SS-26-093_Notice.pdf
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Sources Sought Notice for Dry Cargo Voyage Charter
This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC), Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, requesting market research information regarding the availability and pricing of U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels. The government seeks a vessel capable of carrying a minimum of 163 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized ammunition with hazard classifications of 1.1D, 9, and inert materials while meeting regulatory hazmat compatibility and segregation requirements. Cargo specifications indicate maximum TEU gross weight of 23,000 pounds and average weight of 19,000 pounds, with loading on a Free In and Out Stevedore Supplied (F.I.O.S.S) basis and discharge under liner terms. The load port is Naval Magazine Indian Island, Washington, with discharge ports in Tengan, Okinawa, Japan and Apra Harbor, Guam. The laydate is June 7, 2026, with laytime allocated at 2 days Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excepted (SSHEX) for the entire mission.
Interested parties must provide vessel name and complete description including flag, proposed layday, maximum TEU cargo capacity confirmation, lump-sum charter rate, daily demurrage rate, and company information including name, contact details, unique entity identifier, and small business status. The small business size standard for this water transportation service (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees. Large businesses are requested to provide details on possible sub-contracting opportunities. Responses must be submitted via email to David Hamilton at david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil or (564) 230-3260 prior to 1000 hours Eastern Time on April 22, 2026. This is market research only and does not constitute a commitment by the government to pay preparation costs or award a contract.
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15 APRIL 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-093
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.
AND FOREIGN FLAG, SELF-SUSTAINING VESSELS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A
MINIMUM OF 163 TEUS OF CONTAINERIZED AMMUNITION WHILE SATISFYING
REGULATORY HAZMAT COMPATIBILITY AND SEGREGATION REQUIREMENTS.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS:
A. AMMUNITION HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 1.1D, 9, INERT
B. OTHER HAZARDOUS CLASS: N/A
C. MAXIMUM TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 23,000 LBS
D. AVERAGE TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 19,000 LBS
E. CARGO LIST NOT AVAILABLE
F. LOAD: F.I.O.S.S
G. DISCHARGE: LINER TERMS
4. LOAD PORT/PLACE: NAVAL MAGAZINE INDIAN ISLAND, WA (USA)
5. DISCHARGE PORTS/PLACES: TENGAN, OKINAWA, JAPAN / APRA HARBOR,
GUAM
6. LAYDAY(S): 07 JUNE 2026
7. LAYTIME: 2 DAYS SSHEX FOR THE ENTIRE MISSION.
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE
9. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT A
MINIMUM:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL INCLUDING FLAG.
B. INDICATE PROPOSED LAYDAY.
C. CONFIRM MAXIMUM TEU CARGO CAPACITY.
D. LUMP-SUM CHARTER RATE.
E. DAILY DEMURRAGE RATE.
F. COMPANY INFORMATION:
(1) NAME OF COMPANY: TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, AND
UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
(2) SMALL BUISNESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS;
HUBZONE STATUS).
(3) REQUEST LARGE BUSINESS PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSBILE 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 1000 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, 22 APRIL 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS DAVID HAMILTON, EMAIL
DAVID.K.HAMILTON19.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 230-3260.
SIGNED: MICHELLE JAMES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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