East Coast Support Ship Charter

A DRAFT RFP has been posted for planning purposes. ONLY Sections A through K are included, and interested parties are advised that significant changes to any of the included sections may occur. The Government is considering a change in the anticipated contract period to a one-year firm period with two, one-year option periods.

Interested parties are strongly encouraged to submit questions that may aid in the refinement and/or clarification of the technical requirements.

The following provision applies to this draft solicitation:

FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of providing interested parties information about the technical requirements and anticipated terms and conditions of the official solicitation as early as possible, and to encourage said parties to submit questions that may aid in the finalization of the solicitation.

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Period of Performance: one year base period with one (1), one-year option period.

MSC PM2 requires a US-flagged vessel to serve as host/support ship for Naval Special Warfare East Coast Surface Support Craft and accompany Submersible Ship Guided Missile Nuclear (SSGN) and Fast Attack Submarine (SSN) on Dry Deck Shelter certification and training exercises. The vessel shall serve host to twenty-five (25) sponsor personnel. Additionally, the vessel shall support local pier side training, diver training, coxswain training, SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV), Dry Dock Shelter (DDS) and Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) operator training and surrogate SSGN/SSN training vessel operations. Vessel shall be used to provide hyperbaric chamber services for emergencies and routine decompression operations, replenishment/minor maintenance support, and personnel support. The vessel shall store flares in a pyrotechnically Ready Service Locker (RSL) as required by diver operations, gasoline, and carry a certified hyperbaric chamber per USCG requirements.