100-day dry cargo time charter
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- N3220526C1208
- Awardee
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Waterman Transport Inc. UEI EJ75ZKJHF385
- Awarding agency
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Military Sealift Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $9,585,259
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- 100-day Dry Cargo Time Charter Pre-Solicitation · N3220526R6009 · Posted Oct 28, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $9,585,259.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- 5 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Mobile, AL 36602, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) awarded a definitive contract to Waterman Transport Inc., operating as Central Gulf Lines, on December 10, 2025, for a 100-day dry cargo time charter valued at $9.6 million. The contract supports resupply operations requiring a single ice-class, self-sustaining vessel equipped with Lift-On/Lift-Off capability and minimum capacity of 750 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for breakbulk cargo. The vessel was required to arrive at Port Hueneme, California between December 21-23, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2026. This procurement was conducted on an unrestricted, open-competition basis with no small business set-aside designation.
Waterman Transport Inc., a subsidiary of Seacor Holdings Inc., is a maritime transportation services provider with extensive experience supporting Department of Defense global logistics operations. The company holds significant positions on multiple Department of Defense indefinite delivery contracts, including the Universal Services Contract-10 ($4 billion) and the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement Contingency Services contract, and has previously executed dry cargo charters ranging from 23 to 106 days transporting military equipment, vehicles, ammunition, and containerized cargo to locations worldwide including South Korea, Poland, Germany, and the Middle East. The company performs the primary scope of work directly through its own vessel operations without disclosed major subcontractors.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract N3220526C1208?
N3220526C1208 was awarded to Waterman Transport Inc. by Military Sealift Command (Department of the Navy) on December 10, 2025.
How much is contract N3220526C1208 worth?
The government has obligated $9,585,259 on N3220526C1208.
Was contract N3220526C1208 competed?
The government received 5 offers.
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