V -- SPOT CHARTER -- TANKVOY -- USGC TO MED

Notice Date

October 26, 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-5120

Response Due

October 30, 2001

Point of Contact

Olivia Bradley, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-685-5832, Fax 202-685-5852, Email olivia.bradley@msc.navy.mil -- Cynthia Vass-Frye, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-685-5813, Fax 202-685-5852, Email cynthia.vass-frye@msc.navy.mil

Description

+ 26 OCTOBER 2001 THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, SEALIFT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT=20 OFFICE, WASHINGTON, DC FROM: SEALIFT PROGRAM TO: BIDDER'S LIST SUBJ: MSC REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) N00033-02-R-5120 REF: (A) SF 1449 (B) MSC TANKVOY 7/01 (CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MSC.NAVY.MIL=20 THEN "CONTRACTS" THEN "LIBRARY OF COMMON DOCUMENTS" THEN=20 "TANKVOY") A. MSC SEALIFT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, CODE PM51P, REQUESTS=20 PROPOSALS FOR TRANSPORTATION CAPABLE OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS=20 DESCRIBED BELOW. THE PARAGRAPH NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BOX=20 NUMBERS REFERENCES (A) + (B) WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY=20 REFERENCE. BY SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSAL, THE OFFEROR CONFIRMS=20 AGREEMENT WITH ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOLICITATION AND=20 THE CHARTER FORM, UNLESS OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED THEREIN. IN THE=20 SPACE PROVIDED IN BOXES 29 AND 30 OF THIS SOLICITATION, OFFERORS=20 SHALL SUBMIT ALL REQUESTED DATA, AS APPROPRIATE, FOR THE=20 VESSEL'S LAST TWO CARGOES. TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS ANY=20 INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S CHARTER FORM TERMS AND=20 CONDITIONS INCORPORATED IN THIS RFP AND THE CHARTER FORM TERMS=20 AND CONDITIONS SUBMITTED BY THE OWNER, WHICH INCONSISTENCY HAS=20 NOT BEEN CLEARLY DISCLOSED TO THE GOVERNMENT BY THE OWNER, THE=20 GOVERNMENT'S CHARTER FORM TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL CONTROL IN=20 THIS CHARTER PARTY. *** SF 1449 *** 2. CONTRACT NO.: WILL BE PROVIDED UPON FIXTURE 5. SOLICITATION NO.: N00033-02-R-5120 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE: 26 OCTOBER 2001 7A AND B. FOR SOLICITATION INFORMATION CALL: MS. OLIVIA J.=20 BRADLEY, 202/685-5823 OR CYNTHIA FRYE AT 202.685.5813. RESPONSES MAY BE FAXED TO 202/685- 5852 ALTERNATE FAX NUMBER 202/685-5850 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME: 30 OCTOBER 2001, 1600 HOURS=20 (WASHINGTON DC LOCAL TIME) 9. ISSUED BY: COMMANDER, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, SEALIFT=20 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, CODE PM51P, 914 CHARLES MORRIS COURT=20 SE, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD 20398-5540 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS: UNRESTRICTED SIC 48311 -- SIZE STANDARD 500 EMPLOYEES 18A AND B. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY/SUBMIT INVOICES TO:=20 COMMANDER, MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, 914 CHARLES MORRIS=20 COURT SE, CODE N86, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD 20398-5540 *** TANKVOY *** 1. VESSEL REQUIRED: CLEAN, APPROVED U.S. (MAX AGE 30 YEARS) OR FOREIGN FLAG (MAX AGE 20 YEARS), COATED TANKER WITH IGS AND SBT THAT IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING: 8,333BBLS (1,031LT) (INTENTIONS JPTS) CLEAN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. VESSEL MUST POSSESS ISM CERTIFICATION. UNDER THE CARGO PREFERENCE ACT OF 1904, PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO U.S. FLAG VESSELS. PORT RESTRICTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: MAX LOA: 650 FT, MAX DWT: 37,500 MT, MAX DRAFT 36 FT VESSEL MUST ARRIVE AT LOAD PORT IN A CLEAN, GAS-FREE CONDITION, AND BE READY FOR INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION BY QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE (OWNER'S ACCOUNT) A CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST TO CERTIFY TANKS SAFE FOR ENTRY FOR INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION BY GOVERNMENT / CHARTERER REPRESENTATIVE. IF A PRIOR (LAST AND NEXT TO LAST) CARGO CONTAINED A PERCENTAGE OF BENZENE, OWNER'S CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST MUST ALSO MEASURE TOXICITY FOR BENZENE CONTENT AND CERTIFY SAFE FOR ENTRY. IF PARTIAL SHIPMENT IS OFFERED, ADJACENT TANKS NEXT TO GOVERNMENT CARGO ARE TO BE GAS-FREE AT TIME OF PRESENTATION. LAST AND NEXT TO LAST CARGOES CARRIED IN TANKS MUST BE AN APPROVED PRODUCT. THE USE OF COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS (BRASS, BRONZE, ETC.) IN VESSEL COMPARTMENTS, PIPELINES, HEATING COILS, FITTINGS, ETC. IS NOT PERMITTED IN VESSELS CHARTERED BY MSC TO HAUL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, UNLESS VESSEL POSSESSES A CURRENT DESC WAIVER. PER MIL-STD-3004 (http://astimage.daps.dla.mil/docimages/0001/87/53/MILSTD1.PD0), SPECIAL TANK PREPARATIONS ARE REQUIRED. TANKS MUST BE COATED WITH APPROVED EPOXY OR STAINLESS STEEL. IT IS MANDATORY THAT JPTS BE LOADED INTO TANKS IN WHICH LAST PRODUCT WAS JP4, JP5, KEROSENE, NON AROMATIC SOLVENT, UNLEADED GASOLINE, ARCTIC DIESEL, OR OTHER APPROVED CARGOES. PRIOR TO LOADING JPTS, TANK CLEANING REQUIREMENTS ARE: TANKS MUST BE MACHINE WASHED WITH HOT WATER, IF CLEANING CHEMICAL AND OR SALT WATER IS USED, THE FINAL WASH MUST BE WITH FRESH WATER. TANK BOTTOMS, INTERIOR BULKHEADS, AND INTERNALS MUST BE COMPLETELY FREE OF SEDIMENTS, SCALE, AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS. TANKS MUST BE DRY AND ALL LIQUIDS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM TANK LINES AFTER CLEANING, MUST BE FLUSHED WITH FRESH WATER, DRAINED AND FREE OF ALL WATER. LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM MUST BE COMPLETELY ISOLATED. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY COMPLETELY SEPARATE PIPING SYSTEMS OR BY USE OF BLINDS. VALVES WILL NOT BE DEPENDED UPON TO EFFECT ISOLATION. NO COMMON LINES WILL BE USED. IF SHIP HAS A COMMON VENT SYSTEM, TANKS USED FOR JPTS MUST BE ISOLATED FROM BALANCE OF VENT SYSTEM. FOR INTERNAL TANK INSPECTION, ALL ADJACENT CARGO TANKS TO CARGO CARRIED TO BE GAS FREE. A CERTIFIED MARINE CHEMIST MUST BE PROVIDED TO CERTIFY TANKS SAFE FOR ENTRY AND BE CAPABLE OF MEASURING TOXICITY AND BENZENE CONTENT. DELIVERY AT MED MUST BE BEFORE 1 DECEMBER 01. BOX 2. CARGO DESCRIPTION: THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE: 8,333BBLS (1,031LT) (INTENTIONS JPTS, JET PETROLEUM, THERMAL STABILITY) CLEAN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. 3. INTENDED LOADING PORT(S)/PLACE(S): PORT/PLACE: US GULF COAST=20 =09 4. INTENDED DISCHARGING PORT(S)/PLACE(S): PORT/PLACE: MEDITERRANEAN=20 =09 5. ROUTE: NONE 6. LAYDAYS: COMMENCING: 1 NOVEMBER 2001 CANCELING: 10 NOVEMBER 2001 (TO BE NARROWED BY THE GOVERNMENT AT TIME OF AWARD) 7. TERMS/CONDITIONS/ATTACHMENTS ADDED, DELETED OR=20 MODIFIED:=20 A. OFFERORS SHALL COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: VESSEL LADEN SPEED IS:_____________________ VESSEL HULL VALUE IS: _____________________ B. THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE HEREBY CALLED OUT IN PART V. TANKER=20 VOYAGE ADDITIONAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: V (A) POSITION REPORTS. V (E) SUPERCARGO AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES. V (M) VOYAGE CHARTER WAR RISK COVERAGE C. ADD TO THE END OF PART V. CLAUSE (A) POSITION REPORTS THE=20 FOLLOWING: DUE TO CURRENT CONDITIONS MSC REQUESTS ALL VOYAGE=20 CHARTERED VESSELS TO PROVIDE POSITION REPORTS TWICE DAILY -- 0600=20 AND 1800 LOCAL WASHINGTON DC TIME TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL AND FAX=20 ADDRESSES: SDO.MSC@MSC.NAVY.MIL THIS IS OUR STAFF DUTY OFFICER. JOHN.JOERGER@MSC.NAVY.MIL PHIL.EMANUEL@MSC.NAVY.MIL TANKERS@MSC.NAVY.MIL LCDR.LICHOLAI@MSC.NAVY.MIL FACSIMILE: 202/685-5850 ATTN: SEALIFT, TANKERS PROGRAM D. OFFERORS SHOULD PROVIDE A CERTIFIED CREW LIST PRIOR TO AWARD BUT MUST PROVIDE SAME NO LATER THAN DELIVERY OF THE VESSEL AT THE LOAD PORT AND A=20 LIST OF ANY RELIEFS SCHEDULED TO BOARD THE VESSEL PRIOR TO=20 DEPARTURE FROM THE LOADPORT. THIS LIST SHALL INCLUDE NAME, DATE=20 OF BIRTH AND NATIONALITY OF ALL CREWMEMBERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL=20 ONBOARD THE VESSEL. (TANKVOY 07/01 PART II (O)(4)) IN ADDITION TO SECTION X -- INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- THE=20 FOLLOWING IS EMPHASIZED: B. ALL OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT COMPLETED SECTIONS XII AND XIII. C. IAW DFARS 242.204-7004, U.S. OFFERORS (AND FOREIGN OFFERORS=20 WORKING IN THE U.S.) MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL=20 CONTRACTOR REGISTRY (CCR) VIA THE INTERNET AT (WWW.CCR2000.COM)=20 OR BY CALLING 1-888-227-2423 IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR=20 AWARD: D. A DUNS NUMBER IS REQUIRED TO VERIFY REGISTRATION AND TO=20 REGISTER IN THE CCR. THE DUNS NUMBER CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING=20 1-800-333-0505 FROM WITHIN THE US. PLEASE PROVIDE THE OWNERS FULL STYLE, DUNS NUMBER, CAGE CODE,=20 TIN (APPLICABLE TO US FIRMS) AND PAYMENT INFORMATION (ADDRESS,=20 POC AND FORWARDING FED-X ACCOUNT #) WITH OFFER. E. NOTE: FAILURE TO SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION AS=20 REQUESTED COULD RESULT IN YOUR OFFER NOT BEING CONSIDERED FOR=20 AWARD. SIGNED: CATHLENE JO STANGLER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, SEALIFT=20 PROGRAM, PM52P

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