V -- DEEP SEA TRANSPORT OF DOD CARGO

Notice Date

October 18, 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

N00-033-02-R-5205

Response Due

October 22, 2001

Point of Contact

Mark Chadwick, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-685-5840, Fax 202-685-5852, Email mark.chadwick@msc.navy.mil -- Cynthia Vass-Frye, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-685-5813, Fax 202-685-5852, Email cynthia.vass-frye@msc.navy.mil

Description

+ 17 October 2001 This is the Military Sealift Command, Sealift Program Management Office, Washington, DC Subj: RFP N00033-02-R-5205, North Red Sea/Charleston, SC ? 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 RO/RO 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 64 Federal Register 8214-8222 dated 18 February 1999. 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-5205 6. Solicitation Issue Date: 17 October 2001 7. For Solicitation Information Call: Mark Chadwick, (202)685-5560 8. Offer Due Date: 1100 EST 22 October 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 RO/RO vessel with either a slewing stern ramp or a starboard fixed quarter ramp capable of transporting cargo described in Box 2. Contractor to furnish sufficient lashing gear and tie down points. Minimum required speed 14 Kts in moderate weather. Owner to warrant that any and all regulatory compliances are maintained. 2. Cargo Description: 35,842 sq. ft (+/-10% CHOP), approximately 366 pieces Cargo Extremes: Length: 416 inches Height: 134 inches Width: 140 inches Weight: 25 STONS Supercargo: Maximum of 6 Cargo will include containerized HAZMAT classes: 1, 2.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6.1, 7, 8 and 9. Packing list available via fax or email: Mark Chadwick, mark.chadwick@msc.navy.mil,(202) 685-5560 2a. Load: Free-in 2b. Discharge: Free-out 3. Loading Port(s)/Place(s): North Red Sea (Port to be declared prior to award) 4. Laytime: 2 Days Total, SSHEX 5. Discharging Port(s)/Place(s): Charleston, SC 6. Laydays: 05 November 2001/06 November 2001 Available for load 06 November 2001. 7. Terms/Conditions/Attachments added, deleted or modified: III(i) ? Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), earliest arrival date for load port is 05 November 2001; III(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 Charterer of any increased premia prior to entering any excluded zone.?; ADD ? V(d) ? ?Loading and Discharging (F.i.o.s.s. with Owner-Furnished Lashing Gear)?; ADD -- V(g) -- "Position Reports", (Attn: Pearson Best email: pearson.best@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?; 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 1 day of proposed demurrage/detention 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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