Description
Contractor to furnish all necessary labor and services for time charter of a U.S. FLAG Vessel to support united states Coast Guard AIR STATION MIAMI training program in Atlantic Ocean, South Florida, FT. Lauderdale, FL to Miami Beach, FL, from shoreline to 10 nautical miles offshore. Copy of owners insurance certificate, title, and authorzation of use required. All quotes includes all fuels, oils, lubricants, licenses, and other operatation cost. See statement of work below. Contact point will fax out SF-18, request for quotes to all qualified parties. Statement Of Work-USCG Aviation Training Requirements 1.0 Scope Of Work: This Statement Of Work describes the vessel and personnel required to support U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami, FL. The Contractor will be responsible for providing and operating vessel in support of the U.S. Coast Guard’s aviation training program. The Contractor shall provide a vessel and all necessary management, supervision, personnel, labor, materials, fuel, and equipment required to support helicopter crew hoist, rescue swimmer and any aerial delivered material used to support the Air Station. The Contractor shall have the vessel available to conduct operations from Monday-Sunday during designated hours for specified periods of operation at the operational site. 1.1 Background: The U.S. Coast Guard’s increased OPTEMPO and Homeland Security mission has reduced the availability of Coast Guard small boats and crews to provide support for required aviation training. One of the Coast Guard’s primary missions is to conduct aircrew hoist, Rescue Swimmer, and aerial delivered dewatering pump initial and proficiency training for Coast Guard pilots and aircrews. This training requires small boat support. 1.2 Vessel Description: The vessel shall be no smaller than 40 feet in length, with a 12 foot beam, and shall be no longer than 65 feet. Maximum draft shall not exceed 4 feet. Gross vessel weight shall be 14 tons minimum. 1.2.1 Other Characteristics: Vessel must have an enclosed cabin large enough to accommodate the entire crew. Vessel must be capable of easily recovering personnel from the water and operating in extreme cold weather environment. Minimum speed is Dead in the Water. Vessel must be capable of maintaining 10 knots transit speed for 1 hour; 15 knots for 1 hour desired. Vessel must be capable of maintaining a heading of + / - 10 degrees at 5 knots while operating under a large helicopter producing 90 knots of rotor downwash in varying sea states and winds depending on site. An extremely shallow draft vessel is undesirable due to drift characteristics when subjected to rotor downwash. 1.2.2 Required Deck Area: The minimum deck area is 64 sq ft on the aft (fantail) portion of vessel to allow two crew members to safely conduct operations. Deck area must be free of all obstructions, and must have no permanent structures protruding higher than 20 feet above the waterline that cannot be quickly stowed (e.g. antennas). 1.2.3 Vessel Equipment: The vessel shall have at a minimum all equipment required by law including a fathometer, radar, VHF-FM multiple frequency capable 2 way marine radio with specified frequencies / channels and minimum ranges, a cell phone for secondary communications to the Air Station Miami Operations Center, GPS, and a long distance high beam search light. 1.2.4 Safety Equipment: The vessel shall be outfitted with contractor furnished first aid kit and approved Type III Personal Flotation Devices for crew and passengers. Survival suits shall be provided, by the contractor, as needed for crew members allowing them to operate on the weather deck / under rotor downwash continuously in temperatures ranging from 5 degrees C. to 40 degrees C. (41 degrees F. to 105 degrees F.). The contractor shall provide helmets, goggles, and grounding rods for use by crew members during helicopter ops. 1.2.5 Required Docking/Mooring Facilities: Contractor will also be responsible for providing docking / mooring facilities for their vessel. The vessel shall be located within a distance from the geographical areas of operation not to exceed a total round trip time of one hour. 1.2.6 Vessel Maintenance: The Contractor shall operate and maintain the vessel, all equipment and systems in accordance with the original equipment manufacturer’s technical manuals and specifications, United States Coast Guard regulations, and any applicable federal, state, and / or local regulations. 1.3 Personnel: All contractor personnel are required to be U. S. citizens or legal residents of the United States. 1.3.1 Point Of Contact: The contractor shall provide a point of contact who shall be available to discuss work performed under this contract during the normal working day and periods of underway time. The point of contact shall be able to read, write, and speak English fluently. 1.3.2 Crew: Minimum craft crew shall consist of a Coxswain and two Deckhands. The crew shall be currently trained in rescue techniques and water survival. 1.3.2.1 Coxswain: The Coxswain shall be licensed, at a minimum, for the size of vessel being operated, including the carriage of six passengers, and shall be qualified in CPR. The crew member shall be capable of operating and maneuvering the vessel during helicopter hoist operations and for aerial dewatering pump pickup as well as any required rescue operations. 1.3.2.2 Deckhands: The Deckhands shall be knowledgeable in shipboard operations, rigging for helicopter operations, and deck seamanship. 1.4 Operational Requirements / Sites: The schedule required for the operating site is as follows: 1.4.1 Notional Schedule: Service will be provided in blocks of 3 hours duration, typically 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 1 PM to 4 PM and from one half hour prior to sunset to 2 and one half hours after sunset Monday through Friday. Due to the dynamic nature of aircraft scheduling these times may be adjusted by up to one hour in either direction to accommodate training needs, these adjustments will be communicated to the contractor on a day to day basis prior to aircraft departure for the training event. Prior to departure for any training event, the contractor will contact Air Station Miami and confirm that the training event is still scheduled. Normally 4 blocks of training will be scheduled per week. Operations will typically be conducted during zero, one or two blocks per day, however, all three block may be requested in a given 24 hour period. The boat crew shall have a minimum 12 hour rest period within any 24 hour period. The contractor is responsible for advising the Government when operations are approaching the maximum 12 hour operational period inclusive of transit time to and from the operational area. Adjustments to the number of training blocks per week will be made only with the concurrence of both the contractor and Air Station Miami. The schedule for Monday-Friday will be available for the Contractor by the COB on Thursday of the preceding week. The Contractor is required to be at the operational site within 15 minutes of the prescribed time. 1.4.2 Area of Operations: The area of operations ranges from Fort Lauderdale south to Miami Beach from the shoreline to 10 nautical miles offshore. 1.4.3 Operational Log: The Contractor shall maintain a log of all operations which includes dates, location, times and duration and type of evolution being performed. The log shall be passed to Air Station Miami on a monthly basis. 1.4.4 Communications during Operations: The Contractor shall ensure that the vessel contacts an appropriate U.S. Coast Guard communication facility at intervals not to exceed 30 minutes while engaged in aviation training services. 1.4.5 Weather Criteria: The vessel must be capable of completing training requirements in sea states of up to 4 feet and wind speeds of up to 30 knots. 1.4.6 Functions / Tasks: The contractor shall support training operations for helicopter crew hoist, rescue swimmer, and objects deployed or hoisted from government aircraft. These objects might be delivered directly to the training boat or might be dropped into the water for retrieval. Training is both initial for new aviators / aircrews, and proficiency maintenance for experienced aviators / aircrews. 1.5 Performance Evaluation Meetings: The Contractor’s project manager shall meet at least biweekly with the Contracting Officer, COTR or QAE during the first two months of the contract to discuss performance problems and review contractor corrective actions. The operational log will also be used to verify the contractor’s timely arrival on station. If the contractor fails to meet the scheduled training events or is unable to complete the training activity, the frequency of not fulfilling the scheduled requirements may be the basis for a deduction in the charter hire. Meetings will be held thereafter at intervals to be established by the COTR or QAE. 1.6 Communication Procedures: The Government shall provide / assign communication frequencies for contractor use. The contractor shall provide a cell phone on board for secondary communications to the Air Station Miami Operations Center. 1.7 Orientation Briefing & Training: The Government shall provide an orientation brief and initial training for key contract personnel prior to the contract start date. The orientation and training will include at a minimum safe boating practices, hoist operations, dewatering pump delivery operations, etc. The Government shall also provide semi-annual refresher training on the same items.