SPECIAL NOTICE
19 -- National Defense Tank Vessel Construction Assistance Program
- Notice Date
- 1/5/2004
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD), MAR-380, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7310, Washington, DC, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-PR040001NDTVC
- Response Due
- 1/7/2004
- Archive Date
- 1/22/2004
- Point of Contact
- Tracey Ford, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-5757, Fax (202) 366-3237, - Delores Bryant, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 366-2660, Fax (202) 366-3237,
- E-Mail Address
-
tracey.ford@marad.dot.gov, delores.bryant@marad.dot.gov
- Description
- The Maritime Administration is announcing two public meetings to discuss the National Defense Tank Vessel Construction Assistance Program established in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R.1588). The program provides for financial assistance for construction in the United States of a fleet of up to 5 privately owned product tank vessels to be operated in commercial service in foreign commerce and to be available for national defense purposes in time of war or national emergency pursuant to an Emergency Preparedness Plan approved by the Secretary of Defense. The Act calls for a Request for Proposal (RFP) to be issued within 90 days after the date of it's enactment, or by February 23, 2004. Among its provisions the RFP will request plans and specifications for construction of a new product tank vessel of not less than 35,000 deadweight tons and not greater than 60,000 deadweight tons, the vessel will meet the requirements of foreign; it will be capable of carrying militarily useful petroleum products; will be suitable for national defense or military purposes in time of war, national emergency, or other military contingency; and will meet the construction standards necessary to be documented under the laws of the United States. Two industry meetings will be held to discuss these requirements. The first meeting will be held with all interested ship owners and/or operators on Friday, January 9, 2004 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 8236-40. The second meeting will be held with shipyards only on Monday, January 12, 2004 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 6332-6336. The location of these meetings is U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street., S.W., Washington, DC 20590. Meeting agendas will be posted on MARAD's website at www.marad.gov one day prior to the meetings. In addition, all questions and answers raised at the meetings will be provided in writing and posted to the website after the meetings have taken place. To attend either of these meetings you must respond via email to NDTVC.MARAD@marad.dot.gov no later than 12:00 Noon, eastern time, January 7, 2004. No more than 2 representatives from each company may attend. The DOT Building is a secured facility. Enter through the security post located in the South West Lobby. Representatives must have 2 forms of identification in thier possession, of which one is a picture ID. Check in at the Security Desk and have the Guard contact the Office of Acquisition at 366-5757. Representatives should allow 30 minutes for Check In Process. If you have any questions regarding this requirement please submit them to Tracey L. Ford, Contracting Officer at NDTVC.MARAD@marad.dot.gov
- Record
- SN00498308-W 20040107/040105211629 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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