SS-26-057 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, requesting market research information regarding the availability and pricing of vessel services for a 23-day dry cargo time charter.
MSC seeks information about U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 150 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containerized ammunition classified as Hazard Classes 1.1–1.4 while meeting regulatory HAZMAT compatibility and segregation requirements. Cargo specifications include a maximum TEU gross weight of 35,000 pounds and an average TEU gross weight of 25,000 pounds. The vessel will depart from Souda Bay, Greece, on or around May 25, 2026, and be redelivered to Nordenham, Germany, after a 23-day charter period. Interested parties must provide vessel name and description, proposed layday dates, confirmation of capacity to accommodate a minimum of two supercargo, daily charter hire rates with any applicable delivery/redelivery bonuses, fuel consumption rates for underway and inport working operations, company name and unique entity identifier, business size classification, and any other pertinent information. The Federal Acquisition Regulation establishes the small business size standard for this water transportation service as NAICS 483111 with a 1,050-employee threshold. Responses must be submitted via email to Matthew Price at MATTHEW.R.PRICE40.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 230-3782 by 1200 hours Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2026. This notice is market research only and does not commit the government to award a contract or reimburse response costs.
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13 FEBRUARY 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-057
SUBJECT: 23-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: SOUDA BAY, GREECE
5. REDELIVERY PORT: NORDENHAM, GERMANY
6. CHARTER PERIOD: 23 DAYS
7. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING/CANCELING: 25 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 1200 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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