Commander, Military Sealift Command, Bldg 210, 914 Charles Morris Court SE, Code N10, Washington, DC 20398-5540

V -- TIME-CHARTER OF SUPPORT SHIP FOR SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE SOL N00033-99-R-2006 DUE 073099 POC Kevin Spillane tel (202) 685-5776/fax (202) 685-5225/email kevin.spillane@msc.navy.mil WEB: Military Sealift Command, http://www.msc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Military Sealift Command, kevin.spillane@msc.navy.mil. Military Sealift Command Request For Proposals N00033-99-R-2006 (23 June 1999) -- This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12, Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13.5. The Government is not required to establish a competitive range, conduct discussions, nor request final revisions. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation may also be viewed at the MSC Web site (http://msc.navy.mil/N10/trans.htm). A. MSC PM2P requests proposals for a U.S. flag vessel as described below. This synopsis/solicitation incorporates by reference MSC SPECIALTIME 98 (rev. 5/99). Copies of the updated proforma may be downloaded from the MSC Web site (http://msc.navy.mil/N10/library.htm) ormay be obtained by calling Kevin Spillane at (202) 685-5776. Proposals must be received prior to 1400 hours, Washington DC time, Friday, 30 July 1999. Proposals may be submitted via fax to (202) 685-5225 or by mail to the following address: Military Sealift Command Code PM2P Room 320, Bldg. 157 914 Charles Morris Ct., SE Washington Naval Station Washington, DC 20398-5540 B. Proposed mission: The vessel will serve as host/support ship for chamber operations, replenishment/minor maintenance support, diving operations and personnel support, and towing of Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) for Naval Special Warfare/Special Operational Forces (NSW/SOF). The vessel will store ordnance, gasoline, and carry/operate a certified hyperbaric chamber. The vessel will normally operate in the Hawaiian Islands area, U.S. West Coast, and Guam. Home port is expected to be Pearl Harbor, HI. C. Vessel requirements: 1. Stationkeeping: (a) Vessel must be capable of operating and/or remaining on station in conditions up to and including winds of 30 knots and seas of 12 feet. (b) Vessel must be capable of slow speed heading hold down to about one knot. 2. The vessel must be U.S. flag. 3. Transit speed: Minimum 12 knots. 4. Open deck space: Sufficient deck space to load and transport one recompression chamber (recompression chamber consists of two units: (1) 92" x 49" x 47" and 980 lbs; (2) 60" x 48" x 45" and 1090 lbs) plus support equipment (one 20-ft. Milvan); communications and diving equipment (two 20-ft. Milvans); six CRRC (Zodiac boats); two 24-ft. RIB; and two items weighing approximately 6,000 lbs. each (dimensions approximately 20 ft. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.). 5. Certifications: ABS certified support of launching small craft, Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC), and Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB). 6. Horsepower: Minimum 1,000 SHP. Vessel is expected to tow an SDV (67 ft. long; 70 lt) up to 90 nm in Sea States up to 5. Expected maximum pull is 22,000 lbs. 7. Minimum endurance: 15 days. 8. Minimum range: 3,000 miles. 9. Deck equipment: (a) Crane: Minimum 15-ton crane to launch CRRC, RIB, and other small craft. (b) Winches: Winches for stern towing of SDV; 28,000-lb. minimum working load capability with slow-speed line pay-out/haul-in speed and adequate wire/rope to support minimum working load. 10. Fresh water requirement: 2,000 gallons daily to support Government personnel. 11. Compressed air: Vessel to provide divers quality air (3,000 lbs.) and air conditioning for recompression chamber. 12. Sound isolation/vibration: Vessel must be able to support underwater telephone operations. 13. Storage: Vessel must be equipped with one 200-gallon storage tank for gasoline 14. Communications: Underwater telephone compatible with EDO 5400 having transponder interrogator pinger echo-sounder (TIPE). Antenna and patching to support NSW secure HF/VHF/UHF/SATCOM, INMARSAT. 15. Navigation equipment: Gyro repeater, GPS, Defense Mapping Navigation System. Radar should be capable of surface search to a minimum of 25 nm and be suitable for stationkeeping and for long-range tracking. 16. Berthing and feeding of 25 people, four per stateroom, eight per head. Curtained-off bunks are acceptable. Cafeteria-style feeding acceptable. 17. Vessel to provide 300 sq. ft. of administrative/ conference space sufficient to handle up to 15 people. 18. Communications equipment and chamber require climate (heat/humidity) control. 19. Vessel must be able to provide 240 amp, 440 VAC, three-phase power to GFE. 20. Government-furnished equipment/services: GFE consists of three 20-ft. Milvans. The Government will provide service lockers for ordnance. The Government will also provide berth and port services (water, fuel, shore power, trash/sewage removal). 21. All crew members must have a National Agency Check (NAC) for Trustworthiness. Before a crew member is assigned, the Contractor shall complete a Standard Form 86 and submit it to the PIC Center in Baltimore, MD for a National Agency Check (NAC). The completed NAC will be forwarded to MSC who will determine if it contains information that indicates that an individual is unsuitable for employment onboard these vessels, in which case the individual will be debriefed, dismissed, and replaced at the Contractor's expense. 22. The vessel must be configured to receive Government-Furnished Equipment underwater telephone transducers and acoustic navigation transducers. These items require through hull penetration. The Acoustic Navigation Transducer must be installed on a stem at least ten (10) feet below the bottom of the hull and be fitted with a hydraulic lifting winch. Further details available upon request. 23. It is essential that any vessel chartered as a result of this solicitation meet MSC SPECIALTIME Clause IV(aa), "Standards Of Appearance" and COMSC Instruction 3120.16B, "Standards Of Appearance" (available upon request). The Government reserves the right to conduct vessel inspections prior to award and prior to delivery to confirm conformance with these standards. Once the vessel is delivered under any contract resulting from this solicitation, any deviation from the Clause will result in an off-hire situation. D. Contract type: Time charter. E. Delivery/Redelivery: Pearl Harbor, HI. F. Laydays 15 -- 30 November 1999 G. Contract length: About two years. H. Estimated operating scenario: Percent time underway 20% at 10 knots (transit) Percent time underway 30% at 2 knots (if slow speeds/tows are required) Percent time in port 50% I. The sections, provisions, clauses, and conditions of MSC SPECIALTIME 98 (rev 5/99) apply including but not limited to: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. See MSC SPECIALTIME 98 (rev 5/99) for applicable clauses of 52.212-5. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items within its offer. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. The following changes are made to MSC SPECIALTIME 98 (rev 5/99): 1. Section XI is deleted and replaced with the following: XI. FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following four factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Past Performance; 2. Technical capabilities, to include: -- Speed above minimum requirement -- Horsepower above minimum requirement -- Range above minimum requirement -- Endurance above minimum requirement -- Accommodations above minimum requirement -- Deck space above minimum requirement -- Vessel age -- Self-sustaining capability above minimum requirement -- Navigation above minimum requirement -- Vessel class and inspection status 3. Standard of Appearance; and, 4. Price All technical factors are considered equal for terms of evaluation. Within the technical capabilities factors, the subfactors listed are of equal importance. Evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price. As technical quality of two (2) or more offerors becomes closer, price becomes more significant as an evaluation factor. (b) The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest prices responsible offeror if another offer would be more advantageous to the Government. 2. Add the following Clause: "252.204-7004 -- Required Central Contractor Registration (Mar 1998) Posted 07/12/99 (W-SN352822). (0193)

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