26R6136 RFP.pdf

24 September 2026

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Subj: RFP N3220526R6136

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

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.

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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.: N3220526R6136

6. Solicitation Issue Date: 24 September 2026

7. For Solicitation Information: Email Matthew Price at matthew.r.price40.mil@us.navy.mil or 564-230-3782

8. Offer Due Date: Thursday, 01 October 2026, at 1300 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 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, ice class, self-sustaining Lift-On/Lift-Off (LO/LO), breakbulk vessel capable of carrying a minimum of 750 TEU’s, to support resupply operations.

B. Vessel shall have a minimum capacity of 750 TEU’s with average container weight of 30,000 lbs and a minimum of 50 Reefer Plugs (230V/60HZ/3 PHASE).

C. One 20-foot ISO container spreader bar and one 40-foot ISO container spreader bar, both weight tested.

D. A minimum of two cranes with 100 MT (per crane) lifting capacity.

E. A maximum overall length of less than or equal to 180 meters (590 feet) and a laden draft of less than or equal to 9.7 meters (32 feet)

F. The capability to maintain a minimum of 15 knots when laden.

G. A minimum range of 10,000 nautical miles unrefueled.

H. Ability to meet IMO Polar Code Classification “C” regulations with a minimum Ice Class GL-E2, ABS-B0, F-S-1B, or equivalent.

I. Ability to meet all MARPOL regulations.

J. Vessel must arrive fully bunkered for mission and must be capable of utilizing MGO for all operations conducted south of 60 degrees latitude.

K. Vessel must arrive with all required certifications current for duration of charter period to include cranes and spreader bars.

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L. Holds with a minimum tween deck height of 9 feet and a minimum tank top deck height of 12 feet.

M. As part of the fixed price, inspection of all cargo by a national cargo representative at Port Hueneme, CA must be completed prior to loading cargo onto the vessel.

N. Vessel shall comply with New Zealand biofouling requirements and provide evidence of such to the charterer prior to delivery.

2. Place / Range of Delivery:

Port Hueneme, CA (USA)

3. Place / Range of Redelivery:

Port Hueneme, CA (USA)

4. Charter Period:

About 85 days

5. Laydays:

Commencing/Cancelling: 28 December 2026/31 December 2026. Owners/Offerors to indicate estimated time of arrival (ETA).

Itinerary: Provide complete mission itinerary to include ports and dates (Layday and execution of charter) in accordance with Part I, DRYTIME Box 16.

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

Special requirements:

A. Supercargo: Pursuant to PART IV (k), a minimum of three supercargo is required for the vessel, which includes one sponsor-provided National Science Foundation (NSF) refrigeration technician, one Crane Technician (owner/offeror provided), and one Ice Pilot (owner/offeror provided).

B. CALL OUT PART V (i): Lashing Gear.

C. CALL OUT PART V (j): Spreader Bar.

D. CALL OUT PART V (l): Self-Sustaining.

E. CALL OUT and AMEND PART V (m), Certificates, to read: Provide most recent and complete copy (with all endorsements) of the Vessel Certificate of Inspection (COI) and outstanding USCG 835 and class society deficiencies with correction date. Provide most recent and complete copies of all vessel Ice Class and Polar Class documentation.

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

G. Ice Pilot: As part of the fixed price, Ice Pilots are required to be onboard, at a minimum, embarking and disembarking in Port Lyttleton, New Zealand.

H. Crane technician: As part of the fixed price, at least one Crane Technician is required to be onboard, at a minimum during the McMurdo Station Port Call.

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

J. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Owner/Offeror shall do the following:

1. Owner/Offer 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, 1B, 5, and 6E.

3. Owner/Offeror’s warranty validates acknowledgment of items: 1C through 1N, 2 through 4, and 6A through 6D, and 6F through 6J.

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

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

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

Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) - CHECKED

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

Amend: (b) FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) – 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 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 52.222-42, 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 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Apr 2026) –

CHECKED

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

Add: (b) FAR 52.240-91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (Dec 2025) – 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 (Dec 2025)

– 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 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5341&num=0&edition=prelim 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 to read: (c) DFARS 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements– Reserved

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

Add: (c) DFARS 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (JUN 2023) – CHECKED

Add: (c) DFARS 252.240-7997 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (DEVIATION

2026-O0025) (FEB 2026) – 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: (b) FAR 52.240-90, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (Dec 2025) – 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 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) 85 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) 85 days. Fuel calculations will be based upon (c) 56 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) 29 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