Commander, Military Sealift Command, Bldg 210, 914 Charles Morris Court SE, Code N10, Washington, DC 20398-5540

V -- WATER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES -- DRY CARGO SOL N00033-00-R-5278 DUE 050300 POC Karen Rooney (202)685- 5823 WEB: MSC Home Page, www.msc.navy.mil/N101/solicsum.htm. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, Karen.rooney@msc.navy.mil. Subj: RFP N00033-00-R-5278 Ref: (a) SF 1449 (b) MSC DRYVOY Rev 1 (6/99) Voyage charter(s) for U.S. or foreign flag self-sustaining RO/RO vessel or tug and barge unit(s). Preference for U. S. flag and VISA participants to be given in accordance with the Cargo Preference Act of 1904 and Section IIIa.3 of the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) at 64 Federal Register 8214-8222 dated 18 Feb 99. MSC Sealift Program Management Office, Code PM52P, requests proposals for vessel(s) capable of meeting the transportation requirements described below. References below apply to the box layout of Ref (a) and (b) which are incorporated by reference (available from the MSC website www.msc.navy.mil -- look under contracts/library of common documents -- or upon request) which shall be the charter form of any contract resulting from this solicitation. By submission of an offer, offeror agrees with all terms and conditions of this solicitation, unless otherwise indicated, and warrants that the vesselis capable of carrying the cargo described in DRYVOY 99 box 6 below. I. Standard Form 1449 boxes 2. Contract No. : to be assigned upon award 5. Solicitation No.: N00033-00-R-5278 6. Solicitation Issue Date: 28 April 2000 7. For information call: Karen Rooney at(202)685-5823 or Cynthia Vass-Frye at (202) 685-5813 8. Offer due date: 1000 03 May 2000 9. Issued by: Military Sealift Command, Sealift Program Management Office, Code PM52P, Bldg 210, Rm 275, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 20398, Fax: (202) 685-5852 or alternate 685-5887. 10. This acquisition is set aside 100% Small Business. Size Standard 4412 500 Employees 18a. Payment will be made by: Commander,Military Sealift Command, N86, Washington Navy Yard, Bldg. 157, Washington, DC 20398 II. DRYVOY boxes 1. Vessel(s) required: U.S. OR foreign flag self-sustaining RO/RO vessel or tug and barge unit(s). Tugs must have a Minimum 2000 SHP. Vessel must have the capacity to carry cargo listed in Box 2. Equipment to include ramps or other equipment to facilitate RO/RO operations. Contractor must provide cranes and material handling equipment at discharge port. Vessel must furnish lashing gear. 2. Cargo description: 18,543 sq. ft. of cargo (+/- 10% chop). Packing list available on request. Cargo extreme dimensions: Longest: 458 inches Widest: 140 inches Highest: 118 inches Heaviest: 32.9 ST Terms: Free in/Liner out 3. Loading Port(s)/place(s): Beaumont, TX. 4. Laytime: 1 day SSHEX (Load port only) 5. Discharge Port(s)/place(s): Cap Haitien, Haiti. 6. Laydays: Commencing/Canceling: 16 May 00/17 May 00. (Available to load 17 May 00) 7. Terms/conditions/attachments added, deleted or modified: III(i)- Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), cargo expected to be in Cap Haitien, Haiti no later than 26 May 00. V(c) -- Loading and Discharging (Liner Terms -- discharge port only); Add. V(d) Loading and Discharging (F.i.o.s.s. load port only); Add. V(g) -- Position Reports (Attn: GLENDA HUNTER, Fax:(202)685-5887 or Email: Glenda.hunter@msc.navy.mil); Add. X Change date of clause to "June 1999." X(j) Internet home page on 3rd to last line is changed to http://www.customerservice@dnb.com XI -- For evaluation purposes .5 days demurrage will be added to the overall total price. XII Change date of clause to "June 1999" XII(c)(4) Add "( ) is not," after "( ) is, " III. Instructions to Offerors Offerors shall use the guidelines set forth in part X of Ref (b) for submission of offers; however at a minimum, offers must contain the following: 1. Lumpsum price and detention rate. 2. Speed of advance (SOA), laden and detailed itinerary. 3. Set of completed boxes (Ref (b) I-1 thru I-4). 5. Completed Representations and Certifications (part XII, Ref (b) Posted 04/28/00 (W-SN449814). (0119)

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