N32205-SS-N321-26-005.pdf
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This Sources Sought Notice is issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, seeking market research for a 60-day dry cargo time charter. The solicitation requests information on U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels capable of carrying military cargo, including tracked and wheeled vehicles and breakbulk cargo. Interested parties must provide detailed vessel specifications such as daily charter hire rates, fuel consumption rates, militarily useful deck space, supercargo accommodation capacity, and business size information.
Key details include a charter period of approximately 60 days, with laydays commencing/cancelling on 27 December 2025, and delivery/redelivery locations of Everett, WA and Hueneme, CA. Responses are due via email by 1300 hours Eastern Time on 23 October 2025, to the point of contact Nic Hatcher. The notice emphasizes that this is a request for information only and does not commit the government to pay any costs or contract for services. The small business size standard for this water transportation service is set at NAICS "483111" with a limitation of 1,050 employees.
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17 OCTOBER 2025
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-005
SUBJECT: 60-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER
1. THIS IS MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE STRATEGIC SEALIFT
PROGRAM 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.
AND FOREIGN FLAG, SELF-SUSTAINING VESSELS CAPABLE OF CARRYING
MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED AND WHEELED VEHICLES AND BREAKBULK). THIS
INFORMATION IS BEING USED TO HELP DEVELOP FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.
COMPLETE INFORMATION REGARDING VESSELS, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES
TO PARAGRAPH 9E, WILL BE APPRECIATED.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS: MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED, WHEELED VEHICLES AND
BREAKBULK) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
A. CARGO LIST UNAVAILABLE
4. PLACE/RANGE OF DELIVERY: EVERETT, WA (USA)
5. PLACE/RANGE OF REDELIVERY: HUENEME, CA (USA)
6. CHARTER PERIOD: ABOUT 60 DAYS
7. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING/CANCELLING: 27 DECEMBER 2025
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE
9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S).
B. PROPOSED LAYDAY.
C. DAILY CHARTER HIRE RATE AND ANY DELIVERY/REDELIVERY BONUSES,
IF APPLICABLE.
D. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES (BOTH UNDERWAY AND INPORT WORKING).
E. MILITARILY USEFUL SQUARE FEET OF VESSEL DECK SPACE (DEFINED AS
THE CARGO CAPACITY DEEMED MILITARILY USEFUL THROUGH
COORDINATION WITH MARAD AND THE INDIVIDUAL CARRIER AND BASED
UPON A RO/RO VESSEL DECK HEIGHT THAT EXCEEDS 7'5" CLEARANCE).
F. INDICATE NUMBER OF SUPERCARGO VESSEL CAN ACCOMMODATE.
G. PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
H. BUSINESS SIZE. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS
REGARDING POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
I. ANY OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
10. 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.
11. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1300 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, THURSDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2025. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS NIC HATCHER,
EMAIL ERIC.N.HATCHER2.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 230-3114.
SIGNED: NIC HATCHER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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