Oil Pollution Insurance and Spill Management

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is conducting a Market Survey to identify potential sources possessing the expertise, capabilities and experience necessary to provide Oil Pollution Insurance and Spill Management support for MARAD-owned vessels of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) (~46) and Schoolships (~7) operated by the State Maritime Academies. A sample Statement of Work is attached. Interested parties shall identify their interest by submitting a capability statement and business size status (Large Business, Small Business, Small-Disadvantaged Business, Woman Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, etc.). All submissions shall be submitted to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. local time on February 22, 2013. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 524210 with a small business size standard of $7M. This notice IS NOT a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid. The Request for Proposal and any related documents for this procurement will be made available at www.fbo.gov at a later date. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring FBO for release of all pertinent procurement documents or updates to this program. Potential offerors are cautioned that in order to be eligible for an award, they must have an active System for Award Management (SAM) profile prior to contract award. https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ ATTENTION: DBE Certified or SBA Certified under Section 8(a); Small Disadvantaged Business; HUBZONE Empowerment Contracting Program; and Service-disabled Veterans ! To help small businesses gain access to the financing they need to participate in transportation-related contracts, OSDBU's Financial Assistance Division manages the Short-Term Lending Program (STLP). STLP provides certified DBE's and other certified small businesses short term working capital financing at competitive interest rates for DOT or DOT funded contracts and subcontracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at a variable rate tied to the Prime Rate published in the Wall Street Journal. http://osdbu.dot.gov/financial/STLP.cfm