19 -- SHIP DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSELS (NDRF)

Notice Date

December 13, 2000

Contracting Office

Department Of Transportation Maritime Adminisitration 400 7th St., SW Rm. 7310, Mar-380 Washington, DC 20590

ZIP Code

20590

Solicitation Number

NA

Response Due

February 15, 2001

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist, Rilla Gaither, 202-366-1942/Contracting Officer, Iris Cooper, 202-366-9081

Description

This announcement is a modification to Submission No. 508408. This modification amends the web site address listed at the bottom of the notification. The new web site address to provide comments is Http://www.marad.dot.gov/acquisition/index.html and will be available after December 15, 2000. This announcement should now read -- This announcment is for planning purposes only. In accordance with the provisions of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Act) the Maritime Administration (MARAD) intends to establish a long term ship scrapping/disposal program to dispose of obsolete National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) Vessels. The Act identifies thirty-nine (39) priority vessels slated for disposal, the majority of which are located in the James River Reserve Fleet, Norfolk, VA. MARAD intends to release a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) during the 2nd quarter of Fiscal Year 2001. MARAD invites industry comments for consideration in the formulation of the draft RFP. To further assist industry in providing recommendations and comments, MARAD intends to organize site visits to the fleet to afford interested parties the opportunity to view the vessels. Notification of scheduled site visits will be provided at a later date. A copy of the Act has been posted to MARAD's Website and is available at http://www.marad.dot.gov. After December 15, 2000, comments may be posted to MARAD's Website at http://www.marad.dot.gov/acquisition/index.html through 4 pm EST on February 15, 2001.

Web Link

NA (NA)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001215/19SOL001.HTM (W-348 SN508864)