MODIFICATION
V -- Move DFM from Korea to UAE
- Notice Date
- 11/5/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 20398-5540
- Solicitation Number
- N00033-08-R-5105
- Response Due
- 11/6/2007
- Archive Date
- 11/21/2007
- Point of Contact
- John Fiddelke, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-685-5813, Fax null, - Jessica Chu, Contract Specialist Intern, Phone 202-685-6309, Fax 202.685.5850
- E-Mail Address
-
john.fiddelke@navy.mil, jessica.chu@navy.mil
- Description
- ***AMENDMENT REF: (A) N00033-08-R-5105 OF 02 NOVEMBER 2007 1. The following question was submitted in regards to the solicitation. MSC?s responses are included below each question. Q: Will vessels with last and/or next to last soya bean/vegetable oils for diesel cargoes be acceptable? A: Vessels with last/and or next to last soya bean/vegetable oils for diesel cargoes are not acceptable due to DOD quality requirements. 2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.*** TANKVOY charter for a U.S. or foreign flag vessel capable of carrying 235,000 Bbls (30,994 LT) of clean petroleum product (intention: DFM). Laydays are 19 - 22 Nov 2007. The loading port is Ulsan, Korea. The discharge ports are Fujairah and Jebel Ali, UAE. UNDER THE CARGO PREFERENCE ACT OF 1904, PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO U.S. FLAG VESSELS. IN ADDITION, ? VESSEL MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO CARRY ONE (1) COMPLETE, UNDECANTED, TANK WASHINGS IN DEDICATED SLOP TANKS. ? VESSEL MUST HAVE A MINIMUM SOA OF 13 KNOTS. ? VESSEL MUST HAVE CURRENT VETTING APPROVAL FOR LOADING AT COMMERCIAL OIL TERMINALS WITHIN THE REGION AND PROOF OF VETTING MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER PRIOR TO AWARD. ? VESSEL MUST BE PARTY TO THE SIRE SYSTEM AND POSSESS CURRENT ISM CERTIFICATION AND INTERNATIONAL SHIP SECURITY AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATES. ? VESSEL MUST HAVE A MINIMUM 10 TON CARGO HANDLING BOOM AT THE MANIFOLD. ? VESSEL MUST HAVE THE ABILITY/EQUIPPED TO MECHANICALLY CLEAN, MOP, DRY AND INERT CARGO TANKS WITHIN THREE DAYS BETWEEN CARGOES DURING PERFORMANCE OF THE CHARTER WHEN REQUIRED. ? SHIP MUST HOT WASH ALL CARGO SPACES WITH WATER NOT TO EXCEED 58 DEGREES CENTIGRADE PRIOR TO PRESENTING FOR INITIAL ACCEPTANCE/INSPECTION. ALL CARGO TANKS MUST BE FREE OF LOOSE RUST, PREVIOUS CARGO RESIDUES AND FILMS (INCLUDING DYES), SIGNIFICANT SALT DEPOSITS AND OTHER IMPEDIMENTS THAT COULD IMPACT THE QUALITY OF THE CARGO TO BE LOADED. ? VESSEL MUST ARRIVE AT LOAD PORT IN A 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 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 CARGOES 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. IS NOT PERMITTED IN VESSELS CHARTERED BY MSC TO HAUL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, UNLESS VESSEL POSSESSES A CURRENT DESC WAIVER. IF STAINLESS STEEL HEATING COILS ARE INSTALLED IN CARGO TANKS, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN INSPECTED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. ? THE VESSEL MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE UPPER, MIDDLE, LOWER, BOTTOM, AND ALL-LEVEL SAMPLES OF THE CARGO (TO INCLUDE OBQ & ROB) WITHOUT CONTAMINATING THEM FROM THE SAMPLING LOCATION. IF UNABLE TO DO SO OR IF THE SAMPLING LOCATION IS CONTAMINATED OR SUSPECTED TO BE CONTAMINATED, CHARTERER WILL REQUIRE OPEN SAMPLING ON A TANK BY TANK BASIS, CONSISTENT WITH SAFETY AND LOCAL TERMINAL REGULATIONS. ? VESSEL MUST INDICATE SUPERCARGO CARRYING CAPACITY. (VESSEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO CARRY MINIMUM OF 12 GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL FOR SECURITY REASONS. OWNER MUST PROVIDE LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOLAS/USCG REQUIREMENTS.) Offers are due on November 06, 2007 at 0900 ET. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (05-NOV-2007); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/MSC/MSCHQ/N00033-08-R-5105/listing.html)
- Record
- SN01446976-F 20071107/071105224725 (fbodaily.com)
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