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

V -- WATER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES -- DRY CARGO SOL N00033-00-R-5282 DUE 051500 POC Karen Rooney (202)-685-5823/Lisa Murtha (202) 685-5885 WEB: MSC Home Page, www.msc.navy.mil/N101/solicsum.htm. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, Karen.rooney@msc.navy.mil or Lisa.murtha@msc.navy.mil. Ref: (a) SF 1449 (b) MSC DRYVOY Rev 1 (6/99) Voyage charter(s) for U.S. or foreign flag self-sustaining Ro/Ro vessel or tug and Ro/Ro barge unit. Preference for U. S. flag and VISA participants to be given 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 Feb 99. MSC Sealift Program Management Office, Code PM52P, requests proposals for vessel(s) capable of meeting the transportation requirements described below. References below apply to the box layout of Ref (a) and (b) which are incorporated by reference (available from the MSC website www.msc.navy.mil -- look under contracts/library of common docuemnts -- or upon request) which shall be the charter form of any contract resulting from this solicitation. By submission of an offer, offeror agrees with all terms and conditions of this solicitation, unless otherwise indicated, and warrants that the vessel is capable of carryingthe cargo described in DRYVOY 99 box 6 below. I. Standard Form 1449 boxes 2. Contract No. : to be assigned upon award 5. Solicitation No.: N00033-00-R-5282 6. Solicitation Issue Date: 11 May 2000 7. For information call: Karen Rooney at(202)685-5823 or Lisa Murtha at (202)685-5885 8. Offer due date: 1000 15 May 2000 9. Issued by: Military Sealift Command, Sealift Program Management Office, Code PM52P, Bldg 210, Rm 275, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 20398, Fax: (202) 685-5852 or alternate 685-5887. 10. This acquisition is unrestricted. 18a. Payment will be made by: Commander,Military Sealift Command, N86, Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 157, Washington, DC 20398 II. DRYVOY boxes 1. Vessel(s) required: US or foreign flag self-sustaining Ro/Ro vessel or tug and Ro/Ro barge unit to include 50 ton crane. Tug must have minimum 2000 SHP. Minimum sustained speed laden is 8 knots. Must have ballasting/deballasting capability. Equipment must have 20-foot long ramps (self sustaining) to facilitate RO/RO operations and dunnage to aid in loading. 2. Cargo description: 124,697 sq. ft.(+/- 10% chop) of cargo to include Ro/Ro. Packing list available on request. Cargo extreme dimensions: Longest: 515 inches Widest: 135 inches Highest: 150 inches Heaviest: 35 ST Terms: Liner in/Free out 3. Loading Port(s)/place(s): Acajutla, El Salvador 4. Laytime: 4 days SSHINC total. 5. Discharge Port(s)/place(s): Mobile, AL 6. Laydays: Commencing/Canceling: 23 May 00/24 May 00 7. Terms/conditions/attachments added, deleted or modified: III(i)- Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), cargo expected to be in Mobile, AL no later than 17 June 00. V(c) -- Loading and Discharging (Liner Terms -- load port only); Add. V(d) -- Loading and Discharging (F.i.o.s.s. with owner furnished lashing gear -- discharge port only); Add. V(g) -- Position Reports (Attn: GLENDA HUNTER, Fax:(202)685-5843 or Email: glenda.hunter@msc.navy.mil); Add. V(i) -- Tugs and Barges : Add, as applicable. X -- Change date of clause to "June 1999." X(j) -- Internet home page on 3rd to last line is changed to http://www.customerservice@dnb.com XI -- For evaluation purposes 2 days demurrage will be added to the overall total price. XII -- Change date of clause to "June 1999" XII(c)(4) -- Add "( ) is not," after "( ) is, " III. Instructions to Offerors Offerors shall use the guidelines set forth in part X of Ref (b) for submission of offers; however at a minimum, offers must contain the following: 1. Lumpsum price and demurrage/detention rate. 2. Speed of advance (SOA), laden and detailed itinerary. 3. Set of completed boxes (Ref (b) I-1 thru I-4). 4. Completed Representations and Certifications (part XII, Ref (b) Posted 05/11/00 (W-SN454026). (0132)

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