26R6045 RFP.pdf

05 February 2026

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Subj: RFP N3220526R6045

Ref: (a) SF 1449

(b) MSC DRYTIME 2026 (02-26)

This procurement is a FAR Part 12 acquisition being conducted under FAR 12.201-1 Simplified Procedures. Per FAR 52.216-1, the Government contemplates award one firm-fixed-price contract resulting from this solicitation.

MSC Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, N103A, requests proposals for vessel(s) capable of meeting the transportation requirements described below. The paragraph numbers below apply to the box layout of references (a) and (b), which are incorporated herein by reference (available on the MSC web site at https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil, under “Business “Opportunities”, select “Contracts”, then “Proforma”, or upon request), and shall be the charter form of any contract resulting from this solicitation. By submission of a proposal, the owner/offeror confirms agreement with all terms and conditions of this solicitation and the charter form, unless otherwise identified therein.

NOTES:

1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH MSC DRYTIME PROFORMA, PART X (a)(11) A VALID SUBMISSION

CONSISTS OF AT LEAST A SHIP NAME, A PRICE, AND A SIGNATURE; WITHOUT THESE AT A

MINIMUM, YOUR SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION AND AWARD.

2. DUE TO INCREASED E-MAIL SECURITY, IT MAY TAKE LONGER FOR E-MAILS TO BE

RECEIVED IN THE APPROPRIATE IN-BOX, ESPECIALLY WHEN AN E-MAIL IS HOSTED IN A

FOREIGN COUNTRY; SOME E-MAILS ARE DELAYED IN EXCESS OF HOURS. OFFERORS ARE

ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT OFFERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO JPEG FILES.

3. IN REFERENCE TO THE PROFORMA'S "WAR" SECTION, CONTRACTORS ARE NOTIFIED

THAT THE RED SEA, THE BAB AL-MANDEB STRAITS, AND GULF OF ADEN ARE

DESIGNATED IMMINENT DANGER PAY LOCATIONS; MSC CIVMARS RECEIVE IMMINENT

DANGER PAY OF $225 FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OR $7.50 PER DAY WHILE IN THE AREA.

4. OFFERORS ARE REMINDED THAT EXPIRED OFFERS WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE

COMPETITION UPON EXPIRATION AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SUBSEQUENT

REVIVAL OR RENEWAL UNLESS THE EXPIRATION OCCURS DURING A PERIOD WHERE

FINAL PROPOSAL REVISIONS ARE BEING ACTIVELY SOUGHT.

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A. STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES

I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes

2. Contract No.: Will be provided upon award

5. Solicitation No.: N3220526R6045

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 05 February 2026

7. For Solicitation Information: Email LCDR Hutchings at amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil or 757-443-5666

8. Offer Due Date: Thursday, 12 February 2026, at 1000 Eastern Time

9. Issued By: Military Sealift Command Norfolk, 471 East C Street, Bldg. SP-64, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511-2419 (Code: N32205)

10. This Acquisition is: Unrestricted; NAICS Code: 483111

14. Method of Solicitation: RFP 18a. Payment will be made by: ERP DFAS-CL (Pay DoDAAC N50082). Submit electronic invoices via Part VI (c) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions 18b. Submit invoices to: See MSC Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) Instructions 27a. Solicitation incorporates by full text FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-4, tailored as indicated and appropriate.

PART I-DRYTIME BOXES:

1. Vessel Required:

A. One U.S. or foreign flag, Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessel with ramp door and main deck height of 20 feet or more, capable of carrying a minimum of 136,083 square feet of military cargo (helicopters, wheeled vehicles, and breakbulk) from the packing list.

B. Minimum laden speed shall be 15 knots.

C. Packing List: Contact MSC Contracting for packing list to be used for the stow plan.

2. Place / Range of Delivery:

Charleston, SC (USA)

3. Place / Range of Redelivery:

Bahrain, Bahrain

4. Charter Period:

About 48 days

5. Laydays:

Commencing: 28 March 2026 Cancelling: 31 March 2026 Itinerary: Provide vessel’s detailed itinerary, outlining intended ports and estimated speed, confirming vessel can meet layday/s in accordance with Part I, DRYTIME Box 16.

6. Terms/Conditions/Attachments added, deleted or modified:

A. Supercargo: Pursuant to PART IV (k), a minimum of two supercargo.

B. CALL OUT PART V (i): Lashing Gear mailto:amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil

C. CALL OUT and AMEND PART V (m): Provide most recent and complete copy (with all endorsements) of the vessel’s Certificate of Inspection (COI).

D. CALL OUT PART V (n): Stow Plan: Provide detailed stow plan, including vessel trim and stability values resulting from the proposed stow plan, using the provided packing list showing the vessel’s ability to support the requirement. Stow plans may be cross-checked in ICODES for feasibility- to include square footage, weight, trim and stability, and segregation.

E. CALL OUT PART V (o): Fully Bunkered

F. AMEND PART III (c)vi POSITION REPORTS to add the following:

MSC_N321A_DryCargo@us.navy.mil MSC_BWC@us.navy.mil Richard.l.preston4.civ@mail.mil Curtis.l.mcclure.civ@mail.mil msclant.sdo@navy.mil ctf63-msceuraf-n3-surface-sdo@us.navy.mil

G. Acknowledgement: Owner/ Offeror shall submit a warranty that the Owner/ Offeror acknowledges and will meet all requirements of the solicitation and corresponding proforma.

1. Owner/ Offeror submit items: 1A, 5, 6C, and 6D.

2. Owner. Offeror warranty validates acknowledgment of items: 1B, 1C, 2, 3, 4, 6A, 6B, 6E through 6G.

Full text of clauses may be accessed electronically through this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

PART VI ADDITIONAL FAR AND DFARS CLAUSES; add/amend the following:

Amend: (b) FAR 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) - CHECKED

Add: (b) FAR 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) - CHECKED

Add: (b) FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) - CHECKED

Add: (b) FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2025) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2025) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jan 2025) -

CHECKED

mailto:MSC_N321A_DryCargo@us.navy.mil mailto:MSC_BWC@us.navy.mil mailto:Richard.l.preston4.civ@mail.mil mailto:Curtis.l.mcclure.civ@mail.mil mailto:msclant.sdo@navy.mil mailto:ctf63-msceuraf-n3-surface-sdo@us.navy.mil http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

Amend: (b) FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) -

CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) – CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.222-42, Statement Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) to read as follows:

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor ( 29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.5341 or 5 332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination Employee Class Non-Mech Daily Mech Daily Daily

Master $440.74 $497.88 Chief Engineer $395.30

Chief Mate $267.24 $294.00 2nd Mate $238.01 $261.86 3rd Mate $208.82 $229.71

1st Asnt Engineer $272.16 2nd Asnt Engineer $241.27 3rd Asnt Engineer $206.23

Able Seaman $161.98 Ordinary Seaman $122.86

(End of clause)

Amend: (b) FAR 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) -

CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021) - CHECKED http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5341&num=0&edition=prelim

Amend: (b) FAR 52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024) – CHECKED

Amend; (b) FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) to read as follows:

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor any time prior to redelivery of the Vessel.

Add: (c) DFARS 252.225-7005 Identification of Expenditures in the United States – CHECKED

Amend: (c) DFARS 252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (Overseas) (JUN 1997) – CHECKED

PART VI(c) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions

VI(c) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions

VI(c)(f)(1)(ii)(A) Not Applicable

VI(c)(f)(1)(ii)(B) Invoice 2-in-1

VI(c)(f)(3): Document routing: The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

A. Routing Data Table:

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC N50082 Issue By DoDAAC N32205 Admin DoDAAC N32205 Inspect By DoDAAC N62387 Ship To Code N62387 Ship From Code Leave Blank Mark For Code Leave Blank Service Approver (DoDAAC) N62387 Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N62387 Accept at Other DoDAAC Leave Blank LPO DoDAAC N62387 DCAA Auditor DoDAAC Leave Blank Other DoDAAC(s) Leave Blank

PART VII ADDITIONAL FAR AND DFARS PROVISIONS; add/amend the following:

Add: (c) DFARS 252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation (JUN 2023) – CHECKED

PART IX. ATTACHMENTS – DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER; add the following:

(b) U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination 2019-0288, Rev. 25

(c) DRYTIME Fuel Consumption Template

Offerors shall comply with all parts of the solicitation and shall use the guidelines set forth in Part X for submission of offers.

PART XI. FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DOW DEVIATION 01 FEB 26) (tailored pursuant to FAR 12.205(a)) – SPOT CHARTER); amend or add the following:

PART XI(a)(7) PRICE; amend to read as follows:

i. The offeror’s price proposal will be evaluated based on the value of the charter hire rate(s) offered for the entire charter period of (a) 48 days, price for fuel, and any other pricing elements set forth in the offer. For evaluation purposes, the period of performance will consist of (b) 48 days. Fuel calculations will be based upon (c) 40 days underway laden at the speed specified in the individual solicitation, using fuel consumptions provided in DRYTIME Boxes 68 and 70; (d) 00 days underway ballast at the speed specified in the individual solicitation, using fuel consumptions provided in DRYTIME Boxes 69 and 70; and (e) 08 days in port idle, using the fuel consumption provided in DRYTIME Box 71. This will represent the overall price to the Government. The proposed price(s) must be determined to be fair and reasonable..

XI(a)(7)(ii) Add the following to the body of the already-existing paragraph:

MGO/MDO: $1,188.68 per metric ton.

AMEND PART XI(b) Options, to read “Reserved.”

THIS CONCLUDES THE CHANGES TO PART I, DRYTIME BOX 6 (TERMS/CONDITIONS/

ATTACHMENTS ADDED, DELETED OR MODIFIED).

SIGNED: NIC HATCHER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A