USNS RICHARD E BYRD Voyage Repair Availability KR

The contractor shall provide all labor, material, tool, and equipment to accomplish the Voyage Repair Availability for USNS RICHARD E. BYRD (T-AKE 4) as described in accordance with the Work specification MSCOK 25-035 and SECTION J, Attachment J-1. All offers shall be in US Dollars and use the offerors final, fullyburdened rates, include all applicable fees and profit. Offerors are required to submit an itemized breakdown of the price for each item on the form provided in Attachment J-2. Failure to submit this documentation properly completed by the specified closing date may cause rejection of the offer. Q&A: WI 0105 Exterior Ladder Preservation Q1. Request a clarification for "stack fairing" in detail. Q2. Area of paint & scaffolding and height of scaffolding. Gov't Answer: This statement appears to be a copy/paste error in the work item. As for the ladders preservation, it is a simple remove and transport to shop to complete work. No scaffolding required for this job. WI 0110 Scaffolding Q. Area of scaffolding and height of scaffolding Gov't Answer: As stated, height will be approximately 8 feet width and length will form a square around forward mast, so Width 8 feet, and Length 8 feet. WI 0501 Charging Pump Discharge Piping Fabrication Q.Is it possible to substitute a Cu-Ni pipe welder certification with a TIG welder certification? Gov't Answer: Best answered by the ABS. WI 0645 Griddle Replacement Q. Request a dimension (height, width, length) of Griddle and interfering with photos. Gov't Answer: Griddle is replacement for existing. New griddle is 30 x 36 inches. Supposed to be drop in replacement. WI 1001 Remove and Replacement of Sliding Block Q. Request photo or drawing Gov't Answer: Provided. WI 1002 Preservation of ASD Air Module Backplate and Fixed Fairlead Q. Request photo or drawing Gov't Answer: Provided. - Additional Question: Is it possible for foreign nationals with third-country nationality to embark on board for the purpose of this ship repair? Gov't Answer: As long as they meet security and technical requirements + Port regulations and authorization.