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

V -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF USNS ZEUS SOL PM2-00-01 DUE 102999 POC Kevin Spillane at (202) 685-5776 or kevin.spillane@msc.navy.mil WEB: Military Sealift Command, http://www.msc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Military Sealift Command, kevin.spillane@msc.navy.mil. 1. This is a market survey conducted by the Special Missions Program, Code PM2P. It is a request for information only and your response is not an offer. This request for information does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of any submission to this market survey or to contract for services. 2. MSC PM2P HQ requests expressions of interest for the operation and maintenance of the USNS ZEUS (T-ARC 7), a U.S. Navy-owned cable ship, and program support within the general parameters identified herein. 3. Any operator of the ZEUS must be a U.S. corporation by the time of performance commencement and have a SECRET level facility clearance. All operator crews must be U.S. citizens with USCG licenses and documents and have SECRET clearances. Any operator must demonstrate a thorough understanding of and experience in all aspects of cable operations. Any operator must develop and implement a quality system in accordance with ISO 9000 Series Quality Management. Any operator must be capable of conducting at-sea operations twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Operating limits will be worldwide and under a wide range of weather conditions. The ship is outside of CONUS approximately nine months per year. 4. Period of performance: Three years with two one-year options. Period of performance would commence second quarter of fiscal year 2001. 5. Scope of operations: a. The Contractor would be required to provide personnel, operational and technical support ashore and afloat, equipment, tools, provisions, and supplies to operate and maintain the USNS ZEUS. The ship is employed as a naval fleet auxiliary unit in independent ship and multi-project ship operations, operations with other fleet naval units and operations with commercially-chartered ships. b. The Contractor would be required to perform or assist in operations which include but are not limited to: install, retrieve, bury, or repair/harden underwater hardware (components or cables), perform environmental surveys, and localize sea cable faults. c. The contractor would be required to plan, schedule, coordinate and assure effective completion of services such as deck support, engineering support, material support, hotel services for Government personnel, communications, personnel, training, physical security, general administrative support, and shoreside infrastructure. d. The contractor would be required to maintain all mechanical, electrical, and auxiliary systems at an acceptable level throughout the contract performance period. The contractor would be responsible for performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repairs, as necessary, on a 24-hour/7-day basis. Typically the ship is at sea a minimum of 45 days and in port approximately 96 hrs while outside of CONUS. 6. Vessel specifications: a. Length: 451 feet b. Vessel O.L.: 513 c. Beam: 73 feet d. Year Built: 1985 e. Propulsion: Integrated Diesel Electric f. Gross Tons: 14934 g. Current certifications: ABS cargo gear cert expires 12/21/98; USCG COI expires 1/5/00; USCG Int'l Oil Pollution expires 1/7/01; ABS loadline cert expires 7/18/02. h. Current manning level: 51 i. Bow and stern Thrusters j. Dynamic Positioning System 7. Responses should include the following information: a. Company name and point of contact; b. Previous corporate experience with the intended work; c. Any pertinent questions or comments and/or alternative proposals d. Whether company is a small business (500 employees or less) 11. Responses are requested prior to 1200 hours, Washington DC time, 29 October 1999. Responses may be submitted via fax to (202) 685-5225. POC at MSC PM2P is Kevin Spillane (202) 685-5776. Posted 10/12/99 (W-SN390711). (0285)

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