V -- DEEP SEA TRANSPORT OF DOD CARGO

Notice Date

November 5, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command, MSC HQ -- Washington, 914 Charles Morris Court, SE Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, 20398-5540

ZIP Code

20398-5540

Solicitation Number

N00033-02-R-5210

Response Due

November 5, 2001

Point of Contact

Mark Chadwick, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-685-5560, Fax 202-685-5852, Email mark.chadwick@msc.navy.mil -- Michael Vicory, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-685-5962, Fax 202-685-5965, Email michael.vicory@msc.navy.mil

Description

+ 05 November 2001 This is the Military Sealift Command, Sealift Program Management Office, Washington, DC Subj: RFP N00033-02-R-5210, Norway/England ? THREATCON CHARLIE ? SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF TERRORIST ACTIVITY Ref: (A) SF1449 (B) MSC DRYVOY 99 (Rev 1 (6-99)) Voyage Charter for U.S. or foreign flag container vessel. Preference for U.S. flag to be given in accordance with the Cargo Preference Act of 1904. Preference for VISA participants to be given in accordance with Section IIIA.3 of the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) at 66 Federal Register 10938 -- 10948 dated 20 February 2001. MSC Sealift Program Management Office, Code PM52P, requests proposals for a vessel 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.: N00033-02-R-5210 6. Solicitation Issue Date: 05 November 2001 7. For Solicitation Information Call: Mike Vicory (202) 685-5805 or Mark Chadwick, (202)685-5560 8. Offer Due Date: 1100 EST 07 November 2001 9. Issued By: Military Sealift Command, Sealift Program Management Office, PM52P, Bldg. 210, Rm. 275, 914 Charles Morris Court SE, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20398-5540 (Code: N00033) Fax: (202) 685-5852 or Alternate (202) 685-5850 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 Required: U.S. or foreign flag container vessel capable of transporting cargo described in Box 2. Contractor to furnish sufficient lashing gear, tie down points and twistlocks. Vessel must be equipped with minimum 20 MT cranes with 5 meter outreach and automatic spreader or hooks. Minimum required speed 12 Kts laden in moderate weather. Owner to warrant that any and all regulatory compliances are maintained. Port Restrictions/changes: Norway ? Net Explosive Weight (NEW) limit waived for this cargo lift. England ? Max vessel LOA 160 meters and max displacement is 16,000 tons. 2. Cargo Description: 120 twenty-foot (TEU) containers (+/- 10% CHOP) ALL CARGO IS HAZMAT CLASS 1.1D. TOTAL NET EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT (NEW) 1,788,443 LBS. OFFERORS ARE TO CONFIRM COMPLIANCE WITH IMDG/49 CFR HAZMAT REGULATIONS. Accommodation for 4 supercargo 2a. Load: Liner-in 2b. Discharge: Free-out 3. Loading Port(s)/Place(s): Norway (Port to be announced prior to award) 4. Laytime: 8 Days Total, SSHINC (Due to NEW restrictions, discharge will take several days) 5. Discharging Port(s)/Place(s): England (Port to be announced prior to award) 6. Laydays: 25 November 2001/26 November 2001 Available for load 26 November 2001. 7. Terms/Conditions/Attachments added, deleted or modified: III(i)? Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), vessel to be prepared for discharge operations on 01 December 2001; III(i)and (j) ? Change ?SSHEX? to ?SSHINC?; Change III(o)(4) to include ?OWNER TO PROVIDE A CERTIFIED CREW LIST PRIOR TO AWARD BUT NO LATER THAN DELIVERY OF THE VESSEL AT THE LOAD PORT. THIS LIST SHALL INCLUDE NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND NATIONALITY OF ALL CREWMEMBERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL ONBOARD THE VESSEL.?; ADD -- IV(i)(1) ?Owner to notify Charter of any increased Premia prior to entering any excluded zone.?; ADD 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: Capt. Jim Smith email: capt.smith@msc.navy.mil, or fax: 202-685-5887, sdo.msc@msc.navy.mil, tim.pickering@msc.navy.mil, cargo.mschq@msc.navy.mil); ADD -- V(k) ? ?Supercargo and Government Representatives? 4 total; ADD -- V(ac) ??Securing and Stowing of Ammunition Containers?; ADD ? V(ad) ? ?Explosive Warranty?; ADD ? V(ae) ? ?Safety and Fire Protections and Lighting?, ADD ? V(af) ? ?Emergency Preparedness?; VI -- Change date of clause to "MAY 2001"; VII -- Change date of clause to "DEC 2000"; X -- Change date of clause to "OCT 2000"; X(j) -- Internet home page on third to last line is changed to http://www.customerserviced@dnb.com XII -- Change date of clause to "May 2001" and Alternates I, and III to "OCT 2000"; 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/detention rate. 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. The DUNS 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)". Vendors operating in the US are REQUIRED to provide EFT information for electronic payment. IV. Evaluation: Price will be evaluated using the lump sum freight and 2 days of proposed demurrage rate. The highest proposed demurrage rate in those offers with varying rates will be used in the price evaluation. Signed: Cathlene Jo Stangler, Contracting Officer, MSC, PM52

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011107/VSOL001.HTM (D-309 SN512372)