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P -- DISPOSAL OF THE NOAA SHIP CHAPMAN SOL 51-EANA-8-00069 DUE 071698 POC Linda Jacobs, Contract Specialist, (757) 441-6563/William D. Privott, Contracting Officer, (757) 441-6561 WEB: Click here to access our homepage, http://www.noaa.easc.gov. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, Linda.L.Jacobs@noaa.gov. Provide materials and services for NOAA Ship CHAPMAN Disposal in accordance with Detailed Specification AMC/MED-07-98. Performance period to commence approximately August 11, 1998, and shall be completed within 36 calendar days thereafter, September 15, 1998. The vessel will be made available for an on-site inspection on June 29 and 30, 1998 at the Atlantic Marine Center, Norfolk, Virginia. Homeport designation for this vessel is Norfolk, Virginia. Basic Contract Items are (1) Towing, (2) Waste Oil Removal, (3) Certification and Monitoring, (4) Salvage or Scrapping, (5) Ownership Transfer, (6) Drawings and Technical Manuals Transfer. Characteristics of NOAA Ship CHAPMAN: Length Overall -- 126 feet; Beam (Moulded) 29.6 feet; Draft, maximum -- 14 feet; Hull -- Welded Steel; Displacement -- 520 tons; Gross Tonnage -- 427 tons; Net Tonnage -- 290 tons; Propulsion -- 1,250 SHP, Caterpillar D399, single engine, diesel reduction, single propeller, four-bladed, controllable pitch; Bow Thruster -- Single Omnithruster Waterjet, 150 HP electric; Electric Service -- two 210 kw diesel generators, 440 volts AC, 3 phase; Cruising Speed -- 9 knots; Fuel Capacity -- 41,600 gallons; Endurance -- 14 days; Range -- 3,024 nautical miles; Fuel Consumption -- 41 gallons/hour; Potable Water Capacity -- 4,880 gallons; Crew Size -- 12; Total Bunks Aboard -- 18; Designer/Builder -- Bender Shipbuilding, Mobile, AL; Launched -- December 1979; Delivered -- May 1980; Commissioned -- July 1980. NOTE: The ship is currently in an inactive status. The ship will be operated by NOAA's Southeast Fisheries up through June 1998. Portions of electronic equipment, auxiliary machinery and deck machinery have been removed for use aboard other NOAA ships. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. Copies of the solicitation will be provided in response to written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor. Telephone requests will not be honored. Requests for copies of this solicitation may be faxed to (757) 441-3786. Numbered Note 26 applies. (0142)

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