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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) requires services for the exclusive long-term safe layberthing for two (2) Large RRF Ro/Ro vessels on the U.S. West Coast. Although the layberth is intended for the... The Maritime Administration (MARAD) requires services for the exclusive long-term safe layberthing for two (2) Large RRF Ro/Ro vessels on the U.S. West Coast. Although the layberth is intended for the vessel identified in this solicitation, the Government may substitute a vessel of a similar size or smaller. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Department of the Defense (DoD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) establishes that, in consideration of the National Defense and the American Merchant Marine, a mutual interest and responsibility exists for the joint establishment, maintenance and control of a Ready Reserve Force (RRF), which is an element of the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF). The ships of the RRF are maintained by MARAD in various states of readiness to meet common user lift requirements of the armed services in a contingency. The RRF consists of 43 vessels as of July 12, 2021.