Guam § 9501 - Request for Information.

§ 9501. Request for Information.

The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) shall develop and

publish a Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of

soliciting and determining public interest and the desired

direction that public policymakers may take relative to the

development, management and operation of a cruise ship

industry on Guam.

(a) (1) The information to be solicited shall include, at a

minimum, but shall not be limited to:

(A) what is needed for Guam to develop,

manage, and operate a cruise ship industry homeported

at the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Port of Guam;

(B) what is needed for local cruise tourism

support, including communications infrastructure,

ground travel, cultural experiences, sports and nature

experiences, site visits, entertainment, retail facilities,

dining facilities, comfort facilities, and any other

experience support needed for cruise passengers that

dock on Guam;

(C) what is needed to engage a public/private

collaboration in the renovations needed at the Jose D.

Leon Guerrero Port of Guam in an area suitable for a

cruise ship industry;

(D) what is needed to develop communication,

collaboration, and organization between island

governments, educational and cultural institutions, and

private business and non-profit entities throughout

Micronesia to collaborate on a Micronesia-wide cruise

ship enterprise;

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(E) information relative to needed funding and

available funding from any resource, government and

private, for the development of a cruise ship industry,

and any of the related experiences passengers would

have on Guam and throughout Micronesia;

(F) what is needed for success-monitoring of a

Micronesia-wide cruise industry as it pertains to Guam;

(G) what is needed for training, marketing, safety

and security, enhanced transportation, and tourism

asset development within Guam to include a cruise

ship industry within the current visitor industry; and

(H) what is needed to solicit interest from cruise

ship lines with appropriate vessels for visiting

throughout Micronesia to offer their services on a

Micronesia cruise adventure.

(2) The publication of the RFI shall expressly state that

it is being issued solely for the purpose of soliciting public

information for planning purposes, does not constitute a

Request for Proposal (RFP), and does not commit the

government to contract for any supply or service.

(3) Respondents shall be advised that the government

of Guam and/or GVB will not pay for any information

received or administrative costs incurred in responding to

this RFI.

(A) All costs experienced or associated with

responding to this RFI will be incurred solely at the

responding party’s expense.

(B) Not responding to this RFI does not preclude

participation in any future RFP, should there be one

issued.

(C) All submissions to this RFI shall become the

property of the government of Guam, subject to public

review, and will not be returned.

(D) Any issues relating to intellectual property

and copyright must be clarified by the respondent and

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clearly marked.

(b) Delivery Period/Dissemination. GVB shall publicly

disseminate the RFI in a manner to solicit the broadest number

of qualified interested respondents.

(1) Registries, direct mailings, and other methods, at a

minimum, shall be utilized to maximize the potential

number of responses to the RFI.

(2) GVB shall adhere to the following schedule:

(A) within sixty (60) days from enactment of this

legislation, develop and publish the Request for

Information (RFI);

(B) provide for a fifteen (15) day question period,

Saturday, Sunday, and government holidays excepted,

commencing from the date of publication, for

requested clarification(s) on the RFI from interested

parties/potential respondents;

(C) provide for a thirty (30) day period, Saturday,

Sunday, and government holidays excepted, after the

close of the question period for submission to the RFI

by respondents;

(D) compilation by GVB of all respondents and

analysis ascertaining the strength and weakness of each

RFI submission by respondents;

(E) transmittal of the RFI compilation/analysis

from GVB to I Maga’låhen Guåhan and I Liheslaturan

Guåhan no more than thirty (30) days after the receipt

of information to the RFI; and

(F) a GVB board resolution indicating the

Bureau’s clear strategic plans and policy

recommendations to either move forward or to suspend

any further efforts in developing a cruise ship industry

on Guam.

2018 NOTE: Subsection designations added/altered pursuant to the

authority granted by § 1606.

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