SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Contract of Affreightment
- Notice Date
- 4/5/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command, MSC HQ - Washington, 914 Charles Morris Court, SE Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, 20398-5540
- ZIP Code
- 20398-5540
- Solicitation Number
- N00033-02-R-5265
- Response Due
- 5/1/2002
- Archive Date
- 5/2/2002
- Point of Contact
- Vernon Cooper, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-685-5821, Fax 202-685-5852, - Olivia Bradley, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-685-5823, Fax 202-685-5887,
- E-Mail Address
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vernon.cooper@msc.navy.mil, olivia.bradley@msc.navy.mil
- Description
- + 05 APRIL 2002 THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, SEALIFT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON, DC SUBJ: RFP N00033-01-R-5265 - CONTRACT OF AFFREIGHTMENT (COA) REF: (A) SF1449 (B) MSC DRYVOY 99 (REV 1 (6-99)) VOYAGE CHARTER AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES FOR U.S. FLAG SELF- SUSTAINING ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RORO) VESSEL OR TUG/RORO BARGE TO CONTAINERIZE AND TRANSPORT SUPPLIES TO THE ATLANTIC UNDERSEA TESTING AND EVALUATION CENTER (AUTEC), ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS FACILITY. U.S. FLAG AND PREFERENCE FOR VISA PARTICIPANTS TO BE GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION IIIA.3 OF THE VOLUNTARY INTERMODAL SEALIFT AGREEMENT (VISA) AT 66 FEDERAL REGISTER 10388-10398 DATED 22 FEBRUARY 2001. THIS CONTRACT OF AFFREIGHTMENT WILL HAVE A FIRM TWO-YEAR BASE PERIOD WITH TWO ONE-YEAR OPTIONS DECLARABLE WITH 30 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF THE CURRENT PERIOD. * NOTE ANY AWARD MADE UNDER THIS RFP IS CONTINGENT ON TERMINATION OF CONTRACT N00033-99-C-5506 CURRENTLY PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES. MSC SEALIFT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, CODE PM52P, REQUESTS PROPOSALS FOR CARGO SERVICES CAPABLE OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED BELOW. REFERENCES BELOW APPLY TO THE BOX LAYOUT OF REF (A) AND REF (B) WHICH ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (AVAILABLE FROM THE MSC WEB SITE, HTTP://WWW.MSC.NAVY.MIL/CONTRACTS/, UNDER "LIBRARY OF COMMON DOCUMENTS", OR UPON REQUEST), WHICH SHALL BE THE CHARTER FORM OF ANY CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION. I. STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES 5. SOLICITATION NO.: N00033-02-R-5265 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE: 05 APR 2002 7. FOR SOLICITATION INFORMATION EMAIL: OLIVIA.BRADLEY, OLIVIA.BRADLEY@MSC.NAVY.MIL PHONE, (202) 685-5823, OR VERNON COOPER (202) 685-5821, EMAIL: VERNON.COOPER@MSC.NAVY.MIL 8. OFFER DUE DATE: 1000 EST 01 MAY 2002 9. ISSUED BY: MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, SEALIFT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, PM52P, BLDG. 210, RM. 275, 914 CHARLES MORRIS COURT SE, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC 20398-5540 (CODE: N00033) FAX: (202) 685-5852 OR ALTERNATE (202) 685-5850 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED. 14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION: RFP 18A. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY: DFAS-OMAHA/FD, P.O. BOX 7020, BELLEVUE, NE 68005 18B. SUBMIT INVOICES TO: COMMANDER, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, N86, BLDG. 157, 914 CHARLES MORRIS COURT SE, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC 20398-5540. 19. STATED AS FOLLOWS (WILL BE FILLED IN BY CHARTERER UPON AWARD) CLIN DESCRIPTION 0001 VOYAGE CHARTER FREIGHT (26 TYPICAL VOYAGES) 0002 CHARTERER'S OPTION (PER VOYAGE): UP TO 12 ADDITIONAL VOYAGES 0003 DEMURRAGE/DETENTION 0004 WAREHOUSE COSTS (ANNUAL LUMPSUM): 0005 FREIGHT FORWARDING SERVICE 0006 CONTRACT SERVICES NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED II. DRYVOY BOXES A. VESSEL(S) REQUIRED: U.S. FLAG SELF-SUSTAINING RORO VESSEL OR TUG/RORO BARGE (WITH PERMANENT AFFIXED RO/RO RAMP) TO MEET THE ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS (BOX 2) FOR SHIPMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT AND U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL BETWEEN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (CONUS) AND THE AUTEC (ASD) LOCATED ON ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS. VESSEL MUST BE CAPABLE OF CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 900 MEASUREMENT TONS OF CARGO WHICH INCLUDES BROKEN STOW FACTOR. TWENTY-SIX FIRM-FIXED SCHEDULED BIWEEKLY VOYAGES WILL BE REQUIRED EACH YEAR. SCHEDULED SERVICE MUST BE HIGHLY RELIABLE WITH MINIMAL DELAYS DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE OR WEATHER. AS AN OPTION, TWELVE ADDITIONAL VOYAGES MAY BE REQUIRED ANNUALLY. ADD-ON VOYAGES WILL BE SCHEDULED TO MEET PEAK WORKLOAD OR TIME SENSITIVE TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS. THE REQUIREMENT OF ADDITIONAL VOYAGES MAY INTERRUPT THE SCHEDULED BI-WEEKLY VOYAGES, DEPENDING ON THE URGENCY OF THE REQUIREMENT. A MINIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN IN THE EVENT AN ADDITIONAL VOYAGE IS REQUIRED. RAMP MUST BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE LOAD AND CAPACITY OF FULL RORO OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE TRACTOR, CHASSIS, FULL CONTAINERS AND OCCASIONAL BULK DIRT OR GRAVEL. THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT (GVW) FOR A LOADED TRACTOR TRAILER IS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 LBS. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT OCCASIONAL HEAVY EQUIPMENT UP TO 130,000 LBS. GVW MAY BE CARRIED. B. FREIGHT FORWARDING SERVICE: THE CONTRACTOR) SHALL RECEIVE MATERIAL FROM THE DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OR AUTEC'S M&O CONTRACTOR (CURRENTLY RAYTHEON) AT A CONTRACTOR PROVIDED FACILITY. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PREPARE A MANIFEST USING GOVERNMENT FURNISHED WPS SOFTWARE AND PACK/STUFF APPROPRIATE SHIPPING CONTAINERS. THE CONTRACTOR'S FACILITY SHALL CONTAIN WAREHOUSE AND OUTSIDE STORAGE YARD OF SUITABLE SIZE TO ACCOMMODATE THE WORK LOAD IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH E BELOW. (1) THE FACILITY SHALL CONTAIN A BONDABLE HOLDING AREA, HAZMAT STORAGE AREA, AND RECEIVING AREAS CAPABLE OF HANDLING ALL CARGO REQUIREMENTS. (2) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE WITH JANITORIAL SERVICE FOR UP TO 2 AUTEC M&O CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL IN OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FACILITY. IT SHALL HAVE PROVISIONS FOR NORMAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT, PHONES, FAXES, COMPUTER WORK STATION ETC. OFFICE EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED BY AUTEC. UPON ARRIVAL IN CONUS, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING THE VESSEL AND MANIFESTED CARGO WITH THE APPROPRIATE U.S. CUSTOMS AUTHORITY. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ARRANGE FOR FOLLOW ON SHIPPING OF CARGO VIA THE DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OR HOLD IT AT THE CONTRACTOR'S FACILITY FOR PICK UP BY THE AUTEC M&O CONTRACTOR. TYPICALLY SUCH CARGO WILL BE PICKED UP WITHIN 3 DAYS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE AND SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECURITY AND INTEGRITY OF ALL RECEIVED CARGO ACCEPTED FOR TRANSSHIPMENT, UNTIL THE CARGO HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO AND SIGNED FOR BY THE AUTEC M&O CONTRACTOR. C. PORT SERVICES: CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL MATERIAL AND SERVICES NECESSARY TO MOVE CARGO FROM THE WAREHOUSE FACILITY TO THE PORT FACILITY, LOAD AND SECURE CARGO ABOARD THE VESSEL AND UPON RETURN TO OFF-LOAD ALL CARGO AND TRANSPORT IT TO THE CONTRACTOR'S FACILITY. CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH U.S. CUSTOMS AND U.S. COAST GUARD AUTHORITIES FOR THE CLEARANCE OF ALL INBOUND (TO U.S.) SHIPMENTS. THE AUTEC M&O CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING THE VESSEL, AND ALL MANIFESTED CARGO ARRIVING AT THE AUTEC FACILITY ON ANDROS ISLAND WITH THE BAHAMIAN CUSTOMS AUTHORITY. ALL RETURNING CARGO WILL BE MANIFESTED, PACKED AND CONTAINERIZED, AND LOADED ONTO THE CARRIER VESSEL BY THE AUTEC M&O CONTRACTOR. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PRE-STOW PLAN OF CARGO TO BE LOADED TO MSC ON FRIDAY BEFORE ANY SCHEDULED LOAD IN CONUS TO ENSURE SAFE LOADING AND STOWAGE PRACTICES. ANY FACILITY/PORT LOCATED ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA WILL BE CONSIDERED. EVALUATION OF OFFERED FACILITY AND PORT TO BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRYVOY PART IV EVALUATION CRITERIA. D. CONTAINERS: THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED CONTAINERS AS BELOW WITH CHASSIS, FREEZE AND CHILL BOXES WITH CHASSIS, PALLETS AND ALL MISCELLANEOUS RIGGING AND COOPERAGE MATERIAL REQUIRED TO PROPERLY STORE, PACK, SHORE-UP AND OTHERWISE SECURE THE MATERIAL INTO THE APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS OR ONTO THE APPLICABLE SHIPPING PLATFORM FOR SHIPMENT. THIS SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE OCCASIONAL USE OF GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED CONTAINERS ON ANY VOYAGE. THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF "A"-FRAME SUPPORTS FOR EACH CHASSIS DURING SHIPMENT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR. MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORT AS DECK CARGO MAY DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PACKED IN CONTAINERS IF THE RESULT IS LOWER COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. MAXIMUM CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS ARE ESTIMATED AS FOLLOWS: (1) 30 CLOSED CARGO/SEA CONTAINERS WITH CHASSIS (22-FOOT CONEX) PER SHIPMENT. (2) 3 EACH - 40-FOOT FREEZE CONTAINER WITH CHASSIS. (3) 3 EACH - 40-FOOT CHILL CONTAINER WITH CHASSIS. (4) 4 EACH - 20/22 FT. FLAT-RACK WITH CHASSIS PER SHIPMENT. (5) 2 EACH - 20-FOOT OPEN TOP CONTAINER WITH CHASSIS. FREEZE AND CHILL CONTAINERS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A MONITORED FAILURE ALARM INDICATOR WITH CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE RECORDING DEVICES. FREEZE CONTAINERS SHALL BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING A CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE BELOW -10 DEGREES F. CHILL CONTAINERS SHALL BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING A TEMPERATURE RANGE OF 34-36 DEGREES F. ONE FREEZE AND ONE CHILL CONTAINER WILL BE STAGED AT THE CONUS WAREHOUSE SITE FOR LOADING IN ROTATION. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE CHILL/FREEZE TEMPERATURE RECORDING SHEETS AND VESSEL LOGS THAT STATE SEA CONDITIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE FOR EACH TRIP. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT DELIVERIES OF FREEZE AND CHILL GOODS WILL TAKE PLACE THE DAY BEFORE OR DAY OF VESSEL DEPARTURE. E. ESTIMATED CARGO DESCRIPTION: APPROXIMATE ANNUAL WEIGHT AND VOLUME M/TONS=MEASUREMENT TONS): 11,000,000 LB 16,000 M/TONS APPROXIMATE ANNUAL LOAD BREAKDOWN BY TYPE OF CONTAINER: (1) CONEX (BASED ON 85% CUBE RATE): 210 BOXES (5,800 M/TONS) (2) FLAT RACKS: 145 UNITS (3,900 M/TONS) (3) DECK CARGO (INCLUDING VEHICLES): 4,200 M/TONS OPEN TOP CONTAINERS: 32 (1,000 M/TONS) (4) CHILL ITEMS: 31 BOXES (833 M/TONS) (5) FREEZE ITEMS: 28 BOXES (758 M/TONS) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WASTE: (1) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONSISTING OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) PACKAGED FLAMMABLES, CORROSIVES, BOTTLED GASES, INCLUDING CHLORINE AND PROPANE WILL BE SHIPPED FROM CONUS TO ASD. (2) HAZARDOUS WASTE WILL BE TRANSPORTED FROM ASD TO CONUS. SUCH WASTE WILL BE IN "OVER-PACKED" CONTAINERS INSIDE A GOVERNMENT FURNISHED TRAILER WHICH CONFORMS WITH DOT REQUIREMENTS FOR OVER-THE- ROAD TRANSPORT. OTTO FUEL LIQUID WASTE WILL BE TRANSPORTED IN A 5,000-GALLON TANK TRAILER. OTTO FUEL SOLID WASTE WILL BE SHIPPED IN 55-GALLON DRUMS. E. DRYVOY BOX 2A. LOAD TERMS: LINER-IN (FLORIDA PORT); F.I.O.EX.S.S. (ASD) DRYVOY BOX 2B. DISCHARGE TERMS: F.I.O.EX S.S. (ASD); LINER- OUT (FLORIDA PORT) 3. LOADING PORT(S)/PLACE(S): TO BE NOMINATED BY OFFEROR. ASD SHALL BE LOAD PORT FOR RETURN VOYAGE IN DIRECT CONTINUATION. 4. LAYTIME: 1 DAY SSHEX AT ASD FOR EACH ROUND TRIP VOYAGE 5. DISCHARGING PORT(S)/PLACE(S): AUTEC HARBOR AT ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS. PORT CHANNEL HAS A DEPTH OF 20 FT. WITH A DREDGED LOW TIDE CONTROLLING DEPTH OF 17 FT. AND HIGH TIDE CONTROLLING DEPTH OF 20 FT. ALONGSIDE WHARF AND PIER. MAXIMUM VESSEL OR TUG/BARGE BEAM IS 75 FT. AND THE MAXIMUM LOA OF VESSEL OR BARGE IS 250 FT. NO TUG SERVICE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS PORT FOR ANY KIND OF SERVICE. FLORIDA DISCHARGE PORT SHALL BE THE SAME AS NOMINATED IN BOX 3. 6. LAYDAYS: SEE DRYVOY COA BOX 69 7. TERMS/CONDITIONS/ATTACHMENTS ADDED, DELETED OR MODIFIED: ADD - V(B) - "LOADING AND DISCHARGING (F.I.O. EX S.S.)" AT ASD; ADD - V(C) - "LOADING AND DISCHARGING (LINER TERMS)", FOR FLORIDA PORT; ADD - V(G) - "POSITION REPORTS", (ATTN: LARRY RILEY, EMAIL: LARRY.RILERY@MSC.NAVY.MIL, CDR HUBER, EMAIL: CDR.HUBER@MSC.NAVY.MIL AND LCDR ARIAS, EMAIL: MSCO PORT CANAVERAL CO@MSC.NAVY.MIL); V(G) - ADD THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH: "DURING HURRICANE SEASON, ALL VESSELS IN THE MSCLANT OPERATING AREA ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT POSITION REPORTS TWO TIMES DAILY AT 0600 AND 1800 WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: POSITION: (LAT/LONG) COURSE: SPEED: BUNKERS %: WATER %: SEA STATE: WIND COURSE/SPEED:"; ADD - V(I) - "TUGS AND BARGES"; ADD - V(L) - "NATURE OF CONTRACT (COA)"; ADD - V(M) - "PROGRAM OF SHIPMENTS (COA)"; ADD - V(N) - "VESSEL NOMINATION/AGE RESTRICTION (COA)"; ADD - V(O) - "CANCELLING (COA)"; ADD - V(S) - "CHARTER ALTERATIONS (COA)'; VI - CHANGE DATE OF CLAUSE TO "DEC 2001"; VII - CHANGE DATE OF CLAUSE TO "NOV 2001"; VIII - ADD THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE: (H) FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT X - CHANGE DATE OF CLAUSE TO "OCT 2000"; X(J) - INTERNET HOME PAGE ON THIRD TO LAST LINE IS CHANGED TO HTTP://WWW.CUSTOMERSERVICED@DNB.COM ; XI - EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS - DELETE THE DRYVOY EVALUATION TEXT AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION TO THE RESPONSIBLE OFFEROR WHOSE OFFER CONFORMING TO THE SOLICITATION WILL BE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, PRICE AND OTHER FACTORS CONSIDERED. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS SHALL BE USED TO EVALUATE OFFERS: FACTORS (4) AND (5) ARE LISTED IN DESCENDING ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: (1) TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY. IN ORDER TO BE DETERMINED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE, THE OFFEROR'S PROPOSAL MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SOLICITATION. AWARD WILL BE MADE TO AN OFFEROR WHOSE PROPOSAL IS DEEMED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE. (2) FLAG. AWARD WILL BE MADE TO AN OFFEROR WHO PROPOSES A U.S.-FLAG VESSEL UPON DELIVERY, PURSUANT TO THE MILITARY CARGO PREFERENCE ACT OF 1904, 10 U.S.C. 2631. (3) VISA STATUS. IN ORDER TO BE AWARDED A CONTRACT, OFFEROR MUST BE A PARTICIPANT OF THE VOLUNTARY INTERMODAL SEALIFT AGREEMENT (VISA) OR MUST AGREE TO BECOME ONE PRIOR TO OR ON THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE. IN THE LATTER CASE, IN THE EVENT THAT THE OFFEROR IS AWARDED THE CONTRACT AND FAILS TO BECOME A VISA PARTICIPANT PRIOR TO OR ON THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE, THIS CONTRACT SHALL BE TERMINATED AT NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. (4) COST. OFFERED PRICE PLUS ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THE GOVERNMENT SET FORTH ELSEWHERE IN THE SOLICITATION. (5) SPECIAL TECHNICAL FACTORS (LISTED IN DESCENDING ORDER OF IMPORTANCE) (I) MILITARY UTILITY AND VOYAGE RELIABILITY OF THE OFFERED VESSEL, FACILITY AND PORT. THE EVALUATION OF A VESSEL'S, FACILITY'S AND PORT'S MILITARY UTILITY AND VOYAGE RELIABILITY SHALL BE BASED UPON A REVIEW OF THOSE CAPABILITIES OF THE VESSEL, FACILITY AND PORT IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE APPLICABLE SOLICITATION WHICH INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO RELIABLY MEET VOYAGE LOAD/DISCHARGE DATES. THE FOLLOWING CAPABILITIES IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN DESCENDING ORDER OF IMPORTANCE: (a) SINGLE HULL VESSEL (b) ABILITY OF VESSEL TO MAINTAIN 12 KNOTS OR ABOVE IN SEA CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN PART II, PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS RFP. (c) PROXIMITY OF FACILITY/PORT TO ASD. (d) TRANSIT TIME FOR DELIVERIES. (II) PAST PERFORMANCE. OFFERORS WILL BE EVALUATED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE UNDER EXISTING AND PRIOR CONTRACTS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES AND AS OTHERWISE DETAILED IN THE SOLICITATION. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM REFERENCES LISTED IN PROPOSALS, OTHER CUSTOMERS KNOWN TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER SOURCES OF USEFUL AND RELEVANT INFORMATION WILL BE CONSIDERED. (A) AT A MINIMUM, AWARD WILL NOT BE MADE TO AN OFFEROR WHO IS OR WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY DEFICIENT IN CONTRACT PERFORMANCE, UNLESS THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE PROPERLY BEYOND THE OFFEROR'S CONTROL OR THAT THE OFFEROR TOOK APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION. (B) IF DISCUSSIONS ARE HELD, OFFERORS WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS UNFAVORABLE REPORTS OF PAST PERFORMANCE. (C) OFFERORS WITHOUT A PAST PERFORMANCE HISTORY RELATING TO THIS SOLICITATION SHALL RECEIVE A NEUTRAL EVALUATION. (IV) QUALITY CONTROL. OFFEROR SHOULD DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE VESSEL IN AN APPROPRIATE STATE OF READINESS. TO THAT END, OFFEROR SHOULD SUBMIT VESSEL CASUALTY RECORDS FOR THE LAST YEAR, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PLANS AND CORRECTIVE PROGRAMS TO BE UTILIZED AT A MINIMUM. ALSO, OFFEROR SHOULD PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF ISO 9000 OR SIMILAR CERTIFICATION, AS APPLICABLE. (B) THE CONTRACTING OFFICER SHALL DETERMINE WHAT COMBINATION OF COST TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND SPECIAL TECHNICAL FACTORS IS OF BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. PRICE IS APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO, BUT SLIGHTLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SPECIAL TECHNICAL FACTORS IDENTIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION. THE GOVERNMENT MAY MAKE AWARD ON THE BASIS OF A PROPOSAL WITH SUPERIOR TECHNICAL FEATURES EVEN THOUGH IT RESULTS IN AN ADDITIONAL PRICE TO THE GOVERNMENT. (C) OPTIONS. THE GOVERNMENT WILL EVALUATE OFFERS FOR AWARD PURPOSES BY ADDING THE TOTAL PRICE FOR ALL OPTIONS TO THE TOTAL PRICE FOR THE BASIC REQUIREMENT. THE GOVERNMENT MAY DETERMINE THAT AN OFFER IS UNACCEPTABLE IF THE OPTION PRICES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNBALANCED. EVALUATION OF OPTIONS SHALL NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO EXERCISE THE OPTION(S). (D) A WRITTEN NOTICE OF AWARD OR ACCEPTANCE OF AN OFFER, MAILED OR OTHERWISE FURNISHED TO THE SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR WITHIN THE TIME FOR ACCEPTANCE SPECIFIED IN THE OFFER, SHALL RESULT IN A BINDING CONTRACT WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION BY EITHER PARTY. BEFORE THE OFFER'S SPECIFIED EXPIRATION TIME, THE GOVERNMENT MAY ACCEPT AN OFFER (OR PART OF AN OFFER), WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE NEGOTIATIONS AFTER ITS RECEIPT, UNLESS A WRITTEN NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL IS RECEIVED BEFORE AWARD. XII - CHANGE DATE OF CLAUSE AND DATES OF ALTERNATIVES I, II AND III TO "OCT 2000"; 19. RATES (USD) 69. PROGRAM OF SHIPMENTS: BIWEEKLY TRIPS TO ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS ARE THE NORM, HOWEVER, THE CONTRACTING OFFICERS' REPRESENTATIVE (COR)AT MSCO PORT CANAVERAL MAY SCHEDULE AS MANY AS 12 ADDITIONAL ANNUAL TRIPS AS NECESSARY. A MINIMUM OF 7 DAYS NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN FOR ADDITIONAL VOYAGES. III. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS OFFERORS SHALL USE THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN PART X FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFERS; HOWEVER, AT A MINIMUM, OFFERS MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING (OFFERORS SHALL SUBMIT PRICING FOR THE BASE AND OPTION YEARS): 1. LUMPSUM PRICE FOR 26 INDIVIDUAL VOYAGES, SINGLE VOYAGE RATES FOR ADDITIONAL VOYAGES UP TO 12, AND DEMURRAGE RATE PER DAY PRO RATA. 2. AN ANNUAL LUMPSUM RATE FOR WAREHOUSE COSTS WITH AN ITEMIZED LIST OF EXPENSES USED TO DETERMINE THE LUMPSUM. (AUTEC M&O CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING REQUIRED OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT SPECIFIC TO THEIR OPERATIONS NEEDS. 2. SPEED OF ADVANCE (SOA) AND DETAILED ITINERARY. 3. SET OF COMPLETED BOXES (REF (B), PAGES I-1 THROUGH I-5) 4. COMPLETED REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (PART XII, REF (B)). 5. IAW DFARS 252.204-7004, U.S. OFFERORS (AND FOREIGN OFFERORS WORKING IN THE U.S.) MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRY (CCR) IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. TO COMPLY: * PROVIDE A DUNS NUMBER WITH YOUR SOLICITATION. THIS NUMBER IS REQUIRED TO VERIFY REGISTRATION AND IN ORDER TO REGISTER IN THE CCR. THE DUNS NUMBER CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 1-800-333-0505. * REGISTER IN THE CCR BY CALLING 1-888-227-2423 OR THROUGH THE MSC'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.MSC.NAVY.MIL/ GO TO CONTRACTS THEN LIBRARY OF COMMON DOCUMENTS "CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR)". 6. OFFERORS WISHING TO SUBMIT ALTERNATIVES TO THIS RFP SHOULD DO SO BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. OFFERS SUBMITTED THAT FAIL TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THIS RFP WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE. 7. OFFERORS SHOULD PROVIDE A CERTIFIED CREW LIST PRIOR TO AWARD AND NO LATER THAN 96 HOURS PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE VESSEL AT THE LOAD PORT. A LIST OF ANY RELIEFS SCHEDULED TO BOARD THE VESSEL ALSO IS REQUIRED WITHIN 6 HOURS OF PERSONNEL CHANGE. THIS LIST SHALL INCLUDE FULL NAME (INCLUDING MIDDLE NAME OR THE LETTERS NMN IF NO MIDDLE NAME), DATE OF BIRTH, PLACE OF BIRTH, PASSPORT NUMBER AND NATIONALITY OF ALL CREWMEMBERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL ONBOARD THE VESSEL. THE LIST SHALL BE SUMBITTED IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT (EITHER MICROSOFT WORD OR MICROSOFT EXCEL). SIGNED: CATHLENE JO STANGLER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, PM52
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