Amendment 1: Request for Proposals No. Terms And Conditions

ARTICLE 25 – SEAT BELT USE/ TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING POLICIES AND

ARTICLE 28 – SYSTEM OF AWARD MANAGEMENT AND UNIVERSAL IDENTIFIER

ARTICLE 1 – PURPOSE AND INTENT

The Maritime Administration, Office of Environment and Innovation, focuses on and participates in the development of environmental policy mechanisms that address maritime transportation environmental issues (e.g., alternative fuels/energy efficiency, air emissions generated from vessels and ports, invasive species in ballast water, and economic incentives). As the leading government agency with the responsibility for maritime transportation, it is vital that MARAD develops policy that is supported by sound research. The Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) program housed within the Office of Environment and Innovation partners with other governmental agencies, industry, and academia to fund and support maritime environmental research and demonstration projects.
This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for the award of financial assistance to Curtin Maritime Corp. to develop and deploy an all-electric assist tug evaluate the environmental performance of the tug and the “spread” of vessels and equipment used for a new-build hybrid dredging operation.

ARTICLE 2 – EFFECTIVE DATE AND PERIOD OF

PERFORMANCE

The effective date of this Agreement shall be the date of the last signatory on the Agreement. Period of Performance (PoP) covered by this Agreement commences upon the effective date of this Agreement and shall continue for (24) months unless terminated sooner as provided for herein.

ARTICLE 3 – DEFINITIONS

As used throughout this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below: (1) "Agreement Officer" means the person executing this Agreement on behalf of MARAD, and any other successor Agreement Officer designated by MARAD. (2) “Agreement Officer’s Representative” or “AOR” means the designated MARAD employee responsible for the technical aspects of this Agreement and technical liaison with the Recipient.
(3) “Covered Federal action" means any of the following Federal actions: the awarding of any Federal grant; the making of any Federal grant; the making of any Federal loan; the entering into of any cooperative agreement; the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal grant, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. (4) “Government” refers to the U.S. Federal Government including its agencies and departments.