Purchase Order N3220526P5003

Military Sealift Command awarded a $3.397 million firm fixed-price purchase order to Federated Maritime LLC, a small business maritime transportation provider, on October 23, 2025, for dry cargo voyage charter services designated as TSP-06 Mission. The contract calls for ocean transportation of hazardous materials, specifically ammunition and general cargo, utilizing a U.S. or foreign-flagged, self-sustaining vessel with minimum capacity of 200 twenty-foot equivalent units. The vessel will load cargo at Indian Island, Washington, with an available load date of November 12, 2025, and discharge at multiple Pacific destinations including Tengan, Okinawa, Japan, and Apra Harbor, Guam, with performance concluding by the ultimate completion date of December 18, 2025. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside based on responses to a recent sources sought notice.

Federated Maritime LLC has established itself as a critical provider of strategic ocean transportation services to the Department of Defense through multiple significant contract vehicles. The company currently holds the Universal Services Contract 10 (USC-10), a $4 billion multiple-award indefinite delivery contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force in September 2024, and a Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) contingency services contract effective through September 2034. Additionally, Federated Maritime previously received a $107.99 million firm fixed-price tanker charter contract from Military Sealift Command in October 2023 and has been awarded multiple similar dry cargo voyage purchase orders, demonstrating sustained capability in supporting Department of Defense sealift operations across global maritime logistics requirements.