Broad Agency Announcement for Qualified Vessel Operators to act as General Agent for Vessels Owned, Controlled or Time-Chartered by the Maritime Administration

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD), seeks qualified operators of various vessel types to act as General Agent for vessels owned or controlled or time-chartered by MARAD. Qualified firms may apply to the Director, National Shipping Authority (DNSA) to be appointed as a General Agent. Appointments will be made to all applicants determined to meet the qualification requirements set forth in this announcement. Applications will be received for an indefinite period effective upon publication of this announcement on the beta.SAM.gov website. Initial applications shall be submitted by 4:00 P.M EST on June 26, 2020, to Tina Gillespie-Lucas via email at tina.gillespielucas@dot.gov , for a General Agent Appointment effective October 1, 2020. It will take approximately 45 days for MARAD to complete evaluation of your application. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to be aware of any updates to this publication by regularly checking beta.SAM at website https://beta.sam.gov/ Interested applicants will find attached the following documents: Attachment 01 - MARAD General Agent Application for Appointment Form Attachment 02 – GAA Provisions and Clauses – JAN 2020 Attachment 03 – Affidavit of United States Citizenship Form Agent appointments will be restricted to any citizen of the United States who is an operator of vessels having the following characteristics: Dry cargo: 450 feet Length Along Waterline (LWL); 7500 Dead Weight Tons (DWT) cargo capacity, or greater Tanker: 25,000 DWT cargo capacity or greater

• NAICS483111
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• 5 June 20 REV Attachment 02 - GAA Provisions - Clauses - JAN 2020.docx

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• Attachment 02 - Draft GAA Provisions - Clauses - JAN 2020 (003).docx

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• 5 June 20 REV Attachment 01 - GA Application.docx

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• Attachment 03 - Affidavit of United States Citizenship Form (003).pdf

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• 5 June 20 REV Attachment 03 - Affidavit of United States Citizenship Form.pdf

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• Attachment 01 - Draft GA Application.pdf

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• Milton G. Spears
  glen.spears.ctr@dot.gov7575933540
• Tina M. Gillespie-Lucas
  tina.gillespielucas@dot.gov7573225824