26-127 Sources Sought Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Strategic Sealift Program Management Support Office for market research regarding the carriage of granite aggregates. The MSC is seeking information about U.S. flag vessels available to transport two separate shipments of #57 and #89 granite aggregates, each consisting of 23,000 metric tons. The #57 granite will be loaded from Jamaica Gypsum Pier, Jamaica between June 18-30, 2026, with a maximum draft of 9.1 meters, length overall of 172 meters, and beam of 27 meters at the load port. The #89 granite will be loaded between July 13-24, 2026, with identical dimensional restrictions at the load port. Both cargoes will be discharged at Port of Palm Beach, Florida, where the maximum allowable draft is 9.45 meters at low tide, with length overall and beam maximums of 190 meters and 30.4 meters respectively.
Vessels must be fully geared with ship cranes capable of discharging cargo at a minimum rate of 8,500 metric tons per day, with a minimum reach of 10.8 meters over dock using clam shell bucket grab gear and cranes sized at greater than 30 metric tons safe working load. The anticipated charter arrangement is a voyage charter. This is market research only and does not commit the government to contract or compensate respondents for submission costs. Interested parties must provide company information, small business status, vessel details, lump-sum rates with demurrage terms, confirmation of meeting all requirements, and estimated load/discharge rates. The small business size standard for this water transportation service is established at NAICS 483111 with a 1,050-employee limitation. Responses via email are due by 1100 Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, to Jordan Morrison at JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL.
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08 June 2026
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OFFICE, NORFOLK, VA, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NO.: N32205-SS-N103-26-127
SUBJECT: CARRIAGE OF #57 AND #89 GRANITE AGGREGATES
1. THIS IS MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE N103 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. FLAG VESSELS AVAILABLE AND CAPABLE OF CARRYING BELOW CARGO “A”
OR “B”, OR BOTH.
A. #57 GRANITE (23,000 MT)
A. LOAD PORT: JAMAICA GYPSUM PIER, JAMAICA
I. LOAD QUANTITY: 23,000 MT
II. LOAD DATE: 18 JUNE 26 TO 30 JUNE 26
III. MAX DRAFT: 9.1M (30')
IV. MAX LOA: 172M (564')
V. MAX BEAM: 27M (88’)
B. DISCHARGE PORT: PORT OF PALM BEACH, FLORDIA (USA)
I. DISCHARGE QUANTITY: 23,000 MT
II. MAX DRAFT: 9.45M (31') AT LOW TIDE
III. MAX LOA: 190M (623')
IV. MAX BEAM: 30.4M (98’)
B. #89 GRANITE (23,000 MT)
A. LOAD PORT: JAMAICA GYPSUM PIER, JAMAICA
I. LOAD QUANTITY: 23,000 MT
II. LOAD DATE: 13 JULY 26 TO 24 JULY 26
III. MAX DRAFT: 9.1M (30') AT LOW TIDE
IV. MAX LOA: 172M (564')
V. MAX BEAM: 27M (88’)
B. DISCHARGE PORT: PORT OF PALM BEACH, FLORDIA (USA)
I. DISCHARGE QUANTITY: 23,000 MT
II. MAX DRAFT: 9.45M (31') AT LOW TIDE
III. MAX LOA: 190M (623')
IV. MAX BEAM: 30.4M (98’)
3. VESSEL SHALL BE GEARED TO DISCHARGE CARGOES AT DISCHARGE PORTS.
A. SHIP CRANES OFFLOAD RATE REQUIREMENT: 8,500 M/T / DAY
B. CRANES REACH REQUIREMENT: 10.8 METERS (MIN) OVER DOCK
C. GRAB GEAR: CLAM SHELL BUCKET
d. CRANE SIZE(TONS):>30 METRIC TONS SWIL W/GRABS
4. ANTICIPATED CHARTER STYLE: VOYAGE CHARTER
5. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. COMPANY INFORMATION:
1) NAME OF COMPANY; TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS
2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS; HUB-
ZONE STATUS)
3) LARGE BUSINESSES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE DETAILS
REGARDING POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
4) PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
B. VESSEL AND RATE INFORMATION:
1) CONFIRMATION OWNER HAS USAGE OF VESSEL.
2) VESSEL’S NAME, FLAG AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL
3) RATE AS A LUMP-SUM, AND DEMURRAGE.
4) STATEMENT OR INFORMATION AFFIRMING THAT THE VESSEL MEETS
OR EXCEEDS ALL REQUIREMENTS ABOVE
5) ESTIMATED LOAD AND DISCHARGE RATE FOR THE VESSEL
6) ANY OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
6. 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.
7. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1100, EASTERN TIME,
WEDNESDAY, 10 JUNE 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS JORDAN MORRISON,
JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL.
SIGNED: F. CARLEY ORVIN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103
mailto:JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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