Subject: Springfield Station: Invitation to Tender
Esteemed representatives,
Good day to you. My name is Martin Kemp-Smith, Fleet Admiral and Commanding Officer of the Liberty Navy, Forty-sixth Fleet.
Over recent months, the Fleet has undertaken a joint collaboration project in constructing a new modular station, Springfield Station. The purpose of this communication is to cordially invite your respective organisations to tender for the provision of supplying the installation, by means of a supply contact.
I have attached the pertinent requirements and respectfully request that these be completed and attached by reply.
In service to the Republic.
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Martin Kemp-Smith
Fleet Admiral Liberty Navy 46th Fleet
[code]This document is the property of the Liberty Navy Forty-sixth Fleet and all contents therein is classified. This is not to be disseminated, shared or otherwise forwarded beyond appropriate personnel within the Liberty Navy, or your Corporations.
Date of invitation to tender: 18-10-834
Date of expected return: 25-10-834
Required responses:
- A:1
- A:2
- B:1
- B:2
Tender Requirements:
A - Costings:
The Forty-sixth Fleet has strict budgetary requirements. It is requested that you provide costings, in the form of:
1 - Monthly: what would the monthly cost be for a supply contact?
2 - Annual: what would be annual cost be for a supply contract?
B - Expectations:
Being a highly secure Naval Installation, we've stringent expectations of prospect suppliers. These are:
1 - The Liberty Navy expects timely deliveries. Allowing for up to, but not more than TEN percent (10%) degradation to the installation. Can you guarantee this?
2 - The Liberty Navy expects timely reporting and delivery of shipping manifests. Allowing up to 24-hours for full submission of such manifests. Can you guarantee this?
3 - The Liberty Navy expects all respective personnel to conduct themselves with the upmost professionalism, at all times.
4 - The Liberty Navy expects all respective personnel to follow the direction of Naval Officers assigned to Springfield, at all times.
Prospective Projects:
The winning corporation of this tender submission will be invited, at a later date, to discuss further expansions and projects.
Reservations:
The Liberty Navy reserves the right to:
- Revoke access to Springfield, without prior warning, for any breaches.
- Issue fines for any breaches of law, of any article, under the full extent of Liberty Law.
- Withdraw from contract, within 90 days, for any breach of contract, or tender, by your personnel.
I am Zachary Hagen, Vice-President of Ageira Innovations, Engineering Solutions, and Logistics. We at Ageira Innovations are always keen on cooperating with any of the Liberty forces, we are thankful that you still trust our abilities. However, our hands are tied with our newly deployed installation "Black Hills Ammunition". I hope this doesn't leave a sour taste in our relationship and we can cooperate on another occasion.
While I have your attention Fleet Admiral, our security pilots would greatly profit from the experience of the Liberty Navy. If it would be possible I would like to request a delegation to meet me in person at the Ageira Innovations main tower on Planet Manhattan. Please send me your thoughts on this matter at your earliest convenience Fleet Admiral.
Liberty Navy 46th Fleet Security Clearance: < Granted >
Sender ID: Fleet Admiral Martin Kemp-Smith
Recipient ID: Zachary Hagen
Subject: Request
Mister Hagen,
A pleasure to make your acquaintance. I don't believe I've previously had the pleasure and appreciate your timely response.
It is unfortunate that Ageira is unable to assist on this occasion, however, this shall not tarnish the reputation between our respective organisations. Your honesty is duly appreciated in that regard. In response to your request, as it does not directly relate to the initial transmissions required purpose, I would advise that you open a channel, so we can make the appropriate arrangements.
I look forward to hearing from you, Vice President. In the meantime, your access to this channel will be revoked on delivery.
In service to the Republic.
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Martin Kemp-Smith
Fleet Admiral Liberty Navy 46th Fleet
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George E. Rolf, CEO
LOCATION: Red Rock Refinery, Colorado
SUBJECT: Modular Base Maintenance
Howdy Admiral Kemp-Smith.
I'm glad you're thinking of us when considering budgets for new operations. However, before committing my people, I figured we should do a bit of digging to explain my estimate.
In order to accurately estimate the value of the contract, you need to decide what your station's primary imports are going to be. I would rather not rely on our own refineries as the benchmark, as we demand a steady supply of various goods, which all cost a pretty cred't, if I may say so. But for now, let's focus on the regular wear&tear, and the crew resupply.
I've had my folks run the numbers, and below you will find them for Red Rock Refinery, registered in Colorado (Denver orbit). I've been told that due to your position deeper in the system and therefore further away from Manhattan than we are from Denver, a 25% increase may be applied to those goods. However, due to your closer position to Fort Bush and its enormous distribution volume, you save all that money back on the reinforcement materials. Based on these estimates, Red Rock Refinery requires ~8 mil credits monthly to maintain, without accountin' for our other imports and projects, which require additional personnel.
Now this number directly relates to our contract, as I don't presume to require that you folks hold to the same replenishment bonus schedule. After all, if you did, you probably wouldn't even be askin' us for assistance, eh? Instead, think of it as the upper bound of investment - whatever the difference between this number and your own estimate, is what we would be askin'. Minus some discounts of course, seein' as you're the ones keeping us all safe and all - say 20%. Therefore, if your monthly estimate is 5 million, I would request 3 x 0.75 = 2.25 mil for my folks to haul the resupply, and so on. In fact, how about we assume this number for now, and re-negotiate in the future if that proves necessary.
This document is the property of the Liberty Navy Forty-sixth Fleet and all contents therein is classified. This is not to be disseminated, shared or otherwise forwarded beyond appropriate personnel within the Liberty Navy, or your Corporations.
Date of invitation to tender: 18-10-834
Date of expected return: 25-10-834
Required responses:
- A:1
- A:2
- B:1
- B:2
Tender Requirements:
A - Costings:
The Forty-sixth Fleet has strict budgetary requirements. It is requested that you provide costings, in the form of:
1 - Monthly: what would the monthly cost be for a supply contact? A: $2,250,000.
2 - Annual: what would be annual cost be for a supply contract? A: $27,000,000.
B - Expectations:
Being a highly secure Naval Installation, we've stringent expectations of prospect suppliers. These are:
1 - The Liberty Navy expects timely deliveries. Allowing for up to, but not more than TEN percent (10%) degradation to the installation. Can you guarantee this? A: Yes
2 - The Liberty Navy expects timely reporting and delivery of shipping manifests. Allowing up to 24-hours for full submission of such manifests. Can you guarantee this? A: No
3 - The Liberty Navy expects all respective personnel to conduct themselves with the upmost professionalism, at all times.
4 - The Liberty Navy expects all respective personnel to follow the direction of Naval Officers assigned to Springfield, at all times.
The winning corporation of this tender submission will be invited, at a later date, to discuss further expansions and projects.
The Liberty Navy reserves the right to:
- Revoke access to Springfield, without prior warning, for any breaches.
- Issue fines for any breaches of law, of any article, under the full extent of Liberty Law.
- Withdraw from contract, within 90 days, for any breach of contract, or tender, by your personnel.
One more thing Admiral. I realize you folks like doin' everything by the book, but the shipping manifests reportin' is a bit too much red tape, even for my people. I'm sure most will be able to keep to a consistent schedule, but I wouldn't penalize those who make the deliveries and only log it on their vessel. I propose that we be allowed to submit such logs monthly, alongside any reports my people choose to create. You will then be able to compare all logged amounts against your own delivery logs, and if any discrepancies arise, we'd deal with them as they come.
Lookin' forward to hear back from you, and I'm sure we'll be able to do business real soon.
Liberty Navy 46th Fleet Security Clearance: < Granted >
Sender ID: Fleet Admiral Martin Kemp-Smith
Recipient ID: George E. Rolf, CEO, DSE
Subject: RE: Maintenance Contract
Mister Rolf,
As it stands, our supply requirements are:
Crew Supplies:
- Food
- Water
- Oxygen
Repair Materials:
- Basic Alloy
- Hull Panels
- Robotics
In the meantime, for the purposes of following our required procedures, I would kindly advise that you request access to dock at Springfield Station via our internal channels.
I would also like to address your remark regarding our reporting requirement. Yes, the Liberty Navy has strict and stringent requirements for purposes of reporting. I would propose a bi-monthly report, which will need to be properly documented and formatted. I hope this is this agreeable, Mister Rolf?
Your initial estimate falls within our budgetary requirements, so I think we shall proceed on this initial basis. If this requires adjusting in the future, we can arrange the appropriate financials, as required. If you could draw up the appropriate paperwork and attach by reply, I would be most grateful.
I look forward to working with Deep Space Engineering.
In service to the Republic.
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Martin Kemp-Smith
Fleet Admiral Liberty Navy 46th Fleet
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George E. Rolf, CEO
LOCATION: Susquehanna Station, Cortez
SUBJECT: Modular Base Maintenance
Glad to hear back from you, Admiral.
I figured my request about the accountin' won't hold much water, but it was worth a shot for the grumblin' I'll get from certain captains. I've got a son in the Navy, so I know very well what is required, and I'll make sure my people stick to the letter in this regard. I'm attaching the final version of the contract below, with my signature.
This document is the property of the Liberty Navy Forty-sixth Fleet and all contents therein is classified. This is not to be disseminated, shared or otherwise forwarded beyond appropriate personnel within the Liberty Navy, or your Corporations.
Required responses:
- A:1
- A:2
- B:1
- B:2
Tender Requirements:
A - Costings:
The Forty-sixth Fleet has strict budgetary requirements. It is requested that you provide costings, in the form of:
1 - Monthly: what would the monthly cost be for a supply contact? A: $2,250,000.
2 - Annual: what would be annual cost be for a supply contract? A: $27,000,000.
B - Expectations:
Being a highly secure Naval Installation, we've stringent expectations of prospect suppliers. These are:
1 - The Liberty Navy expects timely deliveries. Allowing for up to, but not more than TEN percent (10%) degradation to the installation. Can you guarantee this? A: Yes
2 - The Liberty Navy expects timely reporting and delivery of shipping manifests. Allowing up to 24-hours for full submission of such manifests. Can you guarantee this? A: Yes
3 - The Liberty Navy expects all respective personnel to conduct themselves with the upmost professionalism, at all times.
4 - The Liberty Navy expects all respective personnel to follow the direction of Naval Officers assigned to Springfield, at all times.
The winning corporation of this tender submission will be invited, at a later date, to discuss further expansions and projects.
The Liberty Navy reserves the right to:
- Revoke access to Springfield, without prior warning, for any breaches.
- Issue fines for any breaches of law, of any article, under the full extent of Liberty Law.
- Withdraw from contract, within 90 days, for any breach of contract, or tender, by your personnel.
Signed,
George E. Rolf, CEO, DSE.
30/10/834 AS
Seein' as it's the end of the month, let us start countin' from November 834 onwards. It will likely take a day in any case to secure the docking permits and advertise the contract on the internal channels.
I'm glad we were able to come to an agreement, and I'm sure it'll be a pleasure working with you folks going forward.
This document is the property of the Liberty Navy Forty-sixth Fleet and all contents therein is classified. This is not to be disseminated, shared or otherwise forwarded beyond appropriate personnel within the Liberty Navy, or your Corporations.
Required responses:
- A:1
- A:2
- B:1
- B:2
Tender Requirements:
A - Costings:
The Forty-sixth Fleet has strict budgetary requirements. It is requested that you provide costings, in the form of:
1 - Monthly: what would the monthly cost be for a supply contact? A: $2,250,000.
2 - Annual: what would be annual cost be for a supply contract? A: $27,000,000.
B - Expectations:
Being a highly secure Naval Installation, we've stringent expectations of prospect suppliers. These are:
1 - The Liberty Navy expects timely deliveries. Allowing for up to, but not more than TEN percent (10%) degradation to the installation. Can you guarantee this? A: Yes
2 - The Liberty Navy expects timely reporting and delivery of shipping manifests. Allowing up to 24-hours for full submission of such manifests. Can you guarantee this? A: Yes
3 - The Liberty Navy expects all respective personnel to conduct themselves with the upmost professionalism, at all times.
4 - The Liberty Navy expects all respective personnel to follow the direction of Naval Officers assigned to Springfield, at all times.
The winning corporation of this tender submission will be invited, at a later date, to discuss further expansions and projects.
The Liberty Navy reserves the right to:
- Revoke access to Springfield, without prior warning, for any breaches.
- Issue fines for any breaches of law, of any article, under the full extent of Liberty Law.
- Withdraw from contract, within 90 days, for any breach of contract, or tender, by your personnel.
Signed,
Martin Kemp-Smith, Fleet Admiral
Liberty Navy 46th Fleet
30/10/834
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George E. Rolf, CEO
LOCATION: Susquehanna Station, Cortez
SUBJECT: Modular Base Maintenance
Mighty glad to hear it, Admiral!
You should receive the necessary confirmation details to make the first transaction at any moment now. The public name of our Sirius node is [DSE]Bank. Please be in touch with our people in finance if there are any issues with the transfers.
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Sender ID: Fleet Admiral Martin Kemp-Smith
Recipient ID: George E. Rolf, CEO, DSE
Subject: RE: Contract
Mister Rolf,
I've authorised the Treasury to forward advance payment in preparation for the month to come.
On behalf of the Admiralty and the Liberty Navy, we are looking forward to working with such a reputable corporation. If you could also confirm receipt of the advance payment, I would be most obliged to you, Mister Rolf.
In service to the Republic.
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Martin Kemp-Smith
Fleet Admiral Liberty Navy 46th Fleet
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George E. Rolf, CEO
LOCATION: Susquehanna Station, Cortez
SUBJECT: Modular Base Maintenance
Admiral, the first installment came through, with the confirmation provided below:
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