SS-26-149_Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office on 28 July 2026, for market research regarding a 37-day dry cargo time charter (Notice No. N32205-SS-N321-26-149).
MSC seeks information on the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 191 TEUs of containerized ammunition with hazard classifications 1.1 through 1.4S, with maximum TEU weight of 40,000 lbs and average TEU weight of 25,000 lbs. The vessel must be available for pickup at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina (USA) with redelivery to Souda Bay, Greece, commencing approximately 23 August 2026. Interested parties must provide vessel name and description, proposed layday dates, supercargo accommodation capacity, daily charter hire rate with any applicable delivery/redelivery bonuses, fuel consumption rates in metric tons for underway and inport working operations, company name and unique entity identifier, business size classification, and any other pertinent information. The small business size standard for this water transportation service (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees. Responses must be submitted via email to Tiffany Gallon at TIFFANY.N.GALLON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 226-8986 prior to 1400 hours Eastern Time on Thursday, 30 July 2026. This is market research only and does not commit the government to pay costs or contract for services.
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28 JULY 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM SUPPORT
OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-149
SUBJECT: 37-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 A MINIMUM OF 191
TEUS OF CONTAINERIZED AMMUNITION WHILE SATISFYING REGULATORY HAZMAT
COMPATIBILITY AND SEGREGATION REQUIREMENTS.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS:
• AMMUNITION HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 1.1 - 1.4S
• MAX TEU 40,000 LBS; AVG TEU 25,000 LBS
• CARGO LIST UNAVAILABLE
4. DELIVERY PORT: MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL SUNNY POINT, NC (USA)
5. REDELIVERY PORT: SOUDA BAY, GREECE
6. CHARTER PERIOD: ABOUT 37 DAYS
7. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING/CANCELING: 23 AUGUST 2026
8. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
AT MINIMUM:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL(S).
B. PROPOSED LAYDAY(S).
C. NUMBER OF SUPERCARGO VESSEL(S) ARE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE.
D. DAILY CHARTER HIRE RATE AND ANY DELIVERY/REDELIVERY BONUSES, IF
APPLICABLE.
E. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE IN METRIC TONS (UNDERWAY AND INPORT
WORKING).
F. COMPANY’S NAME AND UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
G. BUSINESS SIZE. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
H. ANY OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
9. 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.
10. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1400 HOURS, EASTERN TIME
THURSDAY 30 JULY 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS TIFFANY GALLON,
TIFFANY.N.GALLON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL , OR TEL (564) 226-8986.
SIGNED: MICHELLE JAMES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:TIFFANY.N.GALLON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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