SS-26-107 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk for market research on a 23-day dry cargo time charter vessel.
MSC seeks information regarding the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels 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. The cargo specifications include a maximum TEU gross weight of 35,000 lbs and average gross weight of 25,000 lbs. The vessel must be capable of accommodating a minimum of two supercargo personnel. Two missions are scheduled with laydays commencing on 17 August 2026 (Mission 1) and 24 August 2026 (Mission 2), with pickup at Souda Bay, Greece and redelivery at Nordenham, Germany. Responses must include: vessel name and complete description; proposed laydays and applicable missions; confirmation of supercargo accommodation capability; daily charter hire rate and any delivery/redelivery bonuses; fuel consumption rates in metric tons for underway and inport working; company name and unique entity identifier; and business size information. The FAR 19.102 small business size standard for NAICS 483111 (water transportation services) is 1,050 employees. Interested parties must submit responses via email to Brandon Page (brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil or (564) 226-1239) prior to 1000 hours Eastern Time on 12 May 2026. Christopher Tomlin is the Contracting Officer for MSC N103A.
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05 MAY 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-107
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:
MISSION 1:17 AUGUST 2026
MISSION 2: 24 AUGUST 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) AND WHICH MISSION(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.
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, 12 MAY 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS BRANDON PAGE, EMAIL
BRANDON.A.PAGE.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 226-1239.
SIGNED: CHRISTOPHER TOMLIN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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