DOT/Maritime Administration, MAR-380, Office of Acquisition, 400 -- 7th Street, SW, Room 7310, Washington, DC 20590

J -- MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF NINETY-FOUR VESSELS OF THE READY RESERVE FORCE SOL DTMA91-97-SMRFP DUE 091597 POC Dan Clever,Contract Specialist, (202)366-1737, Ann T. Danzi, Contracting Officer,(202)366-5862 E-MAIL: Maritime Administration Office of Acquisition, dan.clever@marad.dot.gov. The Maritime Administration seeks the services of Ship Managers to activate, operate and maintain the ninety-four(94)ships of the Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Force. Awardees must be capable of successfully supervising ship repair services including overhauls, drydockings,and upgrades. These ships are segregated(by class)into groups, with two or three vessels per group. The ships are located at three National Defense Resrve Fleet locations: James River Reserve Fleet, Ft. Eustis, VA; Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX; and Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, CA; as well as various outport locations within the United States. Three vessels are outported in Japan. Multiple contract awards are contemplated. Awards will be limited to no more than twelve (12) vessels per Ship Manager. The period of performance for these contracts is expected to be for five years, subject to the availability of continued funding. Qualification requirements apply to this acquisition. Offerors must meet certain citizenship requirements (see 46 CFR Part 355). If the offeror is a sole proprietor, the individual must be a U.S. citizen. Firms with any other organizational structure (corporation, partnership, joint venture, etc.) it must be organized under the laws of the United States or a state, district, territory, or possession thereof. The controlling interest of any such organization must be by citizens of the United States. Offerors must be operators or owner/operators of vessels of at least 450 feet LWL, or with a minimum capacity of 7,500 DWT, or for Tankers, of at least 25,000 DWT. Prior to award, successful offerors must possess a valid Document of Compliance for Shorebased Management and at least one vessel must hold a Safety Management Certificate in accordance with the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code). Potential offerors are cautioned to pay particular attention to the projected readiness requirements of these vessels, as contained in TechnicalExhibit Four(TE 4), and the impact of these requirements upon contractual requirements. Evaluation factors will include technical excellence, management capability, past performance and cost realism. Awards will be made to those offerors proposing the best value to the government. Offerors will be required to submit limited written technical and management information, provide an oral technical and management proposal, and provide a detailed written cost proposal. Potential offerors may request to be added to the solicitation mailing list, in writing, from the contact point at the address listed above. Offerors are advised that the RFP, Performance Work Statement, exhibits and attachments for this acquisition are expected to be prepared in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Rich Text Format, and released on CD-ROMs. Paper copies of these documents are available upon request. These specifications may be obtained at a cost of $30.00 (CD-ROM) and $75.00 for paper copies. Requests for specifications must include a check or money order for the amount (stated above) made payable to the Maritime Administration, and sent to the address provided above. Please state the format desired with your request. Requests made prior to this announcement may not be fulfilled. The solicitation (RFP) for this acquisition is currently scheduled for release on or about 1 August 1997. A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled to occur three weeks after release of this solicitation. This conference will occur in Washington, D.C.. Offers will be accepted from all interested, qualified firms. (0122)

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