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Bid opeinging will be on Monday June 27th at 2pm EST. Please send bids to: Henry Puppe U.S. DOT/Maritime Administration, MAR-380 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE. Mail Stop W28-201 Washington, DC 20590 This ... Bid opeinging will be on Monday June 27th at 2pm EST. Please send bids to: Henry Puppe U.S. DOT/Maritime Administration, MAR-380 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE. Mail Stop W28-201 Washington, DC 20590 This will be a MS Teams Bid Opening: Microsoft Teams meeting call in (audio only) +1 509-931-1572,,514286227# United States, Spokane Phone Conference ID: 514 286 227# The Maritime Administration (MARAD) requires services for the exclusive long-term safe layberthing for two (2) Large Medium Speed Ro/Ro’s (LMSR) vessels, GORDON and GILLILAND on the U.S. East 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 41 vessels as of October 15, 2021.

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Pre-solicitation Synopsis for the Layberthing of 2 “G” Class LMSR Vessels, GORDON and GILLILAND, on the East Coast of the United States Pre-Solicitation Synopsis Number: 693JF722B000005-Pre-solicitati... Pre-solicitation Synopsis for the Layberthing of 2 “G” Class LMSR Vessels, GORDON and GILLILAND, on the East Coast of the United States Pre-Solicitation Synopsis Number: 693JF722B000005-Pre-solicitation This is a PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS; it is not a solicitation announcement; thus, this synopsis neither solicits for proposals nor bids and no contract will be awarded based on this synopsis. The purpose of this synopsis is to alert the public that the Maritime Administration (MARAD), which is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation, intends to procure layberthing services for an exclusive use long-term safe layberth for two LMSR vessels, GORDON and GILLILAND. The geographic area of consideration for this solicitation is the US East Coast inclusive of navigable waterways that can support the safe berthing and navigation of the size vessel identified. For potential sources located on inland waterways the distance to open waters must not exceed 150 miles. The primary bid for the solicitation will be one base year and 4 option years with an alternative bid for a base year and nine option years. The solicitation, which will be used for this procurement will be an Invitation for Bids (IFB) and it will be issued Mid-late May 2022; the IFB number will be: 693JF722B000005-Pre solicitation. The bid-opening date will be specified in the IFB. In addition, MARAD will utilize a Firm Fixed Price Contract for the above-mentioned procurement. The period of performance of the ensuing contract will be: one 12-month Base Period and four 12-month Option Periods or one 12-month Base Period and nine 12-month Option Periods. The appropriate NAICS code for this procurement is 488390. Please be strongly advised that Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation; SAM’s website is as follows: http://www.sam.gov. In order to locate the solicitation, Contractors can go to https://beta.sam.gov and search for the IFB number at the website. It is the Bidder's responsibility to check the website (https://beta.sam.gov/) as often as necessary for any posted changes to this synopsis and all amendments. Please feel free to contact Henry Puppe (Henry.Puppe@dot.gov ) for any question or clarification. The Contracting Office Address is: Department of Transportation/ MARAD 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, 20590 Washington, DC 20590