SS-26-104.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Strategic Sealift Program Support Office seeking market research information regarding dry cargo voyage charter services.
MSC requests information on the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 64,000 square feet of military cargo, including tracked and wheeled vehicles and breakbulk items such as HEMMT 15X trucks. The cargo will be loaded at Tacoma, Washington (USA) with discharge at Tengan, Okinawa, Japan, with a layday of 16 August 2026 and laytime of 2 days SSHEX (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excluded) for the entire mission. Loading terms are F.I.O.S.S (Free In and Out Stowed and Secured) and discharge terms are on Liner Terms. Interested parties must provide vessel name and complete description including flag, proposed layday, maximum useful military square footage cargo capacity, lump-sum charter rate, daily demurrage rate, company information (name, contact details, Unique Entity Identifier, small business status, and sub-contracting opportunities for large businesses), and any other pertinent questions or comments. Responses are due via email prior to 1000 hours Eastern Time on Monday, 11 May 2026. The point of contact is LCDR Amy Hutchings at amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil or (757) 443-5666. The small business size standard for this water transportation service (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees.
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04 MAY 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-104
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, ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF(RO/RO) VESSELS CAPABLE OF
CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 64,000 SQUARE FEET OF MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED
AND WHEELED VEHICLES, AND BREAKBULK).
3. CARGO SPECIFICS: MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED AND WHEELED VEHICLES
AND BREAKBULK) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
A. HEMMT 15X (401”L X 96”W X 112”H, 21 TONS)
B. CARGO LIST UNAVAILABLE
C. LOAD: F.I.O.S.S
D. DISCHARGE: LINER TERMS
4. LOAD PORT: TACOMA, WA (USA)
5. DISCHARGE PORT: TENGAN, OKINAWA, JAPAN
7. LAYDAY(S): 16 AUGUST 2026
8. LAYTIME: 02 DAYS SSHEX FOR THE ENTIRE MISSION.
9. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE
10. 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 USEFUL MILITARY SQFT CARGO CAPACITY.
D. LUMP-SUM CHARTER RATE.
E. DAILY DEMURRAGE RATE.
F. COMPANY INFORMATION:
A. NAME OF COMPANY: TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, AND
UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
B. SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS;
HUBZONE STATUS).
C. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESS PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSBILE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
G. ANY OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
11. 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.
12. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1000 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS LCDR AMY
HUTCHINGS, EMAIL AMY.R.HUTCHINGS.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (757)443-
5666.
SIGNED: NIC HATCHER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:AMY.R.HUTCHINGS.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL
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