SS-26-056 Notice.pdf

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Sources Sought Notice for 57-Day Dry Cargo Time Charter

This is a market research notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk's Strategic Sealift Program Support Office requesting information regarding the availability and pricing of U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels for a 57-day time charter. The vessel must be capable of carrying a minimum of 150 TEUs of containerized ammunition (Hazard Class/Division 1.1-1.4) while meeting regulatory HAZMAT compatibility and segregation requirements. Individual containers will have a maximum gross weight of 35,000 lbs with an average gross weight of 25,000 lbs. The charter will commence on May 5, 2026, with pickup at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina and redelivery at Nordenham, Germany.

Interested parties must submit responses via email to Matthew Price (MATTHEW.R.PRICE40.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 230-3782) by 1100 hours Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Required information includes vessel name and complete description, proposed layday dates, ability to accommodate a minimum of two supercargo personnel, daily charter hire rate with any applicable delivery/redelivery bonuses, fuel consumption rates for underway and inport working operations, company name and Unique Entity Identifier, and business size classification. The small business size standard for water transportation services (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees. This is a request for information only and does not commit the government to any payments or contract awards.

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13 FEBRUARY 2026

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM

SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-056

SUBJECT: 57-DAY DRY CARGO TIME 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, SELF-SUSTAINING VESSELS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A

MINIMUM OF 150 TEU’S OF CONTAINERIZED AMMUNITION WHILE SATISFYING

REGULATORY HAZMAT COMPATIBILITY AND SEGREGATION REQUIREMENTS.

3. CARGO SPECIFICS:

A. AMMUNITION HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 1.1-1.4

B. OTHER HAZARDOUS CLASS: N/A

C. MAXIMUM TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 35,000 LBS

D. AVERAGE TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 25,000 LBS

E. PACKING LIST UNAVAILABLE

4. DELIVERY PORT: MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL SUNNY POINT, NORTH

CAROLINA (USA)

5. REDELIVERY PORT: NORDENHAM, GERMANY

6. CHARTER PERIOD: 57 DAYS

7. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING/CANCELING: 05 MAY 2026

8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE

9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION:

A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S).

B. PROPOSED LAYDAY(S).

C. CONFIRM ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE A MINIMUM OF TWO SUPERCARGO.

D. DAILY CHARTER HIRE RATE AND ANY DELIVERY/REDELIVERY BONUSES,

IF APPLICABLE.

E. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE IN METRIC TONS (UNDERWAY & INPORT

WORKING).

F. COMPANY’S NAME AND UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.

G. BUSINESS SIZE. 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 HOURS, EASTERN

TIME, THURSDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS MATTHEW

PRICE, EMAIL MATTHEW.R.PRICE40.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 230-3782.

SIGNED: ROBBIN JEFFERSON, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A

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