Commander, Military Sealift Command, Bldg 210, 901 M Street SE, Code N10, Washington, DC 20398-5541

V -- LAYBERTH SERVICES FOR FAST SEALIFT SHIPS (FSS) AND LARGE MEDIUM SPEED ROLL ON/ROLL OFF SHIPS (LMSR) POC Reyn Schuttler, Contracting Officer (202) 685-5833, Diana Fischer, Contract Specialist (202) 685-5838 Military Sealift Command is currently seeking sources/ideas for providing berthing options for Fast Sealift Ships (FSS) and Large Medium Speed Roll On /Roll Off (LMSR) ships on the US Southeast Atlantic Coast (South Carolina, Georgia and the East Coast of Florida), US North Central Atlantic Coast (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina) and Gulf Coast. Specifications for the FSS are: LOA-946.13 ft, Beam-105.5 ft, Draft (full load)-36.67; specifications for the LMSR are: LOA-906.62 ft, Beam-105.84 ft, Draft (full load) -37 ft. The vessels are to be maintained in four day readiness status (ROS-4) with engineering plants in a "cold iron" status (except for brief activation periods for sea tests and exercises). A nucleus crew of approximately 12 20 personnel will be assigned to the vessels and may live aboard. Two or more vessels may be nested, and an LMSR may be nested with an FSS, at the discretion of the Government. In addition to pierside layberths, the Government is investigating berthing at anchorage, offshore platforms or other nontraditional methods. MSC has posted a draft statement of work for its current layberth requirement on the MSC Home Page (www.msc.navy.mil) under the topic "Contracts", subtopic "Future Announcements". All responsible sources are invited to submit comments, suggestions, and alternate berthing proposals for the current requirement (by June 15, 1998) as well as future requirements (MSC is projecting berthing requirements for eight FSS and for up to eleven LMSR vessels by the year 2001). The point of contact is Diana Fischer at (202) 685-5838. -- (0141)

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