SS-26-046_Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk seeking market research on dry cargo voyage charter services. MSC requests information regarding the price and availability of U.S. flag, Jones Act compliant, self-sustaining vessels and ABS certified tug and barge units capable of carrying a minimum of 50 TEUs of containerized ammunition. The cargo consists of military cargo including tracked and wheeled vehicles and breakbulk items, with ammunition hazard classifications ranging from 1.21G to 2.2S, maximum TEU gross weight of 36,500 lbs, and average gross weight of 19,500 lbs. Load and discharge operations are F.I.O.S.S (free in and out, stowed and secured). The load port is Naval Magazine Indian Island, WA, and the discharge port is Valdez, AK, with a layday commencing and canceling on 05 April 2026 and laytime of 2 days SSHEX for the entire mission.
Vessels must include a certified spreader bar capable of lifting 37,000 lbs or more and a container handling forklift with minimum lifting capacity of 37,000 lbs, in good working order with backfire deflectors and fire extinguisher. The contractor is responsible for segregating all loaded munition containers in strict conformance with applicable regulations concerning arms, ammunitions, and explosives. Interested parties must provide vessel description, cargo capacity confirmation, certified spreader bar and forklift confirmation, lump-sum charter rate, daily demurrage rate, company information including name/contact details and small business status, company's unique entity identifier, and any other pertinent comments. Small business size standard for NAICS 483111 is limited to 1,050 employees. Responses are due via email by 1000 hours Eastern Time on Monday, 02 February 2026, directed to David Hamilton at DAVID.K.HAMILTON19.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 230-3260. The notice is signed by Robbin Jefferson, Contracting Officer, MSC N103A.
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26 JANUARY 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-046
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.
FLAG, JONES ACT COMPLIANT, SELF-SUSTAINING VESSELS AND ABS CERTIFIED
TUG AND BARGE UNITS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 50 TEU’S OF
CONTAINERIZED AMMUNITION WHILE SATISFYING REGULATORY HAZMAT
COMPATIBILITY AND SEGREGATION REQUIREMENTS.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS: MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED AND WHEELED VEHICLES
AND BREAKBULK) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
A. AMMUNITION HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 1.21G; 1.1C; 1.1D; 1.1E; 1.1F; 1.21C;
1.21E; 1.21E; 1.22D; 1.22E; 1.22H; 1.3C; 1.3G; 1.3G; 1.4B; 1.4C; 1.4D; 1.4G; 1.4G;
1.4S; 1.4S; 2.2S
B. OTHER HAZARDOUS CLASS: NONE
C. MAXIMUM TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 36,500 LBS
D. AVERAGE TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 19,500 LBS
E. CARGO LIST: AVAILABLE
F. LOAD: F.I.O.S.S
G. DISCHARGE: F.I.O.S.S
4. LOAD PORT: NAVAL MAGAZINE, INDIAN ISLAND, WA (USA)
5. DISCHARGE PORT: VALDEZ, AK (USA)
6. LAYDAY: COMMENCING AND CANCELING: 05 APRIL 2026
7. LAYTIME: 2 DAYS SSHEX FOR THE ENTIRE MISSION.
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A. VESSEL/BARGE MUST HAVE A CERTIFIED SPREADER BAR CAPABLE OF
LIFTING 37,000 LBS OR MORE AND A CONTAINER HANDLING FORKLIFT
WITH MINIMUM LIFTING CAPACITY OF 37,000 LBS FOR POSITIONING
CONTAINERS ONBOARD VESSEL DURING LOADING AND DISCHARGE
OPERATIONS. FORKLIFT MUST BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND HAVE
BACKFIRE DEFLECTORS AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
B. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEGREGATING ALL LOADED
MUNITION CONTAINERS ABOARD THE VESSEL IN STRICT CONFORMANCE
WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SAVE AND
PROPER LOADING AND STOWAGE OF ARMS, AMMUNITIONS, AND
EXPLOSIVES (AA&E). THE SEGREGATION OF ALL COMMODITIES WITH THE
CONTAINERS SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SHIPPER.
9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S).
B. CONFIRM CARGO CAPACITY OF 50 TEU’S.
C. CONFIRM CERTIFIED SPREADER BAR PER ABOVE REQUIREMENT.
D. CONFIRM FORKLIFT PER ABOVE REQUIREMENT.
E. LUMP-SUM CHARTER RATE.
F. DAILY DEMURRAGE RATE.
G. COMPANY INFORMATION:
(1) NAME OF COMPANY; TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS.
(2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS;
HUB-ZONE STATUS).
(3) REQUEST LARGE BUSINESS PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING POSSIBLE
SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
(4) PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
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 1000 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, MONDAY, 02 FEBRUARY 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS
DAVID HAMILTON, EMAIL DAVID.K.HAMILTON19.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL
(564) 230-3260.
SIGNED: ROBBIN JEFFERSON, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:DAVID.K.HAMILTON19.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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