BID DEPOSIT-SEA SHADOW/HMB-1

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE BEING SOLD AS ONE LOT AND ARE NOT TO BE SEPARATED UNTIL AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE GOVERNMENT FACILITY. THE EX-SEA SHADOW (IX-529), YEAR BUILT: 1983, BUILDER: LOCKHEED MARTIN, OVERALL LENGTH: 164 FEET, WATERLINE LENGTH: 118 FEET, EXTREME BEAM 68 FEET, WATERLINE BEAM: 58 FEET, MAXIMUM NAVIGATIONAL DRAFT: 15 FEET, DRAFT LIMIT: 15 FEET, LIGHT DISPLACEMENT: 499 TONS, HULL MATERIAL: STEEL HULL AND SUPERSTRUCTURE, DIESEL ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM, NUMBER OF PROPELLERS: TWO. (THE EX-SEA SHADOW SHALL BE DISPOSED OF BY COMPLETELY DISMANTLING AND SCRAPPING WITHIN THE U.S.A. DISMANTILING IS DEFINED AS REDUCING THE PROPERTY SUCH AS IT HAS NO VALUE EXCEPT FOR ITS BASIC MATERIAL CONTENT.) THE EX-HUGHES MINING BARGE (HMB-1), COVERED SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE DECK CARGO BARGE/FLOATING DRY-DOCK (WITH DOCKED EX-SEA SHADOW (IX-529) ON BOARD.) HMB-1 - LIGHT DISPLACEMENT: 4,585 TONS, LENGTH OVER ALL): 324 FEET, BREATH: 106.8 FEET, DEPTH: 18.8 FEET, HEIGHT OF WING WALLS ABOVE MAIN DECK: 62 FEET, LENGTH INSIDE WING WALLS: 276 FEET, WIDTH INSIDE WING WALLS: 76.6 FEET, YEAR BUILT: 1972, DRAFT: FORWARD: 8 FEET, AFT: 9 FEET, AIR DRAFT: 97.7 FEET, BUILDER: NATIONAL STEEL SHIP BUILDING COMPANY, SAN DIEGO, CA., CONSTRUCTION: WELDED STEEL, SPOON BOW AND FLAT BOTTOM WITH 18 INCH DEAD RISE, AND RADIUS BILGE PLATING. THESE ITEMS ARE BEING SOLD AS ONE LOT AND WILL NOT BE SEPERATED. IN ORDER TO BID ON THIS LOT, BIDDERS WILL NEED TO REQUEST A BID BUTTON BY PROVIDING A BID DEPOSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000, AND A SIGNED COPY OF THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF INTENT (COMPLETELY FILLED OUT). BIDDERS MUST AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON THE STATEMENT OF INTENT. IF ANY TERM OR CONDITIONS IS NOT AGREED TO OR IF NO BID DEPOSIT IS PROVIDED, BIDDERS WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-COMPLIANT AND NO BID BUTTON WILL BE ASSIGNED. ADDITIONALLY, BIDDERS WILL NEED TO BE REGISTERED ON GSAACUTIONS(SM) IN ORDER TO RECEIVED A BID BUTTON AND WILL NEED TO SUPPLY THEIR ON-LINE USER NAME, THE REGISTERED E-MAIL ADDRESS, A DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER, THEIR REGISTERED NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS. THE BID DEPOSIT MUST BE IN THE FORM OF AN ACCEPTABLE CREDIT CARD, CASHIERS CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AND ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1:00 P.M. CST ON FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012. CREDIT CARD DEPOSITS CAN BE CALLED INTO GSA AT 215-446-5065. CASHIERS CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS MYST BE OVERNIGHTED TO GSA, PROPERTY, ATTN JOHN LUBESKI, STRAWBRIDGES BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 20 NORTH 8TH STREET, PHIALDELPHIA, PA 19107. ALL DEPOSITS FOR UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BIDDER WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE CLOSING OF THE SALE. ONCE THE SALE HAS BEEN AWARDED, THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER MUST SUBMIT BALANCE OF PAYMENT AND A COPY OF THE ATTACHED PERFORMANCE BOND (SF25) IN AN AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $500,000, WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS. IF PAYMENT AND/OR SF25 IS NOT RECEIVED, SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WILL BE CONSIDERED IN DEFAULT OF THIS CONTRACT. TEN (10) DAYS NOTICE IS REQUIRED TO SCHEDULE INSPECTION AND/OR REMOVAL. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. THIS SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 21 DAYS TO ACCOMIDATE THE 10 DAY INSPECTON REQUIREMENT. *****PLEASE NOTE THIS SOLICITATION WAS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 TO CORRECT THE LENGTH (OVER ALL) FOR THE EX-HMB-1. THE CORRECT LENGTH (OVER ALL) OF THE EX-HMB-1 IS 324 FEET. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIME-FRAME FOR SUBMITTING STATEMENT OF INTENTS AND BID DEPOSITS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012, 1:00 P.M. CST. N0002412520001

THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT WARRANTED.

Additional Documents

SF 25
Hull Thickness doc 2
Hull Thickness doc 1
Hull Thickness doc 3
Survey Reports
Statement Of Intent

Special Inspection Information

INSPECTION AND REMOVAL BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. CONTACT PROPERTY

CUSTODIAN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THIS IS A BID DEPOSIT

SALE. SEE DESCRIPTION AND ATTACHMENTS FOR TERMS.

Please contact the custodian for inspection dates and times and for removal arrangements.

Successful bidders are cautioned that they will be responsible for loading, packing and removal of any and all property awarded to them from the exact place where the property is located, as indicated below.

Property Location and inquiries/questions regarding property inspection and/or removal:

Maritime Administration National
Defense Reserve Fleet
Suisun Bay
Benicia, CA 94510

Contact: Ray Porter
Phone: 360-476-3510

RAYMOND.PORTER@NAVY.MIL

For inquiries/questions regarding payment, contact the following sales office:

GSA, FAS, 3QSCA
Strawbridge's Bldg.
20 North 8th St., 10th Floor
PHILADELPHIA , PA 19107

Phone: 215-446-5065
Fax: 215-446-5117

For inquiries/questions regarding contractual issues, contact the following sales contracting officer/property disposal specialist:

KAREN CRAIG
Phone: 215-446-5071
KAREN.CRAIG@GSA.GOV

Auction Description and Bidding Rules

This is an English auction. At the close of the auction, the user with the highest bid wins the auction, as long as that bid is at or above the auction's reserve price. The reserve price is the lowest price accepted for the item.

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Auction Properties

Current High Bid: 3,200,100 USD
Reserve Price: true
Reserve Price Amount: N/A
Bid increment: 100 USD
Inactivity period: 10
Run length: 21
Inactivity period for reduction of Bid Increment: N/A
Reduction of bid increment: N/A
Reduction of bid increment limit: N/A
Start Time: 20120413 05:00 PM CT
Close Time: 05/04 05:31 PM CT
Closing Rules: This auction will end in one of these ways:

• At the auction close time if no bids (proxy or flat) are placed within the inactivity period, or the auction is not subject to a inactivity period.
• After the inactivity period has passed without any bids (proxy or flat) being placed.

Status: Closed

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Competing Proxy Limits

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Winning & Trading

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Reduction of Bid Increment Notes

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As of February 14, 2009 bidders will be assigned the actual bidder number for the sale/lot based on when they placed their bid, if you are the first bidder for this sale you will see Bidder#1, if you are the second bidder you will see Bidder#2.

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