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This document is a Sources Sought Notice (SS-26-018) issued by the Military Sealift Command for four U.S. flag tractor tugs to support naval operations at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The procurement seeks time-chartered tugs for harbor support services from 01 March 2027 through 31 January 2032, with a one-year firm period and four optional periods. The tugs will provide comprehensive maritime support including towing, mooring, berthing, emergency response, pilot transfers, and line handling within Naval Base Pearl Harbor and surrounding navigable waters.
Key requirements include U.S. flag tugs with specific technical characteristics such as a maximum length of 110 feet, minimum 11-knot transit speed, 100,000 lbs forward bollard pull, firefighting capabilities, and communication equipment. The contract will be firm fixed price with pass-through elements, and daily rates will be exclusive of fuel. Interested vendors must submit responses by 1:00 PM local time on 9 December 2025, providing company details, business size status, vessel specifications, estimated rates, and confirmation of capability to meet performance requirements. Responses should be submitted via email to Ashley Smith and Stephanie Ricker from the Navy's contracting team.
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20 November 2025
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, SPECIAL MISSION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, NORFOLK VA
SOURCES SOUGHT NO. SS-26-018
SUBJECT: FOUR (4) US FLAG TUGS FOR NAVAL BASE PEAL HARBOR, HI
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT AN OFFER. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DOES NOT COMMIT TO PAY ANY COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION OF ANY SUBMISSION TO THIS MARKET SURVEY OR TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
MSC REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE COST AND AVAILABILITY OF FOUR (4) TIME CHARTERED TRACTOR TUGS FOR A PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE TO COMMENCE 01 MARCH 2027 AND CONSIST OF A ONE-YEAR FIRM PERIOD WITH THREE (3) ONE-YEAR OPTIONS AND ONE (1) 11-MONTH OPTION PERIOD ENDING 31 JANUARY 2032. SPECIFICS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. SCOPE OF WORK: MSC requests four (4) time-chartered, U.S. flag tugs to provide harbor support services and ship handling at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, HI. The following list is not all-inclusive in neither scope nor description, and is illustrative of the services to be performed:
(a) Towing, twisting, mooring, berthing, docking, streaming, shifting, assisting, pulling, and escorting various vessel types, barges, submarines, crafts, hulls, sleds, derricks, lighters, and objects of whatsoever nature including anything carried thereon. Government reserves the right to use Government-owned, controlled, or chartered Tugs or vessels separately or jointly with Owner's Tugs in the performance of any services listed in this Contract.
(b) Transfers of pilots and Government Personnel by Tug.
(c) Tug emergency support services, including responses to weather conditions, threatening vessels, piers, dry-docks, or shore facilities; shipboard fires; vessels aground; vessel equipment failures; downed aircraft; oil spills; missions of mercy; collisions; ammunition mishaps; search-and-rescue operations; shipboard casualty; and National Defense Emergency
(d) Line handling
(e) Providing personnel (other than a riding crew) to go aboard a tow.
(f) Owner's Representative shall provide adequate staff and communications to promptly respond to Government's requests for services under this Contract on a 24-hour-day basis.
2. AREA OF OPERATIONS: The place of performance shall be in the geographical region(s) of Naval Base Pearl Harbor, HI and the surrounding navigable waters, including all of Oahu Island. Within this geographical region, the Tug may be ordered to any berth, dock, anchorage, wharf, place, open roadstead, submarine line, or alongside any vessel, barge, lighter, submarine, craft, hull, derrick, or object of whatsoever nature that the Government may direct, provided the Tug can lie always afloat except in harbors or waters where it is customary and safe in the port to work aground. Tug will be home berthed in the Geographical Region noted below. The Government may reassign the Tug to a different berth within the Geographical Region on a temporary or permanent basis to meet emergent requirements. The Tug shall remain on site at the base assigned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week when not on mission, undergoing refueling or required at a shipyard.
3. CONTRACT TYPE: Firm Fixed Price with pass through elements.
4. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:
| PERIOD NAME |
| DURATION |
| COMMENCEMENT DATE |
| END DATE |
| Firm Period |
| 366 days |
| 01 March 2027 |
| 29 February 2028 |
| Option One |
| 365 days |
| 01 March 2028 |
| 28 February 2029 |
| Option Two |
| 365 days |
| 01 March 2029 |
| 28 February 2030 |
| Option Three |
| 365 days |
| 01 March 2030 |
| 28 February 2031 |
| Option Four |
| 337 days |
| 01 March 2031 |
| 31 January 2032 |
5. AVAILABILITY: The tug shall be available 24 hrs./day, 7 days/week. After receiving a request for service from an authorized Government official (see “Requests for Service” below), Tugs shall be fully crewed and ready for service in accordance with the response times in the table below.
6. NOTIFICATION: When tug service is requested, service shall be provided within the time specified in the “Required Response” boxes below.
| TIME |
| REQUIRED RESPONSE |
Straight Time – Port hours 0600-1800 (Except Federal Holidays).
1 hour Unless scheduled by 1200 the previous workday
After-Hours – All hours not covered in straight time, and all weekends and Federal Holidays.
2 tugs – 1 hours 2 additional tugs (4 tugs) – 2 hours Unless scheduled by 1200 the previous workday
7. SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATES: The following estimates are not a guarantee of work. This information is provided for estimation purposes only. Any difference in the actual numbers or workload experienced shall not form the basis for any claim or equitable adjustment.
| PERIOD |
| ESTIMATED AFTER-HOURS PER YEAR PER TUG |
| Firm Period |
| 400 |
| Option 1 |
| 600 |
| Option 2 |
| 400 |
| Option 3 |
| 600 |
| Option 4 |
| 400 |
8. DELIVERY/REDELIVERY: Joint Base Pearl harbor-Hickman, HI
9. TUG CHARACTERISTICS: The Tug(s) chartered under this Charter Party contract shall have the minimum characteristics as described in the chart Tug Characteristics. Specifications and characteristics exceeding the minimum, if offered and accepted by the Government, are incorporated by reference upon contract award.
| CHARACTERISTIC |
| MINIMUM |
| CHARACTERISTIC |
| MINIMUM |
| FLAG |
| USA |
| CLASSIFICATION |
| IACS Member |
| PROPULSION TYPE |
| Tractor like |
| MAXIMUM LENGTH OVER ALL |
| 110 feet |
| BOLLARD PULL |
| Forward100,000 lbs. |
Astern 70,000 lbs.
Athwartship 70,000 lbs.
| FENDERING AND CONFIGURATION |
| Configured with cleans non-marking fendering to prevent metal-to-hull contact with surface and sub-surface vessels under normal conditions of pitch and roll. Fendering shall be firmly secured to vessel along the entire length. Fendering includes propeller guards, if applicable. |
| TRANSIT SPEED |
| 11 knots minimum at 80% rated horsepower in “moderate weather” per the Douglas Sea Scale |
| MAXIMUM DRAFT |
| 16 feet (salt water), fully laden. |
| PASSENGER CAPACITY |
| 12 people maximum in addition to master and crew, without provisions for victualing and berthing. |
| ENDURANCE |
| 7 days endurance with a minimum operational range of 500 nm. |
| COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT |
| Minimum required by the U.S.C.G. and FCC for inland and international waters. Additionally, shall have external loud hailer, two sets of fixed VHF radios and two sets of portable VHF radios functioning on a marine frequency. Shall have a transceiver capable of working at 2-30 MHz at 100-Watt output. |
| FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT |
| Each tug shall have fire-fighting systems capable of providing 3000 GPM at the fire pump. Shall have sufficient fire monitors to provide 360° coverage at 1000 GPM at 125 PSI. Shall have minimum of two (2) fire stations, one port, and one starboard. Fire fighting system shall be capable of having AFFF foam injected into it for firefighting. Be equipped with a portable de-watering pump capable of 250 gpm. |
| WINCHES |
| Each tug shall have a total of three winches for services performed under this contract. Each winch shall have a minimum safe working load of 9,000 lbs. Further, each shall have 40 feet per minute pay-out/haul-in speed. All shall be capable of handling 8” lines. |
| PILOT TRANSFER CAPABILITY |
| Tug shall have sufficient handholds and/or platform to safely transfer pilots to and from vessels under normal sea conditions. |
| NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT |
| Minimum required by the U.S.C.G for inland and international waters to include a radar, fathometer and GPS. |
| SEWAGE CAPACITY |
| Minimum of 24 hrs. |
| LINES |
| Tug shall be equipped with sufficient synthetic lines to perform port services. Contractor will identify the type of line(s) and its intended use. |
Will log the date each line was put into service.
Keep on hand the load tests and specifications of the line.
Log will be kept in the pilot house for review by the COR.
| OTHER REQUIREMENTS |
| Each tug shall be capable of performing work in winds equivalent to Beaufort force 8 (wind speed of 34-40 knots). |
| BROW |
| One brow to allow for the safe transfer of two passengers at a time. The brow shall be a minimum of two feet in width for the entire length. Such brow shall be of sufficient length to assure safe passage of personnel from the tug to the deck of a Trident Submarine. The end of the brow shall be fitted with rubber-coated rollers or non-marking skids to prevent metal-to-metal contact between brow and submarine deck; each side shall have handrails and midrails. Transfer to submarines other than TRIDENT class will be required. TRIDENT is only identified as the worst case brow transfer arrangement. |
| VETTING |
| Contractor shall provide a completed form JBPHH 0-180 to the COR for vetting access for each crewman entering the base. This form contains PII (which shall be protected IAW the Privacy Act of 1974): Name, SSN. Place and Date of Birth and Gender for the purpose of determining base access. Crewmen not receiving positive feedback will not be allowed to perform on this contract. The COR will provide the contractor with a copy of the form. |
10. PRICING SHEET: Daily Rate: The daily rate shall be inclusive of weekends, holidays and overtime, based on the required availability under section 4-6. If hours exceed the totals in Section 6, Table of Estimates, hours used will be charged at the after-hours rates provided in the table below. Daily rate is exclusive of fuel, which shall be supplied/reimbursed by the Government.
| FIRM PERIOD |
| OPTION PERIOD 1 |
| OPTION PERIOD 2 |
| OPTION PERIOD 3 |
| OPTION PERIOD 4 |
Tug #1 Daily Rate
Tug #2 Daily Rate
Tug #3 Daily Rate
Tug #4 Daily Rate
Tug #1 After-Hours Rate
Tug #2 After-Hours Rate
Tug #3 After-Hours Rate
Tug #4 After-Hours Rate
Tug #1 Delivery/Redelivery Fees
Tug #2 Delivery/Redelivery Fees
Tug #3 Delivery/Redelivery Fees
Tug #4 Delivery/Redelivery Fees
11. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES:
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(NM)
NET BBLS
PER DAY
OPERATING
RANGE
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12. Interested parties shall furnish the following minimum information:
a) Name of Company; CAGE code, Point of Contact, Telephone Number, Fax Number, Address, and e- mail address
b) Business size status and demonstrate how the company will perform at minimum 51% of the requirement
c) Brief summary of company history relative to similar requirements
d) Affirm the company is financially capable of meeting the requirement
e) Estimated daily rate, mobilization/demobilization fees, positioning fees and/or other term cost/price to provide the above services (See Pricing Sheet above)
f) Fuel Consumption rates (See Chart Above) and grade
g) Name(s) of tugs and complete description (flag, transit speed, range, length, breadth, draft, certification and classification, minimum maneuverability speed, station keeping, etc.)
h) Vessel Characteristics Specifications Sheet, to include a description of the vessels shore power capability
i) Vessel Certificate of Inspection (COI), Certificate of Documentation (COD)
j) Confirm ability to meet Laydays of 25 - 28 FEB 2027.
k) Any pertinent questions/concerns.
13. Responses are requested no later than 1:00PM local time, Norfolk, VA, 9 DEC 2025. Please send questions pertaining to the sources sought and responses via e-mail to Ashley Smith at ashley.smith357.civ@us.navy.mil and CC responses to Contracting Officer, Stephanie Ricker, at stephanie.ricker.civ@us.navy.mil.
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