SS-25-103 Notice.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 dry cargo voyage charter. The requirement involves transporting rolling stock (wheeled vehicles and breakbulk) from Tacoma, Washington to Tengen, Okinawa, Japan between 03 November and 01 December 2025. Specific cargo includes 8 heavy vehicles and 10 medium vehicles, with a total laytime of 3 days for the entire mission.
Interested parties are requested to provide detailed vessel information, including militarily useful deck space, proposed itinerary, lumpsum and demurrage rates, supercargo accommodation capacity, and business size. The small business size standard is set at 1,050 employees under NAICS code 483111. Responses are due via email to Jordan Morrison by 1100 Eastern Time on 28 August 2025. This is a request for information only and does not commit the government to pay any costs or contract for services.
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22 AUGUST 2025
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT
PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO.: N32205-SS-N321-25-103
SUBJECT: DRY CARGO VOYAGE 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.
OR FOREIGN FLAG, ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO/RO) VESSELS CAPABLE OF
CARRYING ROLLING STOCK (WHEELED VEHICLES AND BREAKBULK). THIS
INFORMATION IS BEING USED TO HELP DEVELOP FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.
COMPLETE INFORMATION REGARDING VESSELS, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES
TO PARAGRAPH 9A, WILL BE APPRECIATED.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS: ROLLING STOCK (WHEELED VEHICLES AND BREAKBULK)
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
A. 8X HEAVY VEHICLE (453L X 118W X 140H, 0 STONS)
B. 10X MEDIUM VEHICLE (280L X 95W X 240H, 0 STONS)
C. CARGO LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
D. LOAD: F.I.O.S.S
E. DISCHARGE: LINER TERMS
4. LOAD PORT/PLACE: TACOMA, WASHINGTON (USA)
AVAILABLE TO LOAD DATE (ALD) 03 NOVEMBER 2025
5. DISCHARGE PORT/PLACE: TENGEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN
EARLIEST ARRIVAL DATE (EAD) IS 25 NOVEMBER 2025; LATEST ARRIVAL DATE
(LAD) IS 01 DECEMBER 2025
6. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING AND CANCELLING: 02 NOVEMBER 2025
7. LAYTIME: 3 DAYS SSHEX FOR THE ENTIRE MISSION.
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE
9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S) INCLUDING
MILITARILY USEFUL SQUARE FEET OF 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).
B. PROPOSED LAYDAY AND ITINERARY FROM LOAD PORT TO DISCHARGE
PORT.
C. LUMPSUM AND DEMURRAGE RATE.
D. NUMBER OF SUPERCARGO EACH VESSEL INDICATED CAN
ACCOMMODATE.
E. BUSINESS SIZE.
F. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING POSSIBLE
SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
G. 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 1100, EASTERN TIME,
THURSDAY, 28 AUGUST 2025. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS JORDAN MORRISON,
EMAIL JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL,OR TEL (564) 230-3633.
SIGNED: ROBBIN JEFFERSON, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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