SS-26-036_Notice.pdf
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This Sources Sought Notice is issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) seeking information about Float On/Float Off (FLO/FLO) vessels capable of transporting the U.S. Navy Fleet Ocean Tug USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) from Naval Support Activity Bahrain to Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The maritime transport requires a self-sustaining vessel with specific capabilities, including providing cradle, cribbing, blocking, seafastening, line handlers, temporary toilet facilities, security team, and an independent marine surveyor.
Interested parties must submit responses via email to David Hamilton (david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil) by 1000 hours Eastern Time on 09 January 2026. Respondents are required to provide detailed vessel information, including complete vessel description, stowage area, loading/discharging locations, vessel range, estimated load/discharge times, supercargo capacity, lump-sum pricing, detention rates, and security team pricing. The solicitation follows Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.102, which defines small business size for this water transportation service as 1,050 employees or fewer under NAICS code 483111.
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05 JANUARY 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-036
SUBJECT: DRY CARGO 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.
2. MSC REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF U.S.
AND FOREIGN FLAG, FLOAT ON/FLOAT OFF (FLO/FLO) SELF-SUSTAINING VESSELS
CAPABLE OF LOADING, TRANSPORT, AND DISCHARGE OF THE U.S. NAVY FLEET
OCEAN TUG USNS CATAWBA (T-ATF 168). VESSEL PARTICULARS ARE DESCRIBED
BELOW. DUE TO THE UNIQUE CONSTRUCTION OF USNS CATAWBA, LIFT-ON/LIFT-
OFF (LO/LO) OPTIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
3. LOAD PORT(S)/PLACE(S): NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN – MANAMA,
BAHRAIN.
AVAILABLE LOAD DATE (ALD): PROMPT (RESPONDENTS PROVIDE DATE OF
EARLIEST AVAILABILITY).
LATEST AVAILABLE LOAD DATE: TBD.
4. DISCHARGING PORT(S)/PLACE(S): NAVAL STATION PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII
(USA)
5. LAYDAYS: RESPONDENTS ARE TO INDICATE 10-DAY LAYDAY WINDOW
BETWEEN ALD AND LAD. THIS CARGO SHALL BE LAST-ON, FIRST OFF.
6. CARGO DIMENSIONS:
USNS CATAWBA (T-ATF 168) PARTICULARS
FULL-LOAD DISPLACEMENT: 2,260 LTSW
LOA: 226 FT
BREADTH, MOLDED, AMIDSHIPS: 42 FT
DEPTH, MOLDED, TO MAIN DECK: 20 FT
THE VESSEL DRAWING IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST RESPONDENTS IN DEVELOPING
AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE.
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A. TERMS: MSC DRYVOY 2024 FLO-FLO TERMS.
B. CRADLE, CRIBBING, BLOCKING, AND SEAFASTENING FOR OCEAN
TRANSPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED AND DELIVERED BY CONTRACTOR.
C. PRICING AND TECHNICAL PLANNING SHALL BE DONE AS PART OF THE
FIXED PRICE.
D. INDEPENDENT MARINE SURVEYOR (IMS) TO BE MUTUALLY APPOINTED
AND DUTIES OUTLINED IN U.S. NAVY TOWING MANUAL (AVAILABLE UPON
REQUEST). IMS SHOULD BE PRICED IN THE LUMP SUM COSTS.
E. TOW OF USNS CATAWBA (T-ATF 168) FROM NAVAL STATION BAHRAIN TO
LOADING FLO/ FLO OPERATION SITE AND FROM OFFLOAD FLO/FLO
OPERATIONS SITE TO NAVAL STATION PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII SHALL BE
PART OF THE LUMP SUM COSTS.
F. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE CARGO GAS FREE AND CERTIFIED BY MARINE
GAS CHEMIST PRIOR TO DISCHARGE.
G. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY TOILET FACILITIES DURING
FLO/FLO OPERATIONS.
H. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE LINE HANDLERS ABOARD USNS CATAWBA (T-
ATF 168) FOR UNDOCKING, LOADING, DISCHARGE, AND DOCKING.
I. THERE WILL BE A REQUIREMENT FOR VESSEL OWNER TO PROVIDE A
SECURITY TEAM IAW ATFP REQUIREMENTS OF THE USCENTCOM AOR.
J. PLANNING, TOWING, LOADING, TRANSIT, DISCHARGE, WILL BE DONE IN
ACCORDING WITH THE US NAVY TOWING MANUAL.
NAVY TOWING MANUAL CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT:
https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/SUPSALV/00C2-Salvage/Salvage-Publications/
8. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. VESSEL AND RATE INFORMATION:
(1) COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL.
(2) AREA TO BE STOWED ON FLO/FLO VESSEL.
(3) FLO/FLO LOCATION OF LOADING AND DISCHARGING.
(4) RANGE OF VESSEL IN NAUTICAL MILES.
(5) ESTIMATED LOAD AND DISCHARGE TIME (AS DESCRIBED IN
PARAGRAPH 5).
(6) DURATION OF VOYAGE OR PLANNED DISCHARGE DATE.
(7) RESPOND WITH THE NUMBER OF SUPERCARGO VESSEL CAN SUPPORT.
(8) LUMP-SUM PRICE TO INCLUDE APPLICABLE LOADING, STOWING,
SECURING, AND DISCHARGING OF USNS CATAWBA (T-ATF 168) (E.G.
INDEPENDENT MARINE SURVEYOR AT LOAD AND DISCHARGE PORTS,
ALL SECURING GEAR AND FASTINGS, ETC.)
(9) ASSOCIATED DETENTION RATE.
(10) REIMBURSABLE DAILY PRICING FOR SECURITY TEAM AND INTENDED
DISEMBARK LOCATION.
(11) ACKNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENT OF THIS
NOTICE.
(12) ANY PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
B. COMPANY INFORMATION:
(1) NAME OF COMPANY; TELEPHONE NUMBER; AND E-MAIL ADDRESS.
(2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS;
HUBZONE STATUS).
(3) REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
(4) PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
13. 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.
14. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1000 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, 09 JANUARY 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS DAVID HAMILTON, EMAIL
DAVID.K.HAMILTON19.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 230-3260.
SIGNED: NIC HATCHER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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