Posted:
January 21, 2010
Military Sealift Command has awarded the operating contract for the seven Bob Hope Class large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships to American Overseas Marine Corporation, the current operator of the LMSRs. American Maritime Officers will continue to man the Bob Hope Class LMSRs in all licensed positions.
The seven ships covered by this, the first lot in the request for proposals (RFP), are the USNS Benavidez, USNS Brittin, USNS Bob Hope, USNS Fisher, USNS Mendonca, USNS Pililaau and USNS Seay. According to the award announcement, six of the seven LMSRs will be maintained in reduced operating status. When needed, these six ships may be activated and fully crewed to transport Department of Defense equipment in support of deployed U.S. military forces worldwide. The seventh LMSR will operate in support of the afloat prepositioning mission of the U.S. Marine Corps. The contract includes four one-year option periods and five six-month award-term periods. If all optional periods are exercised, the contract would extend to September 2017.
Although an official contract award has not been published, reports indicate MSC has assigned the operating contract for lots two and three of the RFP – covering the USNS Gordon, USNS Gilliland, USNS Shughart and USNS Yano – to American Ship Management (Patriot Contract Services), a non-AMO company. The USNS Shughart and USNS Yano are currently operated by AMSEA, and the USNS Gordon and USNS Gilliland are currently operated by 3PSC LLC. These two lots were designated as small business set-asides in the RFP.
AMSEA awarded operating contract for seven LMSRs
Military Sealift Command has awarded the operating contract for the seven Bob Hope Class large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships to American Overseas Marine Corporation, the current operator of the LMSRs. American Maritime Officers will continue to man the Bob Hope Class LMSRs in all licensed positions.
The seven ships covered by this, the first lot in the request for proposals (RFP), are the USNS Benavidez, USNS Brittin, USNS Bob Hope, USNS Fisher, USNS Mendonca, USNS Pililaau and USNS Seay. According to the award announcement, six of the seven LMSRs will be maintained in reduced operating status. When needed, these six ships may be activated and fully crewed to transport Department of Defense equipment in support of deployed U.S. military forces worldwide. The seventh LMSR will operate in support of the afloat prepositioning mission of the U.S. Marine Corps. The contract includes four one-year option periods and five six-month award-term periods. If all optional periods are exercised, the contract would extend to September 2017.
Although an official contract award has not been published, reports indicate MSC has assigned the operating contract for lots two and three of the RFP – covering the USNS Gordon, USNS Gilliland, USNS Shughart and USNS Yano – to American Ship Management (Patriot Contract Services), a non-AMO company. The USNS Shughart and USNS Yano are currently operated by AMSEA, and the USNS Gordon and USNS Gilliland are currently operated by 3PSC LLC. These two lots were designated as small business set-asides in the RFP.