SOW N4044322Q0001 KAISER HULL GAUGING.pdf

USNS KAISER

(T-AO 187)

100 – HULL STRUCTURE

AUGUST 2021

ITEM NO. 101 CATEGORY “A” MSC MAINT HUB SAN DIEGO

HULL SURVEY AND THICKNESS GAUGING

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1.0 ABSTRACT:

1.1 Provide the services of an ABS approved ESP Hull Gauging firm to take and record ultrasonic thickness readings on ship's hull, bulkheads, deck plating, scantlings, piping, and in other areas throughout the ship as required by the MSCREP, USCG, and ABS Surveyor. The requirements of the ABS Intermediate Hull Survey No.7 for Single Hull Tankers in the

Enhanced Survey Program shall form the basis for this item.

2.0 REFERENCES/ENCLOSURES:

2.1 NAVSEA Dwg No. 101-5904161 Rev B - General Arrangement Outboard Profile

2.2 NAVSEA Dwg No. 101-5904162 - General Arrangement Inboard Profile

2.3 NAVSEA Dwg No. 101-5903952 Midship Section

2.4 NAVSEA Dwg No. 101-5903953 - Scantling Plan

2.5 NAVSEA Dwg No. 101-5903955 - Shell Expansion Scantlings

2.6 NAVSEA Dwg. No. 101-5903953, Scantling Sections

2.7 NAVSEA Dwg. No. 801 5904164,, General Arrangement Tanks and Flats, Fwd Fr. 60

2.8 NAVSEA Dwg. No. 801-5904165, General Arrangement of Tanks & Flats, Aft Fr. 60

2.9 NAVSEA Dwg. No. 801-5904296 - Capacity Plan

2.10 NAVSEA Dwg. No. 631-5904233, MSC “Paint Schedule” (Available onboard)

2.11 ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, Part 7, Rule Requirements for Survey

After Construction Part 7, Chapter 3 Section 2. Tanker ESP (requirements for Intermediate Hull

Survey No. 7)

2.12 ESP PROGRAM_ Special Hull Survey No. 7 – USNS Henry J Kaiser (T-AO 187)

3.0 ITEM LOCATION/DESCRIPTION:

3.1 Location/Quantity:

3.1.1. Location: Various locations throughout the vessel

3.1.2. Quantity: 35,000 UT readings

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3.2 Item Description/Manufacturer's Data: None

4.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT/MATERIAL/SERVICES/INFO: None

5.0 NOTES:

5.1 The contractor and all subcontractors, regardless of tier must consult the General Technical

Requirements (GTR) to determine applicability to this work item. In performance of this work item, the contractor and all subcontractors must comply with all applicable GTRs.

5.2 Location/POP: San Diego, CA 16-29 NOV 2021

5.3 Location/POP: Vigor Shipyard, Portland, OR from 2 DEC 2021 ~ 25 FEB 2022 Exact dates are TBD but for bidding purposes, contractor shall assume a 14 day period in Portland, OR.

5.4 Detailed Unit Structural Drawings can be provided by MSC Tech Library upon request.

5.5 Cleaning of cargo and ballast tanks will be accomplished by Ship’s Force.

6.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: Refer to Paragraph 7.0

7.0 STATEMENT OF WORK:

7.1 Contractor shall provide a certified marine chemist to gas free thirty-six (36) cargo and ballast tanks, throughout the period of performances for tank surveys and thickness gauging including overtime hours, weekends and holidays. Contractor shall provide a qualified competent person to perform air quality testing of the tanks atmospheres throughout the day as required after the initial gas free of the tanks has been certified by the certified marine chemist.

7.2 Provide all labor, materials and equipment to satisfy the requirements of ABS Close up Hull

Survey No. 7 (CHS#7) for Non-Double Hull Tankers in the Enhanced Survey Program (ESP) and to obtain and record 35,000 ultrasonic thickness readings using references 2.1.1 through

2.1.10 as guidance. This is to be worked in-conjunction with ABS close-up survey of the tanks and voids.

7.3 The thickness measurements shall be carried out by an ABS recognized ESP Hull Gauging

Firm according to the principles stated in Section 7-A-5 of reference 2.1.10. The qualifications of the ABS approved ESP Hull Gauging Firm shall be provided to the MSCREP prior to the start of the audio gauging.

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7.4 The contractor is to provide a unit price per shot up to a maximum of 35,000 Shots. Number of shots will be determined by quantity required by ABS. The unit price is to be used for decreasing the scope of the item as it relates to the number of shots required by ABS.

7.5 The contractor shall employ rope access personnel for the Ultrasonic Technician to direct probe

(transducer) placement for the purpose of obtaining material thickness and/or positioning of a video feed for the attending Surveyor or the Level II Technician to assess the condition.

7.6 Rope Access:

7.6.1. Rope Access certified contractor personnel shall perform all rope access rigging, climbing and Rope Access in accordance with their procedure documents and regulatory requirements.

7.6.2. Rope access personnel shall be fitted with a GoPro camera system mounted to their approved hard hat.

7.6.3. Rope Access personnel shall be fitted with Rope Access contractor provided communications.

7.6.4. Ultrasonic Level II UT Technician shall calibrate the ultrasonic unit in accordance with the applicable procedure or Classification requirements with contractor provided transducer, coax cable, ultrasonic unit, and calibration standard.

7.6.5. Rope Access personnel shall be instructed by the Level II UT Technician and/or

Class Surveyor which specific structure requires access for UTT gauging and/or visual close-up inspection and shall be briefed on the general visual inspection to be covered while live streaming to the Level II UT technician and/or Class Surveyor video monitor.

7.6.6. Rope Access personnel shall perform final equipment check including video, communications, lighting, and Rope Access rigging.

7.6.7. Rope Access personnel shall have access to the structure requested. During the traversing to the structure, the Rope Access personnel shall take direction from the

Level II UT Technician and/or Class Surveyor for any suspect adjacent structure in which a closer or detailed visual inspection and possible UT gauging is desired. The

Rope Access personnel shall maneuver the GoPro video camera as directed by the

Level II UT Technician and/or Class Surveyor to provide clear visual inspection on the video monitor. The video monitor system shall be capable of recording or a capturing a still image of any requested suspect area if so needed.

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7.6.8. When the Rope Access personnel are instructed, they shall clean (as required) the

UT location, apply ultrasonic Couplant to the specified location, and position the ultrasonic transducer to the specified location while the Level II UT Technician interprets the signal on the ultrasonic unit. The Level II UT technician shall record the thickness readings and shall instruct the Rope Access personnel how to mark the structure (if required).

7.6.9. The Rope Access personnel shall not make any evaluation of the structure unless specifically asked by the Surveyor for an opinion of condition and/or should the

Rope Access personnel identify a safety concern affecting the Rope Access process.

7.7 Surface prep areas as required to obtain ultrasonic thickness readings.

7.8 Provide and setup lighting as needed (i.e. drop lights or flood lights) when surveying tanks.

7.8.1. Contractor shall take thickness measurements in all locations detailed in reference

2.10 and 2.11 and summarized as follows:

7.8.2. Suspect areas throughout the vessel (as designated by attending ABS Surveyor) as directed by the Port Engineer and ABS Surveyor.

7.8.3. All main deck plating within the cargo area, all exposed main deck plating outside of cargo are and all exposed 1st tier super-structure deck plating (poop, bridge, and forecastle decks).

7.8.4. A minimum of three (3) transverse sections, including at least one (1) in way of a ballast tank, within the amidships 0.5L.

7.8.5. All plating in two (2) wind-and-water strakes (port and starboard full length).

7.8.6. Internals in forepeak and aft peak tanks (including plating and stiffeners of tank bulkheads).

7.8.7. Dect Keel or pipe tunnel plating and internals.

7.8.8. All Keel and bottom plating (full length).

7.8.9. Plating of sea chests. Shell plating in way of overboard discharges as considered necessary by the attending Surveyor.

7.8.10. Measurements, for general assessment and recording of corrosion patterns, of structural members subject to Close-up Survey.

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7.8.11. All web frames in all ballast tanks.

7.8.12. All web frames in one (1) cargo tank.

7.8.13. One (1) web frame in remaining cargo tanks.

7.8.14. All transverse bulkheads in all cargo tanks.

7.8.15. All transverse bulkheads in all ballast tanks.

7.8.16. Additional transverse areas as deemed necessary by the Surveyor

7.9 Upon completion of each POP, provide electronic or paper copies of the readings to ABS and

MSCREP within 5 days.

7.10 The contractor shall develop a composite drawing of locations of each reading in relation to the frame numbers, seams and butt welds, plating, and internal structural members.

7.11 After completion of all thickness measurements required, a typewritten report is to be prepared in ABS acceptable format in accordance with ABS Rules and Regulations and to the satisfaction of Local ABS Surveyor. Three (3) copies are to be submitted to the MSCREP. The report shall give the location of measurements, the thickness measured as well as the original thickness, and the percentage of wastage. The measuring equipment type, calibration certification and names of the persons taking the measurements and their qualifications shall also be included in the report. This final report shall be completed and delivered within ten (10) working days of completion of all gauging’s required for Closeup Hull Survey No. 7 (CHS#7).

7.12 Required by the USCG, ABS, and MSCREP:

7.12.1. Provide daily reports of the ultrasonic readings taken the previous day. One (1) copy of each report shall be provided to the MSCREP and ABS. These reports shall cross reference each ultrasonic reading to the location from which it was recorded.

7.13 The contractor shall repair all coatings disturbed during the accomplishment of this work item.

The disturbed areas shall be coated with the systems specified in reference 2.9 using the paint product data sheets for surface preparation, environmental condition requirements, and dry film thickness.

8.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

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8.1 The gauging company shall be available to obtain initial gaugings required for the Close up

Hull Survey No. 7 (CHS#7) as per ABS requirement during each of the Period Of

Performances between the hours of 0800 and 2000.

8.2 The Ultrasonic and/or Close-Up inspection shall be performed in conjunction using Remote

Access, an alternative method to physically access the vessel structure requiring inspection.

Remote access the vessel structure means the location of the structure to be inspected is such that the structure is not easily accessible and staging or rafting is required to access the structure. In lieu of staging and rafting, the contractor shall employ Rope Access personnel for the Ultrasonic Technician to direct probe (transducer) placement for the purpose of obtaining material thickness and/or positioning of a video feed for the attending Surveyor or the Level II

Technician to assess the condition.

8.3 All personnel conducting Rope Access (sub-contracted) shall be qualified and certified by

Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) or International Rope Access Trade

Association (IRATA) with at least one Level 3Technician (Rope Access Supervisor) in accordance with SPRAT/IRATA Certification Requirements and shall be approved by the

Client to provide Rope Access.

8.4 All audio gauging equipment shall be acceptable for use by the American Bureau of Shipping.

8.5 Use of a coax cable long enough (II-01-5002 8.2.2) to permit remote access placement of the transducer as directed by the Level II UT Technician so that the Level II UT Technician remains in control of the Ultrasonic Equipment is required.

8.6 Video Equipment shall be at a minimum a GoPro Hero 4 Model with 4K30, 1080p Video and

12MP Photo 30 fps capture ability with BlueTooth capability for monitoring.

8.7 Video Monitor used for remote viewing during inspection shall be capable of displaying GoPro live footage and a minimum screen of 8”.

8.8 Lighting shall at a minimum be a headlamp affixed to the remote access hard hat or helmet capable of producing a minimum of 100 fc.

8.9 Communications shall be provided by the remote access contractor (Rope Access company).

8.10 Rope Access Equipment shall be provided by the contractor and comply with all safety regulations.

8.11 The gauging instruments shall be calibrated on site with certified blocks acceptable to the ABS

Surveyor. The ABS Surveyor shall recheck the measurements as deemed necessary to ensure acceptable accuracy.

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8.12 All tank gauging shall be accomplished by closely coordinating with ship’s force, MSCREP and the contractor.

9.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

San Diego, CA

16-29 NOV 2021

Vigor Shipyard, Portland, OR

2 DEC 2021 ~ 25 FEB 2022 Exact dates are TBD but for bidding purposes, contractor shall assume a 14 day period in Portland, OR.

10.0 MSC TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Offers/quotes submitted in response to this solicitation shall not contain nor be subject to the offeror's/vendor's standard commercial terms and conditions. Any offer/quote submitted in response to this solicitation which includes the offeror's/vendor's standard commercial terms and conditions may be considered a material defect and may be rejected as being non-responsive to the solicitation.

11.0 MSC NRFK MANPOWER

The contractor shall report contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Military Sealift Command via a secure data collection site. Contracted services excluded from reporting are based on Product Service Codes

(PSCs). The excluded PSCs are:

(1) W, Lease/Rental of Equipment;

(2) X, Lease/Rental of Facilities;

(3) Y, Construction of Structures and Facilities;

(4) S, Utilities ONLY; and

(5) V, Freight and Shipping ONLY.

The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each

Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk, linked at https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil.

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12.0 MSC BASE SHIP EPIC

SHIP & BASE ACCESS (APR 2013)

Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) is being implemented for access to DoD facilities in

CONUS, HI, Guam and Puerto Rico (replaces RapidGate). Vendor is responsible to acquire DBIDS credentials prior to performance start date. Delays that may result from inadequate planning are contractor responsibility. Vendor instructions and program information is available at https://www.cnic.navy.mil/om/dbids.html. DBIDS credentials require (in succession) (1) Present a letter or official document from the Government sponsoring organization that provides the purpose for your access, (2) Present valid identification, such as a passport or Real ID Act-compliant state driver's license, (3) Present a completed copy of the SECNAV 5512/1 form to obtain your background check,

(4) Upon completion of the background check, the Visitor Control Center representative will complete the DBIDS enrollment process, which includes your photo, finger prints, base restrictions, and several other assessments, and (5) After all of this is done, the contractor will be provided with the DBDIS credential. For vendors with existing Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS) cards, see https://www.cnic.navy.mil/om/dbids.html for instructions to obtain DBIDS credentials. Vendor is responsible to confirm that each employee held DBIDS credentials are active for the specific facility and performance period in accordance with DBIDS.

Additional access permissions may be required in the future.

Vehicle Access: Required for vehicle access to Navy facilities. Follow supplemental instructions on

Base Access forms or base-specific vehicle access forms.

Ship Access List (Vendor-Provided): On company letterhead attachment via email, the vendor is required to provide the ship master (courtesy copy the Port Engineer) with an accurate, current list of performing personnel prior to being admitted aboard the vessel. Under no circumstances will a hand-delivered list be accepted.

T-AKE email address: MASTER@AKE#.NAVY.MIL

(example: master@ake8.navy.mil, where “8” is the hull number).

All other hulls address: MASTER.SHIPNAME@MSC.NAVY.MIL

(example: master.sioux@msc.navy.mil).

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