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

V -- WATER TRANSPORTATION SOL N00033-00-R-5207 DUE 102899 POC Holly Hubbell (202) 685-5826 WEB: www.msc.navy.mil, www.msc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: cathy.stangler@smtpgw.msc.navy.mil, Holly.Hubbell@MSC.Navy.mil. REF:(A) MSC TUGCON 90 (Rev. 5/90) A. Military Sealift Command, Sealift Program Office, Code PM52P, Requests proposals for a U.S. Flag Ocean-going tugs capable of meeting the transportation requirements described below. Ref (A) Shall be the charter form of any contract resulting from this solicitation and is available upon request. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. 1. RFP No.:N00033-00-R-5207 (22 Oct 1999) 2. Contract No.: Will be provided upon fixture. 3.Issuing agency: Military Sealift Command (Code N00033) Attn: Code PM52P, Bldg. 210, Room 275, 914 Charles Morris Ct., SE Washington, DC 20398-5540 4. Address proposals to: Address indicated in Box 3. (Code: N00033) 5. Tug(s) required: U.S. Flag ocean-going tugs capable of towing the vessel(s) described in box 6 below. Contractor shall provide tow bridle for vessel(s). Contractor shall provide independent survey to certify the acceptability of tow rig and its attachments to the towed vessel(s). Tug must have a minimum 2000 shafthorsepower. The required delivery date in Philadelphia, PA is no later than 03 Dec 1999. The tugs are being rigged in accordance with Appendix H of the Navy Towing Manual. 6. Description of the tow: three(3) YTB tugs. Vessel Description: Length overall, 109 ft.; bean, 29 ft.; maximum draft, 14 ft. Riding Crew-No. 7. Port/Place of Departure: Roosevelt Roads, PR 8. Port/Place of Destination: Philadelphia, PA 9. Laytime: 1 day SSHEX each port. 10. Proposals accepted until: 1100 hrs Washington DC time, 28 Oct 1999. 11. Laydays: Commencing: 22 Nov 1999/Cancelling: 22 Nov 1999. 12. For additional information, contact: Pam Broglio (202) 685-5832, Holly Hubbell (202) 685-5826 or Cynthia Frye (202) 685-5813. 13. Account Chargeable: To be provided upon award. 14. Submit invoices to: Military Sealift Command, Code N86, 914 Charles Morris Ct., SE Washington, DC 20398-5540. 15. Articles deleted from Master Solicitation: See Attachment J2. 16. Articles modified in Master Solicitation: See Attachment J2. 17. Articles addedin Master Solicitation: See Attachment J2. Attachment J2 is incorporated by reference in this RFP and is available upon request. B. Instructions to Offerors: Offerors shall use the guidelines set forth in Section L of TUGCON 90 for submission of offers; however, at a minimum, the offers must contain the following: 1. Towage price, demurrage rate, and expense of marine surveyor. 2. Speed Of Advance (SOA), Laden and detailed itinerary. 3. Part I of Ref (A). 4. Section K of Ref (A) fully completed. Posted 10/25/99 (W-SN394451). (0298)

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