26R6094_RFP.pdf
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This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office for vessel charter services. The RFP number is N3220526R6094, issued on 27 May 2026, with an offer due date of Wednesday, 03 June 2026 at 1100 Eastern Time. This is a FAR Part 12 acquisition conducted under FAR 15 Contracting by Negotiation, with the Government contemplating award of one firm-fixed-price contract. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside with NAICS Code 483111.
The requirement is for one U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining vessel capable of carrying a minimum of 250 TEUs of containerized ammunition (Hazard Classes 1.1 through 1.4S) with strict HAZMAT compatibility and segregation compliance. Vessel specifications include maximum length overall of 825 feet, laden draft not exceeding 33.8 feet, and minimum laden speed of 13 knots. Anticipated average TEU weight is 25,000 pounds with a maximum of 40,000 pounds. The charter period is approximately 59 days, with laydays commencing/cancelling on 26 July 2026. Delivery is at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina, and redelivery is at Nordenham, Germany. A valid submission must include at minimum a ship name, price, and signature. Special requirements include a minimum of two supercargo, lashing gear, spreader bar, segregation compliance, self-sustaining capability, vessel certificates of inspection, detailed stow plan with trim and stability calculations, and fully bunkered condition. Fuel pricing is established at $1,500.83 per metric ton for MGO/MDO. Payment will be made by ERP DFAS-CL using Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) with specified routing and approval codes. Multiple FAR and DFARS clauses apply, including provisions related to service contract labor standards, small business utilization, and security prohibitions.
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27 May 2026
This is the Military Sealift Command Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICES, RFP’S, AMENDMENTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS
WILL BE POSTED TO THE SAM.GOV WEBSITE (ONLY) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
HTTPS://SAM.GOV
PROFORMA DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Subj: RFP N3220526R6094
Ref: (a) SF 1449
(b) MSC DRYTIME 2026 (02-26)
This procurement is a FAR Part 12 acquisition being conducted under FAR 15 Contracting by Negotiation. Per FAR 52.216-1, the Government contemplates award one firm-fixed-price contracts 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 (proforma), 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
THREE 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.
https://sam.gov/ https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil/
A. STANDARD FORM 1449 BOXES
I. Standard Form 1449 Boxes
2. Contract No.: Will be provided upon award
5. Solicitation No.: N3220526R6094
6. Solicitation Issue Date: 27 May 2026
7. For Solicitation Information: Email David Hamilton at david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil;
564-230-3260
8. Offer Due Date: Wednesday, 03 June 2026, at 1100 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: Total Small Business Set-Aside; NAICS Code: 483111
14. Method of Solicitation: RFP 18a. Payment will be made by: ERP DFAS-CL (Pay DoDAAC N50082). Submit electronic invoices IAW Part VI(6) DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Work Flow Payment Instructions 18b. Submit invoices to: See Part VI(C)(7) 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(s) Required:
A. General: This requirement is for one, U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining vessel capable of carrying a minimum of 250 TEUs of containerized ammunition while satisfying all applicable regulatory HAZMAT compatibility and segregation request.
B. Intended Hazardous material (without Guarantee): Hazard classes 1.1 through 1.4S
C. Anticipated average TEU weight is projected to be 25,000 pounds. Maximum TEU weight is
40,000 pounds.
D. Maximum length overall (LOA) not to exceed 825 feet / 251.4 meters
E. Laden draft not to exceed 33.8 feet / 10.3 meters.
F. Minimum Laden Speed shall be 13 knots.
G. Packing List: Contact MSC Contracting for packing list to be used for the stow plan.
2. Place/Range of Delivery: Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, NC, USA
3. Place/Range of Redelivery: Nordenham, Germany
4. Charter Period: About 59 days
5. Layday(s): Commencing / Cancelling: 26 July 2026
Itinerary: Provide vessel’s itinerary confirming the vessel can meet the layday(s) in accordance with Part I, DRYTIME Box 16
6. Terms/Conditions/Attachments added, deleted or modified:
mailto:david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil
Special requirements:
A. Supercargo: Pursuant to PART IV (k), a minimum of two supercargo is required.
B. CALL OUT PART V (i): Lashing Gear.
C. CALL OUT PART V (j): Speader Bar.
D. CALL OUT PART V (k): Segregation. Contractor shall ensure segregation of all loaded munitions containers aboard the vessel in strict conformance with all applicable regulations concerning the safe and proper loading and stowage of Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives
(AA&E).
E. CALL OUT PART V (l): Self-Sustaining
F. CALL OUT and AMEND PART V (m), Certificates, to read: Provide most recent and complete copy (with current endorsements) of the Vessel Certificate of Inspection (COI), Document of Compliance for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and outstanding USCG 835 and class society deficiencies with correction date.
G. CALL OUT PART V (n): A Stow Plan. Provide detailed stow plan, including vessel trim and stability values resulting from the proposed stow plan, using the provided cargo 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.
H. CALL OUT PART V (o): Fully Bunkered.
I. 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
J. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Owner/Offeror shall do the following:
1. Owner/Offeror shall submit a warranty that the Owner/ Offeror acknowledges and will meet all requirements of the solicitation and corresponding proforma.
2. Owner/Offeror shall submit items: 1A, 5, and 6F to 6G.
3. Owner/Offeror shall acknowledge Items: 1B to 1G, 2 to 4, 6A to 6E, and 6H to 6J.
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 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) –
CHECKED
http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html
Amend: (b) FAR 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) – CHECKED
Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2025) – CHECKED
Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jan 2025) –
CHECKED
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 of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) to read as follows: - CHECKED
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) http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5341&num=0&edition=prelim
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
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
Add: (b) FAR 52.240-91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications –
CHECKED
Add: (b) FAR 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services –
CHECKED
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:
Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations – UNCHECKED
Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns- UNCHECKED
Add: (b) FAR 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications -
CHECKED
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
PART X. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS
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) 59 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) 59 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) 0 days underway ballast at the speed specified in the individual solicitation, using fuel consumptions provided in DRYTIME Boxes 69 and 70; and (e) 19 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: $1,500.83 per metric ton.
THIS CONCLUDES THE CHANGES TO PART I, DRYTIME BOX 6 (TERMS/CONDITIONS/
ATTACHMENTS ADDED, DELETED OR MODIFIED).
SIGNED: CHRISTOPHER TOMLIN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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