Alpha Marine Services’ M/V Gary Chouest was awarded a letter of appreciation after finishing a tough seas tow final yr.MSC Atlantic Commodore Capt. Daniel E. Broadhurst offered the letter to the ship’s grasp Capt. Adam Zaborny, MSC’s Towing and Salvage Project Officer Jon Timothy (Time) Schauwecker, and the crew in a shipboard ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Fort Story, Va. [Photo: LaShawn Sykes]
Cut Off, La., based mostly Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) affiliate Alpha Marine Services LLC, has been awarded two Military Sea Lift Command contract modifications value greater than $24 million.
One is a $12,944,322 firm-fixed-price choice (P00011) with reimbursable parts contract N3220521C4030 for the long-term constitution of the U.S.-flagged Jones Act offshore provide vessel, M/V Gary Chouest, to assist Navy fleet necessities for towing, diving and salvage operations, submarine rescue, and coaching workout routines.
This contract features a 12-month base interval with two 12-month choice intervals, which, if exercised, would deliver the cumulative worth of this contract to $38,008,507. Work can be carried out primarily within the Atlantic Ocean, and is anticipated to be accomplished if all choices are exercised, by Aug. 1, 2024.
The contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited by way of the Federal Business Opportunities web site and two affords had been acquired.
SUPPLY SUPER VESSEL
The M/V Gary Chouest was known as a “supply super vessel” by Military Sealift Command in March of this yr when it was awarded a letter of appreciation for shortly responding to an emergent U.S. Navy tasking to tow, in tough waters, the roll-on/roll-off car cargo ship USNS Gordon (T-AKR-296) to security, Dec. 14, 2022,
Ronald W. Brinkley, MSC Atlantic’s future operations and plans’ officer, known as the tow “a true success story because of the well-thought-out planning and the superlative ship handling by Gary’s crew. All of which was achieved, primarily, as a result of the expert training, seasoned experience, and superb seamanship skills of the personnel on the scene.”
TRACTOR TUGS
Alpha Marine Services has additionally been awarded an choice (P00032) within the quantity of $11,252,385 for contract N3220520C2257. The choice is a firm-fixed-price contract with reimbursable parts to assist Military Sealift Command’s contract for the time constitution of seven tractor-like tugs in assist of Navy bases at Kings Bay, Ga., and Mayport, Fla. The choice is the third of the present contract. The present contract features a one-year, agency interval of the efficiency, three one-year choices intervals, and one 11-month choice interval. The cumulative worth of this contract, if all choices are exercised, is $52,884,546. Work can be carried out in Kings Bay (50 %); and Mayport (50 %), and is anticipated to be accomplished, if all choices are exercised, by June 30, 2025. Working capital funds (Navy) within the quantity of $11,252,385 for choice three are at the moment out there for efficiency underneath this contract motion. This procurement was launched underneath full and open competitors, with an infinite variety of corporations solicited by way of the Beta.SAM.Gov web site and three affords acquired.
Military Sealift Command, Norfolk is the contracting exercise for each awards.
