26-150 Sources Sought Notice.pdf
PDF 137 KB Posted
- Attached to
- ANCILLARY SURFACE CRAFT SHIPPING
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N103-26-150
About this file
This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, requesting market research information regarding the availability and pricing of ocean shipping services for two Ancillary Surface Craft (ASC).
MSC seeks information on U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels capable of loading, transporting, and discharging two ASCs with the following specifications: 500-ton displacement, 172 feet overall length, 31.4-foot beam, and 36-foot height. The cargo will be loaded in Mobile, Alabama, with an available load date of 15 November 2026, and discharged in Okinawa, Japan (US military port). Respondents must indicate a 15-day layday window between load and discharge dates, with cargo designated as last-on, first-off. Services will be performed under MSC DRYVOY 2026 floating-on/floating-off (FLO-FLO) and lift-on/lift-off (LO/LO) terms. The contractor must provide cradle, cribbing, blocking, and seafastening for ocean transport; conduct pricing and technical planning as part of a fixed price; engage a mutually appointed independent marine surveyor; provide gas-free, certified cargo; supply temporary toilet facilities during FLO/FLO operations; and provide line handlers for undocking, loading, discharge, and docking operations. Planning and execution must comply with the U.S. Navy Towing Manual. Contractors must also provide security teams in accordance with ATFP requirements.
Interested parties must submit via email by 1100 Eastern Time on Monday, 03 August 2026, including complete vessel descriptions, mission execution plans with methods and equipment, stowage location and FLO/FLO loading/discharging locations, intended routes based on predicted weather, vessel range, estimated load and discharge times, voyage duration or planned discharge date, number of supercargo the vessel can support, lump-sum pricing inclusive of loading, stowing, securing, and discharging, detention rates, daily reimbursable pricing for crew and supercargo with disembark location, acknowledgement of all requirements, and company information including name, contact details, small business status, and unique entity identifier. The small business size standard for this water transportation service is NAICS 483111 with a 1,050-employee limitation. Responses should be directed to Jordan Morrison at jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil.
View the file
On GovTribe
Work with this file
- Download the original file
- Contacts named in this file
- Similar government files
- Ask GovTribe AI about this file
Text version
31 JULY 2026
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT
PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO. N32205-SS-N103-26-150
SUBJECT: ANCILLARY SURFACE CRAFT (ASC) SHIPPING
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.
OR FOREIGN FLAG, SELF-SUSTAINING VESSELS CAPABLE OF LOADING,
TRANSPORT, AND DISCHARGE OF TWO ANCILLARY SURFACE CRAFT (ASC), AS
DESCRIBED BELOW.
3. LOAD PORT(S)/PLACE(S): MOBILE, ALABAMA (USA)
AVAILABLE LOAD DATE (ALD): 15 NOVEMBER 2026
4. DISCHARGING PORT(S)/PLACE(S): OKINAWA, JAPAN (US MILITARY PORT)
5. LAYDAYS: RESPONDENTS ARE TO INDICATE 15-DAY LAYDAY WINDOW
BETWEEN ALD AND LAD. THIS CARGO IS LAST-ON, FIRST OFF.
6. CARGO DIMENSIONS:
ASC PARTICULARS
CARGO PARTICULARS
DISPLACEMENT: 500 TONS
DIMENSIONS LENGTH (OVERALL): 150’ (45.7 M)
LENGTH, OVERALL: 172’ (52.4 M)
LIGHTSHIP WEIGHT: 370 TONS
LONGITUDINAL CENTER OF GRAVITY: 60’ FORWARD OF TRANSOM
BEAM, OVERALL: 31.4’ (9.6 M)
HEIGHT: 36’ (11 M)
HULL LENGTH: 150’ (45.7 M)
ASC DRAWINGS FOR REFERENCE ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A. TERMS: MSC DRYVOY 2026 FLO-FLO AND LO/LO TERMS.
B. CRADLE, CRIBBING, BLOCKING, AND SEAFASTENING FOR OCEAN
TRANSPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED AND DELIVERED BY CONTRACTOR.
C. PRICING AND TECHNICAL PLANNING SHALL BE DONE AS PART OF THE
FIXED PRICE.
D. INDEPENDENT MARINE SURVEYOR TO BE MUTUALLY APPOINTED AND
DUTIES OUTLINED IN U.S. NAVY TOWING MANUAL (AVAILABLE UPON
REQUEST). IMS SHOULD BE PRICED IN THE LUMP SUM COSTS.
E. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE CARGO GAS FREE AND CERTIFIED BY MARINE
GAS CHEMIST PRIOR TO DISCHARGE.
F. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY TOILET FACILITIES DURING
FLO/FLO OPERATIONS.
G. CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LINE HANDLERS ABOARD ASC FOR UNDOCKING,
LOADING, DISCHARGE, AND DOCKING OF ASCS.
H. THERE WILL BE A REQUIREMENT FOR VESSEL OWNER TO PROVIDE A
SECURITY TEAM IAW ATFP REQUIREMENTS OF THE USPACOM AOR.
I. PLANNING, TOWING, LOADING, TRANSIT, DISCHARGE, WILL BE DONE IN
ACCORDING WITH THE US NAVY TOWING MANUAL.
NAVY TOWING MANUAL CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT:
HTTPS://WWW.NAVSEA.NAVY.MIL/HOME/SUPSALV/00C2-SALVAGE/SALVAGE-
PUBLICATIONS/
8. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. VESSEL AND RATE INFORMATION:
(1) COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL
(2) PLAN FOR EXECUTION OF THE MISSION TO INCLUDE METHOD,
EQUIPMENT TO BE USED TO LOAD AND DISCHARGE CARGO
(3) AREA TO BE STOWED ON FLO/FLO VESSEL
(4) FLO/FLO LOCATION OF LOADING AND DISCHARGING
(5) INTENDED ROUTE BASE OF PREDICTED WEATHER
(6) RANGE OF VESSEL IN NAUTICAL MILES.
(7) ESTIMATED LOAD AND DISCHARGE TIME (AS DESCRIBED IN
PARAGRAPH 5
(8) DURATION OF VOYAGE OR PLANNED DISCHARGE DATE.
(9) RESPOND WITH THE NUMBER OF SUPER CARGO VESSEL CAN SUPPORT.
https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/SUPSALV/00C2-Salvage/Salvage-Publications/ https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/SUPSALV/00C2-Salvage/Salvage-Publications/
(10) LUMP-SUM PRICE TO INCLUDE APPLICABLE LOADING, STOWING,
SECURING, AND DISCHARGING.
(11) ASSOCIATED DETENTION RATE.
(12) REIMBURSABLE DAILY PRICING FOR CST AND INTENDED DISEMBARK
LOCATION.
(13) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ALL INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS OF
THIS NOTICE.
(14) ANY PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
B. COMPANY INFORMATION:
(1) NAME OF COMPANY; TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS.
(2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS;
HUBZONE STATUS).
(3) REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
(4) PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
9. 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.
10. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO 1100 EASTERN TIME,
MONDAY, 03 AUGUST 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS JORDAN MORRISON,
EMAIL JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL.
SIGNED: FRANKLIN (CARLEY) ORVIN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:%20JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
ASC PARTICULARS
File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .