SS-26-096.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Strategic Sealift Program Support Office for market research regarding a 29-day dry cargo time charter. MSC seeks information on the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels capable of carrying military cargo including tracked and wheeled vehicles and breakbulk cargo. The charter period is approximately 29 days with a laydays commencing/canceling on 29 July 2026, with delivery at Pohang, ROK and redelivery at San Diego, CA, USA. No special requirements have been identified, and no cargo list is currently available.
Interested parties must provide vessel name and complete description, daily charter hire rates with any applicable delivery/redelivery bonuses, fuel consumption rates in metric tons for both underway and inport working operations, militarily useful square feet of vessel deck space (defined as cargo capacity with RO/RO vessel deck height exceeding 7'5" clearance), number of supercargo accommodations, company contact information including telephone and email, business size designation, and details on sub-contracting opportunities for large businesses. The small business size standard for this water transportation service (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees. Responses via email are required prior to 1000 hours Eastern Time on 23 April 2026. The point of contact is LCDR Amy Hutchings at amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil or (757) 443-5666. This is market research only; responses will not be considered offers and the government will not pay any costs incurred in preparation or submission.
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17 APRIL 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-096
SUBJECT: 29-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
MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED AND WHEELED VEHICLES AND BREAKBULK). THIS
INFORMATION IS BEING USED TO HELP DEVELOP FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.
COMPLETE INFORMATION REGARDING VESSELS, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES
TO PARAGRAPH 9D, WILL BE APPRECIATED.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS: MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED AND WHEELED VEHICLES
AND BREAKBULK) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
CARGO LIST UNAVAILABLE
4. DELIVERY PORT: POHANG, ROK
5. REDELIVERY PORT: SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
6. CHARTER PERIOD: ABOUT 29 DAYS
7. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING/CANCELING: 29 JULY 2026
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE
9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S).
B. DAILY CHARTER HIRE RATE AND ANY DELIVERY/REDELIVERY BONUSES,
IF APPLICABLE.
C. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES IN METRIC TONS (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 DECK HEIGHT THAT EXCEEDS 7'5" CLEARANCE).
E. INDICATE NUMBER OF SUPERCARGO VESSEL CAN ACCOMMODATE.
F. NAME OF COMPANY: TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, AND UNIQUE
ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
G. BUSINESS SIZE.
H. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING POSSIBLE
SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
I. 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 1050
EMPLOYEES. PLEASE INDICATE IF BUSINESS IS A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.
11. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1000 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, 23 APRIL 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS LCDR AMY HUTCHINGS, EMAIL
AMY.R.HUTCHINGS.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (757)443-5666.
SIGNED: MICHELLE JAMES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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