Background Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maritime is conducting market research to identify candidate non-developmental, commercial vessel designs for medium-range bulk fuel tankers to be built as consolidated cargo replenishment at sea (CONSOL) vessels, and to gain an understanding of design, cost and schedule impacts for incorporating equipment manufactured in the United States for compliance with Buy American Act and other applicable domestic sourcing restrictions such as 10 U.S.C. § 4864. Additionally, PAE Maritime is assessing the industrial base's capability and capacity to support construction of up to 10 CONSOL tankers for the U.S. Navy. Candidate Designs For the purposes of this notice, a non-developmental vessel means a ship design that has completed functional design and is currently under contract to be built or has been built previously. Desired specifications for candidate designs include a minimum cargo capacity of 230,000 barrels and maximum draft of 44 feet (13.4 meters) at full load condition. Information Sought Interested parties may submit any relevant information that may assist PAE Maritime in understanding candidate ship designs, the existing industrial base, and impacts of any planned investments. There is no page requirement/limit for submissions. This notice is not a request for proposals and respondents should not submit detailed proposals. A. Cover Page All submissions must include a cover page with general demographic information as follows: Company name Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number Mailing address and physical address (if different) Business size status (based on NAICS code 336611) Type of small business (if applicable) Point(s) of contact name, title, phone number, and email address Your company's primary occupation (e.g., shipyard, design agent/engineering firm, or other—if other, please explain) For design agent/engineering firms, which shipyard(s) are you teaming with to build your design? B. Candidate Designs Perceived Risk: Identify any concerns or areas of risk you may foresee based on the candidate design identified in your response. Pricing methodology: Outline your proposed pricing approach for the CONSOL tanker construction program based on the proposed candidate design. Please provide the following attributes of the candidate design: a) Full load displacement cargo carrying capacity (in barrels) b) Other cargo capacity (e.g., container landing locations) c) Endurance and sustained speed (in knots) at full load displacement d) Range at endurance, sustained, and maximum speeds at full load displacement (in nautical miles) e) Propulsion and maneuvering machinery f) Length, beam, and draft (at full load displacement) of the ship in feet g) Berthing accommodations for crew and other embarked personnel including: h) Frozen, refrigerated, and dry stores capacity i) Potable water capacity j) Gray and black water capacity k) Standards to which bert…