SS-25-103 Notice.pdf

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Dry Cargo Voyage Charter Federal contract opportunity
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N32205-SS-N321-25-103
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Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command

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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office for a Dry Cargo Voyage Charter. The notice seeks information on U.S. or foreign-flagged, self-sustaining vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 200 TEUs of containerized ammunition with hazardous material compatibility requirements. Specific cargo details include multiple ammunition hazard classes, a maximum TEU gross weight of 40,000 lbs, and an average TEU gross weight of 25,000 lbs.

The charter involves transporting cargo from Naval Magazine Indian Island, Washington to Tengan, Okinawa, Japan, with a layday of 12 November 2025 and a 3-day laytime. Interested parties are requested to provide vessel details, proposed layday, maximum TEU cargo capacity, charter rate, demurrage rate, and company information by 1100 Eastern Time on 28 August 2025. The small business size standard for this water transportation service is set at 1,050 employees under NAICS code 483111. Respondents should contact Jordan Morrison via email or telephone with their submission.

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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 A 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-FLAGGED, SELF-SUSTAINING VESSELS, CAPABLE OF CARRYING A

MINIMUM OF 200 TEU’S OF CONTAINERIZED AMMUNITION WHILE SATISFYING

REGULATORY HAZMAT COMPATIBILITY AND SEGREGATION REQUIREMENTS.

3. CARGO SPECIFICS:

A. AMMUNITION HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 1.1D, 1.1E, 1.2E, 1.2G, 1.2H, 1.3G,

1.3H, 1.4S, 3, 9

B. OTHER HAZARDOUS CLASS: N/A

C. MAXIMUM TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 40,000 LBS

D. AVERAGE TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 25,000 LBS

E. CARGO LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

F. LOAD: F.I.O.S.S

G. DISCHARGE: LINER TERMS

4. LOAD PORT: NAVAL MAGAZINE INDIAN ISLAND, WASHINGTON (USA)

5. DISCHARGE PORT: TENGAN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

6. LAYDAY(S): 12 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 INCLUDING FLAG.

B. INDICATE PROPOSED LAYDAY.

C. CONFIRM MAXIMUM TEU CARGO CAPACITY.

D. LUMP-SUM CHARTER RATE.

E. DAILY DEMURRAGE RATE.

F. PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER AND BUSINESS SIZE.

G. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING POSSIBLE

SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.

H. 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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