V--SOURCES SOUGHT FOR TUGBOAT SERVICES FOR THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

N00189-12-R-PBXX SOURCES SOUGHT STATEMENT OF PERFORMANCE TUG SERVICES FOR PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD REQUIRES ROUTINE/DEDICATED TUGBOAT SERVICES FOR DOCKING, UNDOCKING, LAUNCHING, MOORING AND RELATED SERVICES FOR SEAGOING VESSELS FOR PORTSMOUTH, NH ALONG THE PISCATAQUA RIVER. CONTRACTOR SHALL BE CAPABLE OF CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDING TO TWO (2) TUG BOATS. EACH TUG BOAT WILL HAVE A MINIMUM OF 1600 HORSEPOWER (HP). BOTH TUGBOATS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A FENDERING SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR PROVIDING SAFE MOVEMENT OF A SUBMARINE UNDER ANY COMBINATION OF ROLL, HEAVE, OR PITCH. UNDER NORMAL/ROUTINE CIRCUMSTANCES, THESE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED WITHIN FOUR (4) HOURS OF BEING NOTIFIED OF REQUIRED SERVICES. IN THE HIGHLY UNLIKELY EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, UPON REQUEST FROM PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL: (A) BE CAPABLE OF RESPONDING WITHIN ONE (1) HOUR (FROM THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION TO BEING ON SITE AND READY FOR MANEUVERING) WITH TWO FENDERED 1600 MINIMUM HORSEPOWER TUGBOATS TO SUPPORT MANEUVERING A SUBMARINE, (B) AND THE TUGBOATS WILL BE FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE BY PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD TO SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY MANEUVERING.