Safety Boats Parachute Operations (PARAOPS) Training
M67400-FY19-RFI-02
INTRODUCTION:
This Request for Information is submitted in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, Request for Information (RFI) or Solicitation for Planning Purposes. This RFI is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation. U.S. Marine Corps Regional Contracting Office (RCO), Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) located in Okinawa, Japan is seeking written responses with information to assist the Government with identifying potential sources that are interested in and capable of performing the work described below. Also contractors are invited to ask questions or provide information that may be useful in drafting the solicitation.
REQUIREMENT:
United States Forces Japan (USFJ) conducts parachute operations (PARAOPS) training on the island of Ie Shima and the waters on the west side of Okinawa, Japan. In the future, operations may be conducted on the east side of the island. This training requires safety boats to recover personnel from the water during operations, and USFJ is exploring the option of a contract solution for a contractor to provide these boats as necessary.
The Contractor Shall:
Provide two surface craft in the Ie-Shima Water drop zone two hours prior/one hour post operations, for up to a maximum 277 days per year. The Government will provide the contractor a schedule each month no later than the 15th day of the preceding month.
The contractor shall operate water craft in accordance with all Japanese watercraft operating regulations and factors governing the safe speed of watercraft. Contactor shall also demonstrate competency in use of operational support craft navigation suite, marine radar, and maritime navigation techniques (e.g. piloting, dead reckoning, chart reading/use). Before each day of operation during operations, assess and monitor sea state and weather conditions and coordinate with the Government in cases of unsafe sea conditions.
The following are requirements of each surface craft:
b" Bilingual (US/JPN) Coxswain and Assistant Coxswain
b" Minimum 24 feet
b" Navigation Capable
b" Satellite Weather Receiver
b" VHF/UHF
b" Searchlights
b" Minimum 10,000 lumen flood lights
b" Underwater dive lights
b" Safety kit
b" Dive ladders
b" LED Lighting System
b" Dive Light Mast
b" Tow Light Mast
b" Automatic Identification System
b" Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)
b" Have an ability to recover cargo parachutes
b" Current Japan Craft Inspection (JCI) and operatorbs licenses.
SUBMITTAL:
Please respond to this RFI if interested in submitting a quote for the follow on solicitation no later than 16 October 2019 at 10:00 AM, Japan Standard Time (JST) / 10 October 2019 at 09:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time (EST).
POC for all inquiries is Minako Yara, email at: minako.yara.ja@usmc.mil / Harold E. Teague at harold.teague@usmc.mil
DISCLAIMER:
This SS/RFI notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government. Per FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers, shall not be used as a proposal, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kinds of offers will be considered in response to this notice. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents; however, the Government does reserve the right to contact any respondent and/or respondent reference to obtain additional information.
At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
Harold.Teague at harold.teague@usmc.mil
or
Minako Yara at minako.yara.ja@usmc.mil
