorated rates described below. Exercise will recommence at the discretion of the designated official for Commander U.S. Pacific Air Forces. Contractor shall be prepared to perform in accordance with Performance Work Statement. Rental of vessels for the twelve (12) days must include transit time. Potential bidders should expect separate pricing CLINs for contingency cost and possibly four

(4) Additional personnel.

In the event PACAF cancels all or portions of the exercise, the following terms will be in effect:

Cancellation Terms:

DAILY

ATTACHMENT: 1 NE21 Surface EA Vessel Support

NE21 Surface EA Vessel Support

The following are requirements for a vessel to host a surface jammer in support of Northern Edge 2021 (NE 21) in the Alaskan Temporary Maritime Activity Area (TMAA) for twelve (12) days of experimentation.

Basic Seaworthiness:

· Vessel Length: 85 ft. or greater

Space Requirements:

· Berthing for 2 riders

· Topside deck space for Jammer installation and operation:

· Free of sea water in moderate seas and reduced sea spray/splash

· Support installation of Jammer Electronics: Need two small deck areas to place antennas (4 ft. wide x 4 ft. deep x 4 ft. tall). Prefer to have some distance between these two areas (Minimum of 15 feet is require but greater is better). Each antennas will be attached to a tripod; tie-down points are required to hold tripod securely to deck. RF cable will lie between the antennae.

· Jammer RF Line of Sight requirements –an unobstructed view of the sky over a wide azimuth and down to the horizon.

· Support two operators for prolonged periods (6-8 hours)

· Safe access to operating space for installation and operation

· Dry area for Jammer controller accessible to topside deck space

· Dry space to store equipment

· Roughly 5 feet by 5 feet area for equipment storage

· Access to comms. (UHF / VHF / SATCOM / Internet)

Weight Requirements:

· Jammer weight: 100 lbs.

· Additional Equipment: 150 lbs.

Power Requirements:

· 110 VAC 3 phase 60 Hz (5 amps per phase max.)

· 120 VAC single phase 60 Hz (15 amps max.)

· If 110 VAC 3 Phase 60Hz power is not available on the ship, generator rental is required that can safely strap and operate on the deck.

Support requirements for 85 foot (or greater) vessel:

Provide support basic human necessities (meals, water, latrine, etc)

Tasks milestones for 85 foot (or greater) vessel:

1. Support 1 day site visit 22-29 Apr 2021

1.1 Prefer a ship in a port accessible by car from Anchorage if possible but not required.

2. Support 1-2 day Jammer installation pierside prior to execution

3. Support NE21 OPFOR operations

3.1 1/2 day transit to operation area (2 May 21)

3.2 12 days of operation in support of NE21 (3-14 May 21)

4. Support 1/2 day uninstall and clean up pier side (14 May 21)