SF 33 -for META Solicitation Offer and Award.pdf

Department of Transportation Maritime Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave Washington DC 20590

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than item 7) Kelly Mitchell-Carroll k.mitchell-carroll@dot.gov 202-366-9714

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and copies for furnishings the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in item 8, or if hand carried, in the depository located in until 1400 local time

(Hour) (Date) CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR

INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME

Kelly Mitchell-Carroll

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS) C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

k.mitchell-carroll@dot.gov

AREA CODE

NUMBER

3669714

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11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 1 I CONTRACT CLAUSES n/a B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS n/a PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT 2-3 J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 6-8

D PACKAGING AND MARKING n/a PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE n/a

K REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER

STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS n/a

F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE n/a

G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 5 L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 3-5

H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS n/a M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 5

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror) NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232-8)

10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) CALENDAR DAYS(%)

14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

15A. NAME AND

ADDRESS

OF OFFER-

OR

CODE FACILITY 16. NAME AND THE TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER

(Type or print)

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER 15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS IS

DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER SUCH

ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE

AREA CODE NUMBER EXT.

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL OPEN COMPETITION:

10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

28. AWARD DATE

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD 1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER RATING

UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 7900)

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2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

693JF720R000015

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

5. DATE ISSUED

04/07/2020

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE

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06/08/2020 mailto:k.mitchell-carroll@dot.gov

Maritime Administration Maritime Energy Efficiency Pilot/Demonstration Project Request for Proposals (RFP) 693JF720R000015

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Maritime Administration, Office of Environment is issuing this request for proposals (RFP) for projects that demonstrate hybrid technology for workboat main propulsion or generator sets.

Over the past several years, the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) program has been partnering with government agencies, industry, and academia on efforts to reduce vessel and port emissions, as well as efforts to support the use of alternative fuel and energy sources. Currently, META would like to focus on exploring and supporting proposals focused on hybrid propulsion or auxiliary systems.

B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION

This RFP is specifically seeking to provide cost share funding through a cooperative agreement(s) for one or more proposals that offer the potential for advancement and improvement of energy efficiency/emissions reduction for marine vessel operations. The MARAD cost share will not exceed 50% of the total project cost. Collaborative partnerships with other entities such as industry, ports, maritime organizations, and state or local governments are highly encouraged. This announcement is an expression of interest only and does not commit MARAD to make any award. The total amount of funding under the RFP will be up to $1,000,000.

Proposals must demonstrate a hybrid or battery electric technology for a workboat application.

For this demonstration, workboats are considered to be coastal, inland, regional, or captive fleet tugs, tow or pushboats operating in the commercial U.S. maritime sector. Proposals must provide sufficient, verifiable, and detailed data that describes the technology, integration of the technology, and operational characteristics of the workboat. Proposals shall describe the power management system, and if batteries are proposed, the battery charging system. In addition, the proposal must include a method of verifying energy efficiency and/or emission reductions of the technology during demonstration. This may include fuel use data, in-situ emissions testing, power meter readings, or other proposed method subject to MARAD approval.

Applicants are highly encouraged to partner with other government agencies (Federal, state, or local), non-profit organizations, or local maritime groups or entities. Partners should be identified in the proposal along with their role, responsibilities, and contribution to the project.

Upon completion of the demonstration, the awardee is required to provide a detailed report of the project that describes the technology, the application of the technology, energy efficiency or emission reductions verification, cost/benefits, considerations of alternatives (if applicable), general power management system design considerations for this application, and lessons learned. The report will be publicly available and posted to the META webpage.

Projects must be able to be completed within a three-year timeline.

MARAD reserves the right to fund, some, or none of the proposals received under this RFP.

MARAD provides no funding for reimbursement of proposal development costs. Technical and cost proposals (or any other material) submitted in response to this RFP will not be returned. It is the policy of MARAD to treat all proposals submitted under this RFP as sensitive competitive information and to disclose their contents only for the purposes of evaluation.

C. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

1. Eligible Applicants. MARAD is seeking to provide cost share funding through cooperative agreement(s) for one or more projects that offer the potential for advancement and improvement of energy efficiency/emissions reduction for marine vessel operations.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching. Cost sharing is required. MARAD will not fund more than 50% of the total cost of the project. Proposals must include a detailed cost sharing analysis that shows how Federal funds will be used for the project. Please see Section D.2 for information on proposal requirements.

3. Systems for Award Management (SAM) Requirements. MARAD will not make an award to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM requirements and if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time MARAD is ready to make an award, MARAD may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive an award and use that determination as a basis for making an award to another applicant. Please see Section D.3 for information on SAM requirements. MARAD will to make an award to any applicant with an exclusion in SAM.

D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

1. Address to Request Application Package. This RFP contains all the information needed to submit a proposal and be considered for award. No specific application form or other materials need to be obtained from MARAD.

2. Content and Form of Application.

Proposals must include a detailed description of the project that provides:

Awards will only be made to proposals that can be completed (including report) within a three-year timeline. The proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria:

Technology readiness level and application of hybrid or battery electric system.

Operational characteristics of workboat. Vessels with higher operating tempo will be viewed more favorably than vessels with low operating tempo.

The applicant’s capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques or unique combinations of these which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives.

Ability to, and extent of, cost share with partners.

Proposed method for verifying energy efficiency and/or emissions reduction.

Scope and extent of partnerships and their role(s) in the project.

Proposals are limited to 10 pages and must be received within sixty (60) days of the publication of this notice.

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM).

Each applicant is required to: (a) be registered in SAM before submitting its application; (b) provide a valid unique entity identifier in its applicant; and (c) continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a Federal awarding agency. MARAD will not make an award to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM requirements and if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time MARAD is ready to make an award, MARAD may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive an award and use that determination as a basis for making an award to another applicant.

4. Submission Dates and Times.

The deadline for proposal submission is 2:00 PM EST on the closing date listed for this RFP on Grants.gov and k.mitchell-carroll@dot.gov. Proposals received by MARAD after the deadline will not be considered for award. An email will be deemed "received" by MARAD on the date and time the email was "sent" to the email address in Section D.7, below, as determined by MARAD's servers.

5. Intergovernmental Review.

This funding opportunity is not subject to Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs."

6. Funding Restrictions.

Applicants are advised to review 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards as supplemented by 2 C.F.R. Part 1201 for cost principles used to determine allowable costs of work performed under Federal awards.

7. Other Submission Requirements.

Proposals must be submitted by the deadline set forth in Section D.4 above by electronic mail to Kelly B. Mitchell-Carroll at k.mitchell-carroll@dot.gov. Please include the Funding Opportunity Number and Title in the Subject Line.

E. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

1. Criteria.

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria, which are of equal importance:

• Financial viability of the proposed project.

• Demonstrated effectiveness of technology to be used-Readiness level of technology to be used.

• Detailed plan for technology operation and waste disposal (technology dependent).

• Detailed identification and explanation of emissions testing scheme and contractors to be used.

• Partnerships and use of partnering resources.

• Demonstrated ability to cost share.

• Demonstrated ability to complete the project within a three-year timeline.

• Expected operational life of the vessel and technology.

2. Review and Selection Process.

MARAD has set-up an internal review team to evaluate all proposals that are submitted under this announcement. All eligible proposals will be evaluated within 3 weeks after the closing date. If the review team has any questions on an individual proposal, it will notify the applicant for clarification.

F. FEDERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

1. Federal Award Notices.

The successful applicant(s) will be notified by MARAD's Office of Acquisition via telephone; however; the telephone call is not the actual award or the authorization to begin performance. All awards will be made by a cooperative agreement signed by MARAD's Agreement/Grants Officer. After an award, has been made a MARAD representative from the Office of Environment will notify the awardee to set-up a kick-off meeting for the project.

Unsuccessful applicants will be notified via email.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements.

Applicants are advised to review 2. C.F.R. Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Costs Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards as supplemented by 2 C.F.R. Part 1201, for applicable administrative and national policy requirements. For a copy of the general terms and conditions of the Federal award made under this RFP, please contact Kelly B. Mitchell-Carroll at k.mitchell-carroll@dot.gov.

Federal awards made under RFP may include additional terms that are specific to the project, including without limitation awardee information, project description, funding details and appropriate data rights clauses.

3. Reporting.

Applicants are advised to review 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Costs Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, as supplemented by 2 C.F.R. Part 1201, for applicable reporting requirements. Federal awards made under this RFP may include additional reporting requirements that are appropriate for the specific project to be funded by MARAD.

1. FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCY CONTACT

For any questions relating to the technical or programmatic aspects of this RFP, please contact Daniel Yuska, Environmental Protection Specialist, at Daniel.Yuska@dot.gov.

For any questions about the administration of this funding opportunity and any awards, please contact Kelly B. Mitchell-Carroll at k.mitchell-carroll@dot.gov.

2. OTHER INFORMATION

Applicants must identify all proprietary information in its submission. MARAD is not obligated to make any Federal award as a result of this RFP.

mailto:Daniel.Yuska@dot.gov

OMB Number: 4040-0004 Expiration Date: 03/31/2012

* 1. Type of Submission:

Preapplication

Application

Changed/Corrected Application

* 2. Type of Application: * If Revision, select appropriate letter(s):

* Other (Specify)

New

Continuation

Revision

* 3. Date Received: 4. Applicant Identifier:

5a. Federal Entity Identifier: * 5b. Federal Award Identifier:

State Use Only:

6. Date Received by State: 7. State Application Identifier:

8. APPLICANT INFORMATION:

* a. Legal Name:

* b. Employer/Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN/TIN): * c. Organizational DUNS:

d. Address:

* Street1:

Street2:

* City:

County:

* State:

Province:

* Country:

* Zip / Postal Code:

USA: UNITED STATES

e. Organizational Unit:

Department Name: Division Name:

f. Name and contact information of person to be contacted on matters involving this application:

Prefix: * First Name:

Middle Name:

* Last Name:

Suffix:

Title:

Organizational Affiliation:

* Telephone Number: Fax Number:

* Email:

Application for Federal Assistance SF-424

9. Type of Applicant 1: Select Applicant Type:

Type of Applicant 2: Select Applicant Type:

Type of Applicant 3: Select Applicant Type:

* Other (specify):

* 10. Name of Federal Agency:

11. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:

CFDA Title:

* 12. Funding Opportunity Number:

* Title:

13. Competition Identification Number:

Title:

14. Areas Affected by Project (Cities, Counties, States, etc.):

* 15. Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project:

Attach supporting documents as specified in agency instructions.

* a. Applicant * b. Program/Project

16. Congressional Districts Of:

Attach an additional list of Program/Project Congressional Districts if needed.

* a. Start Date: * b. End Date:

17. Proposed Project:

18. Estimated Funding ($):

* a. Federal

* b. Applicant

* c. State

* d. Local

* e. Other

* f. Program Income

* g. TOTAL

.a. This application was made available to the State under the Executive Order 12372 Process for review on

b. Program is subject to E.O. 12372 but has not been selected by the State for review.

c. Program is not covered by E.O. 12372.

* 19. Is Application Subject to Review By State Under Executive Order 12372 Process?

Yes No

* 20. Is the Applicant Delinquent On Any Federal Debt? (If "Yes", provide explanation.) Applicant Federal Debt Delinquency Explanation

21. *By signing this application, I certify (1) to the statements contained in the list of certifications** and (2) that the statements herein are true, complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I also provide the required assurances** and agree to comply with any resulting terms if I accept an award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims may subject me to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties. (U.S. Code, Title 218, Section 1001)

** The list of certifications and assurances, or an internet site where you may obtain this list, is contained in the announcement or agency specific instructions.

** I AGREE

Authorized Representative:

Prefix: * First Name:

Middle Name:

* Last Name:

Suffix:

* Title:

* Telephone Number: Fax Number:

* Email:

* Signature of Authorized Representative: * Date Signed:

* Applicant Federal Debt Delinquency Explanation

The following field should contain an explanation if the Applicant organization is delinquent on any Federal Debt. Maximum number of characters that can be entered is 4,000. Try and avoid extra spaces and carriage returns to maximize the availability of space.