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

V -- WATER TRANSPORTATION SOL N00033-00-R-5231 DUE 010400 POC Holly Hubbell (202)685-5826 WEB: Click here to download ref (A) and (B), www.msc.navy.mil/N10/conthp.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Contracts Specialist via e-mail., Holly.Hubbell@MSC.Navy.mil. Ref: (A) SF1449 (B) MSC DRYVOY 99 (Rev 1 (6-99)) Voyage Charter(s) for U.S. or foreign flag container vessel(s). In accordance with the Cargo Preference Act of 1904 and Section IIIA.3 of the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) at 64 FEDERAL REGISTER 8214-8222 dated 18 February 1999, preference will be given for U.S. flag and VISA participants. MSC Sealift Program Management Office, Code PM52P, requests proposals for a vessel(s) capable of meeting the transportation requirements described below. References below apply to the box layout of Ref (A) and Ref (B) which are incorporated by reference (available from the MSC web site, http://www.msc.navy.mil/N10/conthp.htm, under "Library of Common Documents", or upon request), which shall be the charter form of any contract resulting from this solicitation. I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes 5. Solicitation No.: N00033-00-R-5231 6. Solicitation Issue Date: 23 Dec 1999 7. For Solicitation Information Call: Holly Hubbell (202) 685-5826 or Cynthia Frye (202) 685-5813. 8. Offer Due Date: 1300 EDST 04 January 2000 9. Issued By: Military Sealift Command, Sealift Program Management Office, PM52P, Bldg. 210, Rm. 275, Washington Navy Yard, 914 Charles Morris Court SE, Washington, DC 20398-5540 (Code: N00033), FAX: 202/685-5852 or alternate 202/685-5887. 10. This Acquisition Is Unrestricted. 14. Method of Solicitation: RFP 18a. Payment Will Be Made By: Commander, Military Sealift Command, N86, Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 157, 914 Charles Morris Court SE, Washington, DC 20398-5540. II. DRYVOY Boxes 1. Vessel(s) Required: U.S. or foreign flag container vessel(s). Vessel must be capable of transporting cargo described in Box 2. Vessel must be equipped with all automatic twistlocks. 2. Cargo Description: Voyage A: 511 20ft containers (+/-10% CHOP) of ammunition. Voyage B: 320 20ft containers(+/-10% CHOP) of ammunition. Packing list is available upon request. Terms: Free-In/Free-Out 3. Loading Port(s)/Place(s): Voyage A: Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, NC Voyage B: Nordenham, Germany 4. Laytime: Voyage A & B: 4 days total SSHINC each voyage 5. Discharging Port(s)/Place(s): Voyage A: Nordenham, Germany Voyage B: Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, NC 6. Laydays: Commencing/Cancelling: Voyage A: 06 Feb/06 Feb 2000 Voyage B: 22 Feb/22 Feb 2000 or In direction continuation of Voyage A. 7. Terms/Conditions/Attachments added, deleted or modified: III(i) -- Nothwithstanding subparagraph (1), cargo for Voyage A: to be in Nordenham, Germany no later than 20 Feb 00. Voyage B: to be in Sunny Point, NC no later than 10 Mar 00. III(j) -- Change "SSHEX" to "SSHINC". V(d) -- "Loading and Discharging (FIOSS with Owner-Furnished Lashing Gear)"; add. V(g) -- "Position Reports", (Attn: Jay Standring e-mail: Jay.Standring@MSC.Navy.mil FAX 202/685-5887; add. V(ac) -- "Securing and Stowing of Ammunition Containers"; (as applicable). V(ad) -- "Explosive Warranty"; (as applicable). V(ae) -- "Safety and Fire Protections and Lighting"; (as applicable). V(ag) -- "Nordenham/Bremerhaven Port Charge"; add. X -- Change date of clause to "Nov. 1999". X(j) -- Internet home page on third to last line is changed to http://www.customerserviced@dnb.com XII -- Change date of clause to "Oct. 1999". III. Instructions to Offerors Offerors shall use the guidelines set forth in Part X for submission of offers; however, at a minimum, offers must contain the following: 1. Lumpsum price and demurrage rate for each voyage proposed. 2. Speed of Advance (SOA), laden and detailed itinerary. 3. Set of completed boxes (Ref (B), pages I-1 through I-4) 4. Completed Representations and Certifications (Part XII, Ref (B)). 5. IAW DFARS 252.204-7004, U.S. offerors (and foreign offerors working in the U.S.) must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) in order to be considered for award. To comply: * Provide a DUNS number with your solicitation. This number is required to verify registration and in order to register in the CCR. TheDUNS number can be obtained by calling 1-800-333-0505. * Register in the CCR by calling 1-888-227-2423 or through the MSC's website at http://www.msc.navy.mil/N10/library.htm under "Central Contractor Registration (CCR)". * Register for electronic funds payment, also at the above-identified MSC website, under "Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Registration Form". IV. Evaluation of Offers Part XI -- For evaluation purposes: 4 days of demurrage will be added to the total evaluated price. Award will be made to the offeror or offerors representing the best combination of Voyage A and Voyage B in accordance with the evaluation criteria herein. Posted 12/23/99 (W-SN411296). (0357)

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