MARAD NSMV Vessel Construction Management (VCM)

This amendment DOES NOT reopen the RFP for new offers nor is it an invitation for new offers. Offerors have been separately notified of their invitation to submit Final Proposal Revisions. Proposals received from any vendor not otherwise invited to participate in Final Proposal Revisions WILL NOT be considered and will be returned, unopened.

The purpose of RFP Amendment 0005 is to:
1. Revise paragraph 1, line 2 of M.4 Factor 1 - Technical Capability to read: "The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the significant strengths, strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses..."

2. Establish the due date and time of 2:00 PM, Eastern Time, on Monday, April 8, 2019 for submission of Final Proposal Revisions. Final Proposal Revisions will only be accepted from offerors that have been separately invited to do so by the MARAD Contracting Officer.

This amendment DOES NOT reopen the RFP for new offers nor is it an invitation for new offers. Offerors have been separately notified of their invitation to submit Final Proposal Revisions. Proposals received from any vendor not otherwise invited to participate in Final Proposal Revisions WILL NOT be considered and will be returned, unopened.

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Amendment 0004

(A) The purpose of this Amendment is as follows:
(1) to replace the attachment, which is titled "J-4 List of Deliverables 11-08-18" with an updated version, which is titled "J-4 List of Deliverables 11-16-18"; and
(2) to replace the body of the Solicitation, which is titled "Body of RFP 693JF718R000029 for Amendment 0003_11-08-18" with the updated body of the Solicitation, which is titled "Body of RFP 693JF718R000029 for Amendment 0004_11-16-18".

(B) The above documents, which contain the updated body of the Solicitation and the updated List of Deliverables are separately attached to this Amendment and they are fully incorporated to this Amendment by reference.

(C) Offerors are reminded that in order to be considered responsive, acknowledgement of each amendment issued must be included with the proposals.

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Amendment 0003
(A) The purpose of this Amendment is as follows:

•(1) to provide responses to all the questions, which were received between October 24, 2018 and November 08, 2018-the responses are contained in an attached document, which is titled "693JF718R000029 - Amendment 0003 - QAs 2 _ 11-08-18";

•(2) to replace the attachment, which is titled "J-4 List of Deliverables" with an updated version, which is titled "J-4 List of Deliverables 11-08-18";

•(3) to replace the attachment, which is titled "J-6 Delivery and Acceptance Certificate" with an updated version, which is titled "J-6 Delivery and Acceptance Certificate 11-08-18";

•(4) to replace the attachment, which is titled "J-7 Certificate of Completion and Delivery" with an updated version, which is titled "J-7 Certificate of Completion and Delivery 11-08-18";

•(5) to provide the amended and updated body of the solicitation.

(B) The above documents, which contain the responses, the updated List of Deliverables, the updated body of the solicitation, the updated Delivery and Acceptance Certificate, and the updated Certificate of Completion and Delivery are separately attached to this Amendment and they are fully incorporated to this Amendment by reference.

(C) Offerors are reminded that in order to be considered responsive, acknowledgement of each amendment issued must be included with the proposals.

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The purpose of this amendment is to post responses to questions received through 10/22/2018.

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) require that all communications, including questions, regarding any element of the NSMV including but not limited to specifications, requirements, procurement, etc. must be done through MARAD's Office of Acquisition.
ALL inquiries shall be submitted to NSMV-VCM@dot.gov, ken.egbuna@dot.gov AND erica.williams@dot.gov.
Offerors are cautioned that they should only consider responses, posted at FBO.gov by a MARAD Contracting Officer, as official and actionable.

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The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 11/27/2018.
Offerors shall address all questions or concerns regarding this solicitation via email to NSMV-VCM@dot.gov, ken.egbuna@dot.gov and erica.williams@dot.gov with the subject line "693JF718R000029 - RFP Question/Comment." MARAD must receive questions regarding this solicitation no later than 4:00 pm (ET) on November 12, 2018.
Responses to questions received in response to the RFP are forthcoming..

Solicitation 693JF718R000029 is hereby issued.
Proposal packages are due by November 13, 2018 by 4:00pm Washington, D.C. time.
Offeror's intending to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation are responsble for reading all of the solicitation documents and attachments in their entirety, and following the instructions provided therin.
Questions related to this solicitation must be submitted to NSMV-VCM@dot.gov with "693JF718R000029 - RFP Question" in the subject line.
NSMV Industry Engagement Questions and Answers -
Questions and answers from the NSMV Industry Engagement will be posted on FBO at https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=89af961ee0dac93c93fb3f786b9b0f8c&tab=core&_cview=1
Access to the NSMV model for hydrodynamic testing is available upon request and subject to the availability of the model and facility. To request access, please send an e-mail to NSMV@dot.gov requesting such. Include in your request the company name, POC and purpose. You will be required to sign a restricted use agreement. It will be considered as part of the "guidance design" so that if you have signed a restricted use agreement for access to the guidance design that will suffice. Once you have requested access, you will be provided further directions to get access. It will require your own coordination/scheduling, at your own expense and subject to the availability of the model and facility.

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The Maritime Administration intends to procure Vessel Construction Management (VCM) services and the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) through the contract resulting from this solicitation.
It will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP), on or about 10/11/2018.
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