Layberthing for T-AVB class RRF vessel WRIGHT on the U.S. East Coast

BID OPENING will now be MAY 23 2022 Please send bids to: HENRY PUPPE US DOT MARITIME ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MAR-380 1200 NEW JERSEY AVENUE SE MAIL STOP W-28-201 WASHINGTON DC 20590-0001 IFB OPENING will be on MS TEAMS: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YWI2MGVlMmQtNjNlYS00ZDU2LWJiMDUtY2VlNjk3NzAyNTZm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c4cd245b-44f0-4395-a1aa-3848d258f78b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22db5728dc-5af0-4a71-8552-846dafd3d43f%22%7d Or call in (audio only) +1 509-931-1572,,434585227# United States, Spokane Phone Conference ID: 434 585 227# The Maritime Administration (MARAD) requires services for the exclusive long-term safe layberthing for T-AVB class RRF vessel WRIGHT on the U.S. East Coast from Maine to the Southern tip of Florida inclusive of navigable waterways that can support the safe berthing and navigation of the size vessel identified. Preference will be given to areas between Norfolk, VA and Charleston, SC. For potential sources located on inland waterways the distance to open waters must not exceed 150 miles. Although the layberths are intended for the vessels identified in this solicitation, the Government may substitute vessels 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 42 vessels as of Feb 2022.