Bunkering / De-bunkering service at Tokyo Bay area in Japan for Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka

The United States Navy is seeking a contractor to provide bunkering/de-bunkering services at the Tokyo Bay area in Japan for Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka. The contractor will be responsible for the transportation and removal of United States Government-owned Naval Distillate Fuel (F76) and Jet Aviation Turbine Fuel (JP5) by barge from Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) berths to U.S. Government or designated Foreign Government-owned vessels within the Tokyo Bay area. The contractor must have necessary crew and equipment to accomplish the bunkering/de-bunkering operation, and must comply with all applicable Japanese maritime laws and regulations. Some key responsibilities of the contractor include: providing a ship that arrives at CFAY DFSP Hakozaki for loading or at the Customer's ship for de-bunkering operation in clean, gas-free condition, providing effective connections such as attachments, couplings, extra hoses, and reducers with the manifold pipes of the Contractor's ship for loading and discharging of the cargo, and providing personnel, representatives, and any subcontractors directly involved in the provision of services or delivery of goods, including all interactions with Customers and other active-duty personnel, who are able to communicate effectively in the English language. • The contractor must have sufficient self-propelled tank barges capable of safely navigating and performing deliveries of fuel within the designated operational area. • The contractor must have cargo pumping systems with necessary hoses and connections capable of completely discharging and stripping the cargo tanks without outside power or assistance from the shore. • The contractor must have an independent cargo tank stripping system capable of stripping all but a maximum of 100 USG of product per cargo tank. • The contractor must have an independent water stripping system capable of removing all water from each cargo compartment. • The contractor must provide evidence of insurance, including cargo insurance, liability insurance, pollution insurance, and environmental insurance, as required by Japanese law.