Ocean Transportation between the Kingdom of Denmark and Thule Air Base, Greenland

Amendment 0002: The purpose of this amendment is to 1) Remove references to clause 252.247-7026; 2) Update 52.212-2, Paragraph F; 3) Update addendum to 52.212-1, Paragraph C; 4) Add section d to the addendum to 52.212-1.
Responses to questions are also posted..

Amendment 0001: The purpose of this amendment is to change verbiage in 52.212-2, Paragraph C, section a, to read: If an activity is determined not to be relevant, the activity will not be evaluated for recency or quality.
An excel spreadsheet titled Sealift RFP Q & A Matrix has been added to the attached documents on the FBO posting. This matrix is mandatory for offerors to use when submitting questions regarding this solicitation..

The Government has decided to extend the Request for Industry comments until 14 September, 17:00 CET (Central European Time)..

The Government has decided to extend the Request for Industry comments until 14 September, 17:00 CET (Central European Time).

The purpose of this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research is to gain knowledge of potential sources for this upcoming contract supporting Thule Air Base (AB), Greenland. This notice is for planning purposes only.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address and telephone number.

Thule Air Base, Greenland is considering seeking one (1) qualified firm to provide professional ocean transportation of goods and equipment between The Kingdom of Denmark and Thule Air Base, Greenland. In accordance with The Cargo Preference Act of 1904 (10 U.S.C. 2631) preference will be given to US flagged vessels. We encourage Danish/Greenland flagged vessels to also respond to this solicitation in the event that no US flag vessels are available to handle the requirement (DFARS 247.573-2(d)(1)) or that the contracting officer determines that the U.S. -flag carrier has proposed to the government freight charges that are higher than charges to private persons for transportation of like goods (DFARS 247.573-2(d)(2)) or the Secretary of the Navy determines that the proposed charges for U.S.-flag vessels are excessive or otherwise unreasonable (DFARS 247.573-2(d)(3)). This solicitation package will culminate with the award of a Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity type contract. The USAF is not necessarily soliciting the services of an entire vessel but will pay for the transportation of goods and equipment as defined by the different units (Historical data to come in solicitation). For analysis purposes, historical data will be provided in Solicitation. This data is per "total season" and is not broken down into individual port calls to Thule Air Base or return voyage to Denmark. Historically, there have been a minimum of two port calls to Thule Air Base with return voyage to Denmark and the USAF wants to maintain this frequency. There is no minimum or maximum "cargo requirement" bound to this contract. Thule Air Base, Greenland is located at 76 320 North latitudes by 68 500 West longitudes. The base is located 695 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 947 miles south of the North Pole on the Northwest side of the island. In Denmark/Greenland it is the "Søfartsstyrelsen" or Danish Maritime Authority 23T23TUUhttp://www.dma.dk/Sider/Home.aspxUU23T23T that decides which class ships can navigate in the waters off the Kingdom of Denmark to include northwest Greenland. It is the contractor's responsibility to adhere to all maritime laws and/or regulations of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is recommended that the ship's Captain be experienced in navigating in Arctic conditions and imperative that the ships equipment be able to withstand arctic temperatures.

The contract will provide 5 (five) ordering periods based on Government fiscal years. Cost limitation, if needed, will be specified for each task order in the scope of work. The guaranteed minimum for the life of the contract is $5,000.00, to be awarded at time of contract signing. Task orders issued against the IDIQ contract will be a firm fixed price. The estimated performance dates are between date of award (FY 19) and 30 Sep 2023. The NAICS code is 483111 (Freight Transportation, deep sea, to or from foreign ports) .

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 1200 hours, 26 April 2018 (Central European Time/Copenhagen Time). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Jesper.Nielsen@det1.dk.

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The purpose of this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research is to gain knowledge of potential sources for this upcoming contract supporting Thule Air Base (AB), Greenland. This notice is for planning purposes only.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address and telephone number.

Thule Air Base, Greenland is considering seeking one (1) qualified firm to provide professional ocean transportation of goods and equipment between The Kingdom of Denmark and Thule Air Base, Greenland. In accordance with The Cargo Preference Act of 1904 (10 U.S.C. 2631) preference will be given to US flagged vessels. We encourage Danish/Greenland flagged vessels to also respond to this solicitation in the event that no US flag vessels are available to handle the requirement (DFARS 247.573-2(d)(1)) or that the contracting officer determines that the U.S. -flag carrier has proposed to the government freight charges that are higher than charges to private persons for transportation of like goods (DFARS 247.573-2(d)(2)) or the Secretary of the Navy determines that the proposed charges for U.S.-flag vessels are excessive or otherwise unreasonable (DFARS 247.573-2(d)(3)). This solicitation package will culminate with the award of a Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity type contract. The USAF is not necessarily soliciting the services of an entire vessel but will pay for the transportation of goods and equipment as defined by the different units (Historical data to come in solicitation). For analysis purposes, historical data will be provided in Solicitation. This data is per "total season" and is not broken down into individual port calls to Thule Air Base or return voyage to Denmark. Historically, there have been a minimum of two port calls to Thule Air Base with return voyage to Denmark and the USAF wants to maintain this frequency. There is no minimum or maximum "cargo requirement" bound to this contract. Thule Air Base, Greenland is located at 76 320 North latitudes by 68 500 West longitudes. The base is located 695 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 947 miles south of the North Pole on the Northwest side of the island. In Denmark/Greenland it is the "Søfartsstyrelsen" or Danish Maritime Authority 23T23TUUhttp://www.dma.dk/Sider/Home.aspxUU23T23T that decides which class ships can navigate in the waters off the Kingdom of Denmark to include northwest Greenland. It is the contractor's responsibility to adhere to all maritime laws and/or regulations of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is recommended that the ship's Captain be experienced in navigating in Arctic conditions and imperative that the ships equipment be able to withstand arctic temperatures.

The contract will provide 5 (five) ordering periods based on Government fiscal years. Cost limitation, if needed, will be specified for each task order in the scope of work. The guaranteed minimum for the life of the contract is $5,000.00, to be awarded at time of contract signing. Task orders issued against the IDIQ contract will be a firm fixed price. The estimated performance dates are between date of award (FY 19) and 30 Sep 2023. The NAICS code is 483111 (Freight Transportation, deep sea, to or from foreign ports) .

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 1200 hours, 26 April 2018 (Central European Time/Copenhagen Time). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Jesper.Nielsen@det1.dk.