Defense Energy Support Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Rd., Suite 4950, Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-6222

X -- CONTRACTOR-OWNED CONTRACTOR-OPERATED FUEL STORAGE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE RED SEA AREA SOL SPO600-98-R-0060 DUE 091898 POC Contract Specialist Mr. Shedric Crump @ (703) 767-9348, e-mail address scrump@desc.dla.mil E-MAIL: scrump@desc.dla.mil, Shedric Crump, (703) 767-9348, e-mail scrump@desc.dla.mil. Defense Fuel Support Point services (COCO Storage Services) are required in the Red Sea area for the period no later than January 1, 1999. The contract period will be a five (5) year multiyear (contract)period. The following terms and conditions are applicable to the requirement for contract services in the Red Sea area. 1. Area of Consideration: The purpose of this requirement is to obtain the necessary facilities and services required to receive, store, and ship US Government-owned petroleum products in the Red Sea area. This area is defined as port facilities in countries along the Red Sea, Jeddah south to Djibouti and Yemen. The country of Jordan will not be considered. 2. Tankage Required: A maximum total of up to 600,000 barrels (shell capacity) of storage will be considered. Of that quantity, up to 400,000 barrels of F76 and 200,000 barrels of JP5 will be considered. A minimum of two tanks per product, interconnected and isolated from other facilities and products handled with the tank farm isdesired, however, one tank per product will be considered. All storage must be available at a single loading port. Dedicated facilities are preferred, however, a common system will be considered. Offerors must submit the data required by Clause L116.01 3. Grade of Service: Two grades of product; Turbine fuel aviation grade JP5 adn Naval Distillate Fuel F76. 4. Estimated Throughput: The US Government will be entitled to initial fill and final shipment free of charge during the 5 year performance period in addition to one turnover, per grade of product, of the awarded fill capacity in a 12 month period, hereafter referred to as allowed throughput. Offerors shall indicate any additional throughput charge for volumes in excess of the allowed throughput in their offer. 5. Receiving Capability: via tanker/barge and US Navy vessels (Fleet Oiler, small boys, etc), is required on a 24-hour per day, 7-day per week basiss at pumping rates compatible with the mode of transportation tendered (minimum 2,000 barrels perhour for barge and 8,000 barrels per hour for tankers). Pipeline receipt on a 24-hour per day, 7-day per week basis will be considered as a secondary mode. 6. Shipping Capability: via tanker/barge and US Navy vessels (Fleet Oiler, small boy, etc) on a 24-hour per day, 7-day per week basiss at pumping rates compatible with mode of transportation tendered (minimum 2,000 barrels per hour for barge and 8,000 barrels per hour for tankers). The capability to transfer product between storage tanks on a 24-hourss per day, 7 day per week basis is desired. 7. Berthing facilities: The contractor's berthing facilities must be capable of handling a minimum 40,000 dead weight ton vessels with an overall length of 800 feet and a minimum draft of 39 feet at mean low tide from berth to open sea on a 24 hour per day, 7-day per week basis. Berthing facilties must be capable of receiving barges. Offerors must provide any port restrictions/requirements and harbor fees with offers, along with height restrictions from ship's manifold to waterline during loading/unloading. Other details about this requirement will be in the solicitation SPO600-98-R-00600 which will be issued on August 3, 1998. Posted 07/21/98 (W-SN226185). (0202)

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