DOT Maritime Administration Sources Sought: Ready Reserve Force (RRF) Management System (RMS)-Market Research

Notice ID: 2025-001

U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) requires, specialized assistance, and professional consulting services with the expert knowledge of the data structure, processing logic, and queries within NSE, and expertise in the commercial maritime business operations, and marine maintenance management, Preventive Maintenance Plans (PMP).

The RRF Management System (RMS) encompasses the management and operation of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software applications, hardware infrastructure. The RMS Program office, located in MARAD’s Division of Logistics (MAR-614), provides overall program direction and operations guidance for RMS-related activities. MARAD’s Division of Maintenance and Repair (MAR-611) is responsible for documentation and training related to the business protocols, process improvements, and ship maintenance plans.

The primary RMS software application is a customized version of the American Bureau of Shipping’s Nautical Systems Enterprise (NSE), a client-server MySQL-based database application. NSE is the maintenance management system used across the NDRF, for tracking maintenance and financial information for all operations of all MARAD vessels. Third party applications are also used for RMS customized reports and remote accessing of shipboard servers and workstations. MAR-611 Manages the NSE software and requests, while MAR-614 manages the support and hardware across all NSE deployment sites.

NSE is installed onboard all NDRF vessels, two special program vessels, and school ships. It is in operation at seven contracted Ship Managers, two Logistics Support Contractors Sites, MARAD Headquarters, and MARAD Division Offices. There are approximately one thousand active NSE users/accounts. MARAD has also deployed a tailored version of NSE at three NDRF sites (James River (fort Eustis), VA; Beaumont, TX; and Suisun Bay, CA) to support NDRF functions called the Reserve Fleet management System (RFMS).

Data Management:

• The Contractor shall act as the Data Manager, ensuring consistency in vessel hierarchy and configuration within Nautical Systems Enterprise Duties of the (finish me)
• The contractor shall serve as a subject-matter-expert in Marine Maintenance Management to provide technical assistance in process engineering and research analysis to the RMS Operations and Policy Group.
• As Data Manager the contractor shall manage all the new vessel database imports/data conversions for ship classes, and programs in the NDRF (existing RRF/VAM/LMSR/NSMV) to ensure consistency across the fleet. This shall include, but not limited to the following:
• Ensure compliance with protocols, policies, and memorandums in place at MARAD.
• Ensure proper coding of equipment with respect to the MARAD SFI code (or other equipment coding standard in effect for vessel) …

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