26R6134_RFP.pdf

11 September 2026

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Subj: RFP N3220526R6134

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 of a 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 (proforma), unless otherwise identified therein.

NOTES:

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

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

THREE ITEMS ON THE OFFER DOCUMENT 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.

5. NOTICE TO OFFERORS THAT SOLICITATION MAY RE-OPEN IF FULL NEED OF

GOVERNMENT IS NOT MET.

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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.: N3220526R6134

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 11 September 2026

7. For Solicitation Information: Email David Hamilton at david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil

8. Offer Due Date: Thursday, 17 September 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. 1. Vessels Required:

A. U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining vessel capable of carrying a minimum of 600 TEUs of containerized ammunition while satisfying all applicable regulatory HAZMAT compatibility and segregation requirements.

B. Maximum Length Overall (LOA) not to exceed 825 ft./251 m.

C. Laden draft not to exceed 33.8ft/10.3 m.

D. Minimum Laden Speed shall be 15 knots.

E. Anticipated average Container/TEU weight is projected to be 31,000 pounds.

Maximum Container/TEU weight of 41,000 pounds.

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

G. Intended Hazardous Material (without Guarantee).

• Hazard Class material: Divisions 1.1, 1.4S through 4.2G.

2. Place/Range of Delivery:

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, NC (USA)

3. Place/Range of Redelivery:

Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, NC (USA)

4. Charter Period:

About 75 days with three 75-day option periods

5. Layday(s):

Commencing: 14 December 2026 and cancelling 18 December 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

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 and AMEND 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 all current endorsements) of the Vessel Certificate of Inspection (COI), vessel’s Document of Compliance for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods, and outstanding USCG 835 and class society deficiencies with correction dates.

G. 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 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 submit items: 1A, 5, 6F, and 6G.

3. Owner/Offeror’s warranty validates acknowledgment of 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 – 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 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 - CHECKED

Amend; (b) FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services 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.

Amend: (b) FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract - CHECKED

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

Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside – CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting - CHECKED

Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Representation - CHECKED

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

Add: (b) FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities – CHECKED

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

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

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

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

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

Amend: (b) FAR 522-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) to read as follows:

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statue 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 5332.

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 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 – CHECKED

Add: (b) FAR 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Apr 2026) -

CHECKED

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

Amend: (b) FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements - CHECKED

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

Add: (b) FAR 52.240-91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications –

CHECKED

Add: (b) FAR 52.240-93, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems –

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) – 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 52.219-4 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. 27

(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 X. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS; amend or add the following:

AMEND PART X(a)(11) to read:

A valid submission consists of at least a ship name, a price, and a signature; without these three items on the offer document at a minimum, your submission will not be considered for evaluation and award.

AMEND PART X(i) Simplified Procedures, to read “Reserved.”

AMEND PART X(l) Service of Protest, to read:

Service of Protest. Protests, as defined in FAR 33.102 that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the General Accounting Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from the Contracting Officer. The mailing address is the same as that stated in Box 9, SF 1449. Interested parties may request an independent review of their protest as an alternative to consideration by the Contracting Officer or as an appeal of the Contracting Officer’s decision on their protest. See FAR 33.104. Requests for independent review shall be addressed to:

Director, Contracts & Business Management Directorate, Code N10

Military Sealift Command 471 East C Street, Bldg. SP-4 Naval Station Norfolk Norfolk, VA 23511-2419

MSC encourages potential protestors to discuss their concerns with the Contracting Officer prior to filing a protest. The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

ADD PART X (m) FAR 15 Acquisition: This procurement is a FAR Part 12 acquisition being conducted under FAR 15 Contracting by Negotiation. Accordingly, the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award authorized by FAR Part 15, “Contracting by Negotiation “procedures apply. The Government intends to award without discussions. Pursuant to FAR 52.212- 1(g), however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it later determines them to be necessary.

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:

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) 75 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) 75 days. Fuel calculations will be based upon (c) 52 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) 23 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: $1,188.66 per metric ton.

Add PART XI(a)(9) SOLICITATION COMPLIANCE to read as follows:

Solicitation Compliance. The offeror’s proposal will be reviewed for compliance with the submission requirements outlined in Part X(a)(12). Failure to provide any of those submission requirements may result in a proposal being not eligible for award.

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

ATTACHMENTS ADDED, DELETED OR MODIFIED).

SIGNED: CHRISTOPHER TOMLIN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A