N32205-SS-N321-27-015 Notice.pdf
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This is a Market Survey (Request for Information) issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) on November 5, 2026, to conduct market research on dry cargo time or voyage charter services. The Strategic Sealift Program Support Office is seeking pricing and availability information for U.S. or foreign flag, CV-22 NAVAIR certified Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 17,000 square feet of military cargo including helicopters, wheeled vehicles, and breakbulk items. The mission involves transportation between San Diego, California and Iwakuni, Japan, with layday commencing and cancelling on January 31, 2027, and four days of laytime (SSHEX) for the entire mission. A critical requirement is a 20-foot door clearance for CV-22 aircraft. Responses must include vessel descriptions with stern ramp door and main deck height clearances, proposed layday, and either time charter rates (daily hire rate, delivery/redelivery bonuses, and fuel consumption data) or voyage charter rates (lumpsum and demurrage). Additionally, respondents must provide militarily useful deck space calculations coordinated with MARAD, supercargo accommodation capacity, and comprehensive company information including unique entity identifier, cage code, and business size designation.
The small business size standard for this water transportation service (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees, and large businesses are requested to detail possible sub-contracting opportunities. Responses are due via email to Brandon Page (BRANDON.A.PAGE.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, telephone (564) 226-1239) prior to 10:00 AM Eastern Time on November 12, 2026. This is explicitly a Request for Information only; responses will not be considered offers, and the government makes no commitment to pay any costs or to issue a solicitation. The information obtained will be used to determine acquisition strategy and whether to conduct a solicitation using existing government IDIQ vehicles via SAM.GOV. The request is signed by Nic Hatcher, Contracting Officer, MSC, N103A.
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05 NOVEMBER 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
MARKET SURVEY NO: N32205-SS-N321-27-015
SUBJECT: DRY CARGO TIME OR 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. THE MARKET RESEARCH OBTAINED
WILL BE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE THE ACQUISITION STRATEGY ON WHETHER A
SOLICITATION WILL BE CONDUCTED USING EXISTING GOVERNMENT IDIQ
VEHICLES VIA SAM.GOV.
2. MSC REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF U.S.
OR FOREIGN FLAG, CV-22 NAVAIR CERTIFIED ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO/RO)
VESSEL CAPABLE OF CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 17,000 SQUARE FEET OF
MILITARY CARGO (HELICOPTERS, 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 (HELICOPTERS, WHEELED VEHICLES AND
BREAKBULK) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
A. CV-22 9X(756”LX221”WX219”H,180STONS)
B. LOAD/DISCHARGE: F.I.O.S.S
C. CARGO LIST UNAVAILABLE
4. LOAD PORT 1: SAN DIEGO, CA (USA)
LOAD PORT 2: IWAKUNI, JAPAN
5. DISCHARGE PORT 1: IWAKUNI, JAPAN.
DISCHARGE PORT 2: SAN DIEGO, CA (USA)
6. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING 31 JANUARY 2027/CANCELLING: 31 JANUARY 2027.
7. LAYTIME: 4 DAYS SSHEX FOR THE ENTIRE MISSION.
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: 20FT DOOR REQUIRED FOR CV-22 AIRCRAFT.
9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S), INCLUDING BOTH
STERN RAMP DOOR AND MAIN DECK HEIGHT CLEARANCES.
B. PROPOSED LAYDAY.
C. TIME CHARTER RESPONSE, IF APPLICABLE:
1. DAILY CHARTER HIRE RATE AND ANY DELIVERY/REDELIVERY
BONUSES, IF APPLICABLE.
2. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES (BOTH UNDERWAY AND INPORT WORKING).
D. VOYAGE CHARTER RESPONSE, IF APPLICABLE:
1. LUMPSUM AND DEMURRAGE RATE.
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 WITH A 20 FOOT DECK AND DOOR CLEARANCE).
F. INDICATE NUMBER OF SUPERCARGO VESSEL CAN ACCOMMODATE.
G. COMPANY INFORMATION:
1. PROVIDE NAME OF COMPANY, COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY
IDENTIFIER, TELEPHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND CAGE
CODE.
2. BUSINESS SIZE. (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS; HUB- ZONE
STATUS).
3. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
H. ANY OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
10. THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION 19.103 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 10:00 AM, EASTERN
TIME, 12 NOVEMBER 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS BRANDON PAGE, EMAIL
BRANDON.A.PAGE.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 226-1239.
SIGNED: NIC HATCHER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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