RFI Worksheet.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) WORKSHEET

FOR

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM)

SCHEDULED FUEL BARGE TRANSPORTATION IN ATLANTIC REGION

TRANSCOM25W001

1. Company Information:

Company Name:

Unique Entity ID:

CAGE Code:

POCs, to include name, title, phone number, and email address:

2. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this effort is 483211, Inland Water Freight Transportation. The Small Business Administration’s small business size standard for this NAICS is 1,050.

a. Based on NAICS 483211, Inland Water Freight Transportation, identify your business size as a LARGE or SMALL business:

i. If a small business, identify any of the following socio-economic categories that apply to your business under this NAICS: Historically Under-utilized Business Zones (known as “HUBZone”), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Women-Owned, or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned.

Contractor Response:

3. Interested Parties are invited to provide information on the following subjects of interest, specifically describing your capabilities in successfully executing the following:

a. Furnishing all supplies, materials, equipment, and personnel necessary to perform the tug/barge transportation services incidental to the operation of the following equipment, to include maintaining, cleaning, repairing, and positioning:

i. Six (6) tank barges with the following capacities in accordance with (IAW) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Para 2.2.1.

• Two (2) tank barges having a total capacity of not less than 10,000 barrels (and not more than 20,000 barrels) with inland water way capaibility,

• Three (3) tank barges, each having a total calibrated capacity of not less than 20,000 barrels (and not more than 30,000 barrels) with inland water way capability, and

• One (1) tank barge having a total calibrated capacity of 50,000 barrels (and not more than 60,000 barrels) with ocean going capability.

ii. Six (6) tugs with the following capabilities IAW PWS Para 2.2.3.

• Two (2) for the 10-20 Mbbl barge

• Three (3) for the 20-30 Mbbl barges

• One (1) for the 50-60 Mbbl barge

b. Providing up to three (3) (one per capacity) additional tows when requested IAW PWS Para 2.2.1.1.

c. Barge transportation to the locations specified in Appendix A of the PWS.

d. Loading and/or discharging any quantity of cargo, entire or partial, in the designated locations IAW PWS Para 3.1.1.

i. Are you currently operating in the area? If not, would you be willing to reposition the required barges to the area?

e. Providing a licensed Tankerman at all loading and discharge points IAW PWS Para 2.6.

f. Providing 24-hour, seven-days a week availability of equipment and crew IAW PWS Para 1.1.3.

g. Providing a cargo pumping system IAW PWS Para 2.2.2.1.

h. Providing a cargo tank stripping system IAW PWS Para 2.2.2.2.

i. Providing a water stripping system IAW PWS Para 2.2.2.3.

j. Establishing and maintaining a Quality Control Plan IAW PWS Para 3.5.1.1.

k. If your company is a large business, specify whether you partnered or subcontracted with small business concerns to provide the same or similar services at this requirement.

l. If your company has no direct performance or experience with the above, explain how you will perform tasks utilizing experienced subcontractors through a proposed teaming arrangment or the hiring of qualified personnel.

4. Similar Experience:

Project/Contract #1:

Contract Number:

Period of Performance:

Was your company a prime or subcontractor:

Dollar Value of the project:

Brief Description:

Scope of the portion of the effort your company supported:

Project/Contract #2:

Contract Number:

Period of Performance:

Was your company a prime or subcontractor:

Dollar Value of the project:

Brief Description:

Scope of the portion of the effort your company supported:

5. Commercial Availability:

a. Is this service available commercially as defined at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101? If so, what commercial solutions can address the requirement?

b. What types of contracts are normally used in the commercial marketplace for this type of service (e.g., single-award, multiple-award, firm-fixed price, cost reimbursement, labor hour, time-and-materials)?

c. What contract length is normally used in the commercial marketplace for this type of service (e.g., base year plus four options)?

d. How are your commercial contracts for these services normally priced (i.e. monthly service fee, per hour, per unit, firm fixed price, reimbursable, etc.)? Please be specific.

e. What is the recommended pricing structure, and what are the largest cost-drivers for this type of service (e.g., labor, equipment, leases, depreciation, fuel)?

f. What typical performance measures are included in your commercial contracts for liner service? Please identify.

g. What evaluation criteria are typical for use in selecting a contractor to provide this type of service?

6. Commercial Industry Standards: What applicable industry standards, terms and conditions, or regulations are germane to the services to be acquired, such as the following?

a. Making the tugs and barges available for inspection and acceptance at the loading points prior to the initiation of transportation services. How many days are required?

b. Contractor’s responsibility to verify port restrictions.

c. Contractor’s responsibility to pay for bunker fuel.

d. Contractor’s liability for loss of and/or damage to the freight being transported.

e. Insurance requirements to include types and amounts.

f. Contractor’s liability for injury to persons or damage to property other than the freight being transported.

g. Re-procurement costs due to a Contractor’s failure to perform.

h. Process for scheduling service.

7. Other Important Information:

a. Explain your understanding of the transportation of DoD-owned bulk jet fuel (JP5), marine diesel (F76), and commercial (Jet-A).

b. What is your experience in providing vessels that (1) meet the requirements of the U.S. Coast

Guard and (2) are suitable to load and deliver the intended cargo?

c. Provide a summary on your tug and barge capabilities.

d. Are there any organizational conflict of interest concerns?

e. Are there challenges posed to non-incumbent interested parties that should be addressed?

f. Are you a current Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) participant?

g. Are you a current Voluntary Tanker Agreement (VTA) participant?

h. Please discuss an instance where you have taken over providing a service previously provided by another contractor.

i. What is your preferred lead time between contract award and performance start?

ii. What contract transition activities do you anticipate?

i. Please list existing contract vehicles available for use in procuring this effort to include Federal Supply Schedules, GSA Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, DoD Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts (known as “IDIQs”), or any other Government Agency contract vehicles. (This information on available contract vehicles is for market research only and does not preclude your company from responding to this notice.) Please list any existing contracts you have which could be used to procure this effort.

j. Provide any other suggestions or considerations to improve this procurement. Are there software advancements, industry developments, or innovative solutions to be considered?

k. Suggestions on what may improve or innovate this requirement.

l. This block is provided for the Contractor to expand on their responses to any of the above items. For each response, please identify the item number from above associated with the response.