26-105 SS Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Strategic Sealift Program Support Office for market research on dry cargo vessel time charters.
MSC requests information regarding the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 325,000 square feet of military cargo, including helicopters, tracked and wheeled vehicles, and breakbulk items. The notice presents two charter scenarios: Scenario One involves a 40-day charter from Charleston, South Carolina to either Subic Bay, Philippines or Busan, Korea (charterer's option); Scenario Two involves a 60-day charter from Charleston, South Carolina to Melbourne, Australia. The laydays commence and cancel on 30 June 2026. Interested parties must provide detailed vessel information including vessel name and description, daily charter hire rates and any delivery/redelivery bonuses, fuel consumption rates for underway and inport working, militarily useful square feet of deck space (with minimum 7'5" clearance), supercargo accommodation capacity, business size, and any sub-contracting opportunities for large businesses. The small business size standard for water transportation services under NAICS 483111 is 1,050 employees. Responses must be submitted via email to Jordan Morrison (jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil) or Amy Hutchings (amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil) prior to 1100 hours Eastern Time on 08 May 2026. This is market research only and does not commit the government to contract or reimburse any costs incurred in responding.
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05 MAY 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-105
SUBJECT: 40 OR 60-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER
1. THIS IS MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE STRATEGIC SEALIFT
PROGRAM OFFICE OF MSC. IT IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND YOUR
RESPONSE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AN OFFER. THIS REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY ANY COSTS
INCURRED IN THE PREPARATION OR SUBMISSION TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT
NOTICE OR TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
2. MSC REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF U.S.
AND FOREIGN FLAG, ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF(RO/RO) VESSELS CAPABLE OF
CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 325,000 SQFT OF MILITARY CARGO (HELICOPTERS,
TRACKED AND WHEELED VEHICLES, AND BREAKBULK). THIS INFORMATION IS
BEING USED TO HELP DEVELOP FUTURE REQUIREMENTS. COMPLETE
INFORMATION REGARDING VESSELS, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO
PARAGRAPH 9D, WILL BE APPRECIATED.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS: MILITARY CARGO INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
A. CARGO LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
4. DELIVERY PORT: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (USA)
5. A. SCENARIO ONE:
REDELIVERY PORT: SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES OR BUSAN, KOREA (CHARTERER’S
OPTION)
6.A. CHARTER PERIOD: ABOUT 40 DAYS
5.B. SCENARIO TWO:
6.B. REDELIVERY PORT: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
CHARTER PERIOD: ABOUT 60 DAYS
7. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING/CANCELING: 30 JUNE 2026
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE
9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S), INCLUDING WHICH
SCENARIOS ARE INDICATED.
B. DAILY CHARTER HIRE RATE AND ANY DELIVERY/REDELIVERY BONUSES,
IF APPLICABLE.
C. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES (BOTH UNDERWAY AND INPORT WORKING).
D. MILITARILY USEFUL SQUARE FEET OF VESSEL DECK SPACE (DEFINED AS
THE CARGO CAPACITY DEEMED MILITARILY USEFUL THROUGH
COORDINATION WITH MARAD AND THE INDIVIDUAL CARRIER AND BASED
UPON A RO/RO VESSEL DECK HEIGHT THAT EXCEEDS 7'5" CLEARANCE).
E. INDICATE NUMBER OF SUPERCARGO VESSEL CAN ACCOMMODATE.
F. BUSINESS SIZE.
G. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING POSSIBLE
SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
H. ANY OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
10. THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION 19.102 ESTABLISHES THE SMALL
BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD FOR THIS TYPE OF WATER TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE AS NAICS "483111" WITH A SMALL BUSINESS SIZE LIMITATION OF 1,050
EMPLOYEES. PLEASE INDICATE IF BUSINESS IS A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.
11. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1100 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, 08 MAY 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS JORDAN MORRISON, EMAIL
JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, AND AMY HUTCHINGS, EMAIL
AMY.R.HUTCHINGS.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL.
SIGNED: MICHELLE JAMES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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