SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- TANKER VOYAGE CHARTER
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 483111
— Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- 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
- N00033-06-R-5119
- Response Due
- 4/10/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/25/2006
- Description
- CLEAN, APPROVED U.S. OR FOREIGN FLAG TANKER CAPABLE OF CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 310,000 BBLS (39,642 LT) (INTENTIONS JA1) CLEAN PETROLEUM PRODUCT IN EPOXY COATED CARGO TANKS WITH DOUBLE VALVE ISOLATION. VESSEL MUST BE PARTY TO THE SIRE SYSTEM. VESSEL MUST COMPLY FULLY WITH PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT FACILITY (ISPS) CODE AND POSSESS CURRENT SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE AND INTERNATIONAL SHIP SECURITY CERTIFICATE. TANKER MUST HAVE SBT AND IGS. MINIMUM LADEN SPEED 13 KNOTS. VESSEL MUST ARRIVE AT LOAD PORT IN CLEAN, GAS-FREE CONDITION AND BE READY FOR INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION BY QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE (OWNER'S ACCOUNT) A CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST TO CERTIFY TANKS SAFE FOR ENTRY FOR INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION BY GOVERNMENT / CHARTERER REPRESENTATIVE. IF A PRIOR (LAST AND NEXT TO LAST CARGO) CARGO CONTAINED A PERCENTAGE OF BENZENE, OWNER?S CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST MUST ALSO MEASURE TOXICITY FOR BENZENE CONTENT AND CERTIFY SAFE FOR ENTRY. LAST AND NEXT TO LAST PRODUCTS CARRIED IN TANKS MUST BE A DESC APPROVED PRODUCT. THE USE OF COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS (BRASS, BRONZE, ETC.) IN VESSEL COMPARTMENTS, PIPELINES, HEATING COILS, FITTINGS, ETC., THAT MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH CARGO IS NOT PERMITTED IN VESSELS CHARTERED BY MSC TO CARRY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, UNLESS VESSEL POSSESSES A CURRENT DESC WAIVER. IF PARTIAL SHIPMENT IS OFFERED, TANKS ADJACENT TO GOVERNMENT CARGO ARE TO BE GAS-FREE. LAST AND NEXT TO LAST CARGOES CARRIED IN TANKS MUST BE A DESC APPROVED PRODUCT. IF STAINLESS STEEL HEATING COILS ARE INSTALLED IN CARGO TANKS, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN INSPECTED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CARGO PREFERENCE ACT OF 1904, PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO U.S. FLAG VESSELS. ADDITIONALLY, ANY REFLAGGING OR REPAIR WORK TO: (1) ENABLE THE VESSEL TO MEET APPLICABLE STANDARDS TO BECOME A VESSEL OF THE UNITED STATES; OR (2) TO CONVERT THE VESSEL TO A MORE MILITARILY USEFUL CONFIGURATION; MUST BE PERFORMED IN THE UNITED STATES. Offerors may download a copy of the Proforma by going to http://www.msc.navy.mil, under Contracts, then Proforma, or upon request. Offerors may download a copy of the RFP by going to http://www.msc.navy.mil, under Contracts, then Active Request For Proposal (RFP/RFQ) Search. Select the appropriate RFP number and Search.
- Record
- SN01022394-W 20060408/060406221226 (fbodaily.com)
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