06 November 2007 This is the Military Sealift Command, Sealift Program Management Office, Washington, DC Subj: RFP N00033-08-R-5203 Ref: (a) SF1449 (b) MSC DRYVOY 02 (12-02/1-02) MSC Sealift Program Management Office, Code PM52P, requests proposals for vessel(s) capable of meeting the transportation requirements described below. The paragraph numbers below apply to the box layout of references (a) and (b), which are incorporated herein by reference (available on the MSC web site at http://www.msc.navy.mil, under ?Contracts,? then ?Proforma,? or upon request), and shall be the charter form of any contract resulting from this solicitation. By submission of a proposal, the offeror confirms agreement with all terms and conditions of this solicitation and the charter form, unless otherwise identified therein. Funds are not currently available for this procurement. In the event funds remain unavailable, this procurement will be cancelled without an award being made. Multiple awards may be made under this solicitation meeting the minimum characteristics as described below. I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes 5. Solicitation No.: N00033-08-R-5203 6. Solicitation Issue Date: 06 NOVEMBER 2007 7. Solicitation POC: Kevin Nunes; Tel. 202-685-6310; Email: [email protected] 8. Offer Due Date: 08 NOVEMBER 2007 @ 1000 EST 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; Fax: (202) 685-5852 or Alternate (202) 685-5850 10. This Acquisition is: UNRESTRICTED 14. Method of Solicitation: RFP 18a. Payment Will Be Made By: DFAS-OMAHA/FD, P.O. Box 7020, Bellevue, NE 68005 18b. Submit invoices to: Commander, Military Sealift Command (N86), Bldg. 157, 914 Charles Morris Court SE, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20398-5540 II. DRYVOY Boxes 1.Vessel(s) Required: Request a self-sustaining US flag or foreign flag RO/RO, LO/LO or LO/LO ? RO/RO combination to support the deployment of 56 MRAPS and 28 containers. In accordance with the Cargo Preference Act of 1904 and Section IIIA.3 of the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) (see 69 FEDERAL REGISTER 25166-25168, May 5, 2004, or most current reference), preference will be given to U.S. flag vessels and VISA participants. 2. Cargo Description: ? 84 pieces of equipment ? 14,392 square feet of cargo / 881.4 Stons. ? Cargo list attached ? Length: 260 in ? Width: 98 in ? Height: 113 in ? Weight: 11.6 short tons 2a. Load: Liner In. Liner will provide service from point of rest on the terminal into the ship. 2b. Discharge: Free Out. SDDC will provide port operations support at the SPOD. 3. Loading Port(s)/Place(s): Load Port (SPOE): Durban, South Africa (NAS) Available to Load Date (ALD): 27 November 2007 5. Discharging Port(s)/Place(s): Discharge Port (SPOD): Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait (PN4) Earliest Available Discharge (EAD): 10 December 2007 Latest Arrival Date(LAD): 16 December 2007 6. Laydays: Commencing: 25 NOVEMBER 2007 Canceling: 26 NOVEMBER 2007 Laytime: Four (4) Days SSHINC

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