SS-26-092_Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Strategic Sealift Program Support Office seeking market research information for a 22-day dry cargo time charter of a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) vessel.
MSC requires pricing and availability information for U.S. and foreign flag RO/RO vessels capable of transporting approximately 240,315 square feet of military cargo, including tracked and wheeled vehicles and breakbulk cargo such as medevac helicopters, Apache helicopters, and CH-47 cargo helicopters. The vessel must be available for a charter period commencing July 5, 2026, with a cancellation date of July 21, 2026. The delivery port is Gdansk, Poland, and the redelivery port is Jacksonville, Florida. Respondents must provide vessel specifications including stern ramp door and main deck height, daily charter hire rates with any delivery/redelivery bonuses, fuel consumption rates for underway and inport operations, militarily useful square feet of deck space (based on 20-foot deck and door clearance standards), supercargo accommodation capacity, and layday availability confirmation. Company information must include name, unique entity identifier, telephone number, email address, CAGE code, business size classification, and small business status. The small business size standard for water transportation services (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees. Responses are due via email by 1300 hours Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, to Tiffany Gallon at tiffany.n.gallon.civ@us.navy.mil or (564) 226-8986. This is market research only and does not commit the government to any costs or contract award.
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14 APRIL 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-092
SUBJECT: 22-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, ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF VESSELS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A
PORTION OF 240,315 SQUARE FEET OF MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED AND
WHEELED VEHICLES AND BREAKBULK).
3. CARGO SPECIFICS: MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED AND WHEELED VEHICLES
AND BREAKBULK) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
A. MEDEVAC HELICOPTER (617” LX130”WX204H, 9.1 STONS)
B. APACHE (596” LX 196”WX193”H,7.4 STONS)
C. CH-47 (609” LX151”WX227”H, 20.9 STONS)
D. CARGO LIST UNAVAILABLE
4. DELIVERY PORT: GDANSK, POLAND
5. REDELIVERY PORT: JACKSONVILLE, FL (USA)
6. CHARTER PERIOD: ABOUT 22 DAYS
7. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING: 05 JULY 2026 / CANCELING: 21 JULY 2026
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE
9. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT A
MINIMUM:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S), INCLUDING STERN
RAMP DOOR AND MAIN DECK HEIGHT.
B. DAILY CHARTER HIRE RATE AND ANY DELIVERY/REDELIVERY BONUSES,
IF APPLICABLE.
C. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES (BOTH UNDERWAY AND INPORT WORKING).
D. MILITARILY USEFUL SQUARE FEET OF VESSEL DECK SPACE (DEFINED AS
THE CARGO CAPACITY DEEMED MILITARILY USEFUL THROUGH
COORDINATION WITH MARAD AND THE INDIVIDUAL CARRIER AND BASED
UPON A RO/RO VESSEL WITH A 20 FOOT DECK AND DOOR CLEARANCE).
E. INDICATE NUMBER OF SUPERCARGO VESSEL CAN ACCOMMODATE.
F. CONFIRMATION OF LAYDAY AVAILABILITY
G. COMPANY INFORMATION:
1. PROVIDE NAME OF COMPANY, COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY
IDENTIFIER, TELEPHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND CAGE
CODE.
2. BUSINESS SIZE. (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS; HUB- ZONE
STATUS).
3. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
H. ANY OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
10. THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION 19.103 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 1300 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS TIFFANY GALLON,
EMAIL TIFFANY.N.GALLON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 226-8986.
SIGNED: MICHELLE JAMES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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