SS-26-028 - NORFOLK HARBOR TUGS.pdf

12 DEC 2025

THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, SPECIAL MISSION PROGRAM

MANAGEMENT OFFICE, NORFOLK VA

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO. SS-26-028

SUBJECT: EIGHT (8) US FLAG TIME CHARTER TUGS, NORFOLK, VA AND SURROUNDING WATERS

THIS 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

MARKET SURVEY OR TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES. INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO

DETERMINE IF THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD EXERCISE AN UPCOMING OPTION UNDER AN

EXISTING CONTRACT.

MSC REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE COST AND AVAILABILITY OF EIGHT (8) U.S FLAG TIME

CHARTERED TUGS FOR A FIRM PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE TO COMMENCE 31 JAN 2026 AND

ENDING ON 30 JANUARY 2027 WITH ONE (1) ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR OPTION PERIODS AND ONE

336 DAY PERIOD 30 DECEMBER 2028. SPECIFICS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. SCOPE OF THE WORK: MSC request eight (8) time chartered tugs to support the Government's requirement in geographical region of Norfolk, VA including surrounding navigable water. 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. The tugs will be available 24 hours/day, seven days/week.

2. AREA OF OPERATIONS: Shall be in the geographical region of Norfolk, VA and tugs will be home berthed at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk and the surrounding navigable waters and including a distance out to the continental shelf

3. CONTRACT TYPE: Firm Fixed Price with reimbursable fuel.

4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: The tugs will be available 24 hours/day, seven days/week.

5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 31 JAN 2026 – 30 JAN 2027 with one (1) one-year option and (1) eleven month option period.

Period Length (days)

Option Notice Date of

Commencement Date of

Completion Firm Period

31 JAN 2026

30 JAN 2027

Option Period One

(See FAR clause 52.217-9)

31 JAN 2027

30 JAN 2028

Option Period Two

(See FAR clause 52.217-9)

31 JAN 2028

30 DEC 2028

6. TUG SPECIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS: The Tugs chartered under this Charter Party contract shall have the minimum characteristics as described in the chart Tug Characteristics shown below. Specifications and characteristics exceeding the minimum, if offered and accepted by the Government, are incorporated by reference upon contract award.

MINIMUM VESSEL CHARACTERISTICS MINIMUM VESSEL CHARACTERISTICS

FLAG: USA CLASSIFICATION: Classed by an IACS recognized classification society (hull and machinery).

MAXIMUM DRAFT: 18 feet ENDURANCE: 8 days.

MAXIMUM BEAM: 50 feet BOLLARD PULL: Minimum 100,000 lbs.

forward/stern bollard pull and 65,000 lbs. of side bollard pull

TRANSIT SPEED: 10 Knots MAXIMUM FIXED AIR DRAFT: 24 ft. Tugs must be low profile, capable of laying alongside under the bow or stern flare as needed for power.

PASSENGER CAPACITY: 12 MAXIMUM LENGTH OVER ALL: 110 feet

BROW: One brow to allow for the safe transfer of two passengers at a time. The brow shall be a minimum two feet in width for the entire length to assure safe passage of personnel from the tug to the deck of all classes of submarines. The end of the brow shall be fitted with rubber-coated rollers to prevent metal-to-metal contact between brow and submarine deck; each side shall have handrails and mid-rails. The brow should be capable of being positioned in any direction in a 90-degree arc from abeam to straight astern.

SURFACE FENDERING: Gray bow fenders and gray or non-marking side fendering, clean and sufficient to prevent metal-to-metal contact with surface vessels.

SURFACE CONFIGURATION: Configured to prevent metal-to-hull contact with surface vessels.

SUBSURFACE FENDERING: Clean and sufficient to prevent metal-to-hull contact with sub-surface vessels.

Fendering should be firmly secured to vessel along entire length. Fendering includes propeller guards, if appropriate dependent upon tug type.

SUBSURFACE CONFIGURATION: Configured to prevent metal-to-hull contact with sub-surface vessels.

Configuration includes propeller guards, if applicable.

FIREFIGHTING: Each tug shall have sufficient fire monitors to provide 360-degree coverage at 3,000 gpm, 125 psi. Each station shall be equipped with 1.5” and 2.5” hose fittings. Fire-fighting system shall be capable of having AFFF injected into it for firefighting.

WINCHES/CAPSTANS: Sufficient fore and aft winches or capstans for services performed under this contract. Each winch shall have a minimum safe working load of 7,000 lbs. Each capstan shall have a minimum working load of 29,000 lbs. and 40 ft.

/minute pay-out/in-haul speed.

COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT: Minimum required by the USCG and FCC for inland and international waters. In addition, systems shall include one two-way radio for communication on the following frequencies:

Narrow band and radio frequencies requirement are revised as follows:

Radio should be narrow band (NBFM) capable 25 watt output power 12.5 kHz channel spacing +/- 2.5 kHz FM modulation. As listed below 2 of the NNSY, frequencies have PL.

NSN

Port Ops 1 140.3500 MHz Port Ops 2 148.5750 MHz Port Ops 3 140.0000 MHz Port Ops 4 141.5000 MHz

Deperming Sta. Lamberts Point Degaussing 142.4125 MHz

JEBLCFS

NAB 1 139.6125 MHz NAB 2 140.5375 MHz

NNSY

Pilot 142.9125 MHz PL 127.3 Tug 141.1000 MHz PL Docking 149,6875 MHz PL 167.9

NWS Yorktown Dock 148.1750 MHz

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: Minimum required by the USCG for inland and international waters.

OTHER EQUIPMENT: One (1) 12-foot aluminum ladder and one (1) 24 foot aluminum ladder.

7. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: The tugs will be available 24 hours/day, seven days/week.

8. For tug services requested without 24 hours’ notice after straight time hours, for tug in addition to the two 15 minute and the 1 one hours tug… The contractor is not required to provide a 4th-8th boat with the exception of emergencies:

Time Notification Time

Straight-Time: An 11-hour period starting between 0500-1100 hours local time, Monday through Friday, except weekends and Federal Holidays as directed by the COR. The start of the straight time will be set on a daily basis by the COR with 24 hour notification.

15 minutes

Overtime: All hours not covered in straight time, and all weekends and Federal Holidays.

8 Tugs Total 24 hour minimum (5 tugs)

1 hour minimum (1 tug)- standby 15 minutes minimum (2 tugs)- duty

9. PRICING SHEET: Daily Rate: The daily rate shall be inclusive of weekends, holidays and overtime, based on the required availability above. Daily rate is exclusive of fuel, which shall be supplied/reimbursed by the Government.

TUG # 1

FIRM

PERIOD

OPTION

ONE

OPTION TWO

(11 MONTHS)

Daily Hire Rate

Overtime Rate

TUG # 2

PERIOD

OPTION

ONE

OPTION TWO

(11 MONTHS)

TUG # 3

PERIOD

OPTION

ONE

OPTION TWO

(11 MONTHS)

TUG # 4

PERIOD

OPTION

ONE

OPTION TWO

(11 MONTHS)

TUG # 5

PERIOD

OPTION

ONE

OPTION TWO

(11 MONTHS)

TUG # 6

PERIOD

OPTION

ONE

OPTION TWO

(11 MONTHS)

TUG # 7

PERIOD

OPTION

ONE

OPTION TWO

(11 MONTHS)

TUG # 8

PERIOD

OPTION

ONE

OPTION TWO

(11 MONTHS)

10. Interested parties shall furnish the following minimum information:

a) Name of Company; 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) Small business standing (i.e., small or large). Please note that the small business size standard for NAICS code

488330 is currently $47.0 Million.

e) Affirm the company is financially capable of meeting the requirement

f) Estimated DAILY rates and OVERTIME rates for tugs (See Pricing Sheet above)

g) Vessel characteristics, to include name(s) of tugs and complete description (flag, transit speed, range, length breadth, draft, Certificate of Inspection (COI), Certificate of Documentation (COD), minimum maneuverability speed, station keeping, etc.)

h) Any pertinent questions/concerns.

11. Responses are requested no later than 1300 local time, Norfolk, VA, 26 DEC 2025. Please send questions pertaining to the sources sought and responses via e-mail to Mr. Jordan Schwaner at jordan.t.schwaner.civ@us.navy.mil or Ms. Yvonne Escoto at yvonne.escoto.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 1300 local time, Norfolk, VA, 22 DEC 2025.