SS-26-118 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) on 27 May 2026 seeking market research on dry cargo voyage charter services for transporting one U.S. Navy ceremonial barge.
MSC requests pricing and availability information from interested parties for self-sustaining vessels capable of loading, transporting, and discharging a ceremonial barge measuring 63.5 feet in length, 16.5 feet in beam, 24.5 feet in height, and weighing 75,400 pounds. The barge will be loaded in Baltimore, Maryland with the earliest availability date at the respondent's discretion. The discharge destination is either San Diego, California or Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with respondents required to provide pricing for both ports. Respondents must indicate a 10-day layday window, with the cargo designated as last-on, first-off. Float-on/float-off (FLO/FLO), lift-on/lift-off (LO/LO), and tug and barge options are all acceptable. Terms will follow MSC DRYVOY 2026 FLO-FLO standards, with the contractor responsible for providing cradle, cribbing, blocking, and seafastening for ocean transport; independent marine surveyor services; towing to and from loading/discharging locations; gas-free certification by marine gas chemist; and temporary toilet facilities during FLO/FLO operations. All planning, towing, loading, transit, and discharge activities must comply with the U.S. Navy Towing Manual.
Responses must include complete vessel descriptions with particular sheets, stowage areas, prospective FLO/FLO locations, vessel range in nautical miles, estimated load and discharge times, voyage duration and planned discharge date, number of supercargo the vessel can support, lump sum pricing including all loading, stowing, securing, and discharging operations, and demurrage rates. Company information must include name, contact details, small business status (with NAICS code 483111 establishing a 1,050-employee threshold for small business classification), and unique entity identifier. Responses are due via email by 1100 hours Eastern Time on 03 June 2026, directed to Matthew Price at MATTHEW.R.PRICE40.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 230-3782. This request is for information only and does not commit the government to pay any costs or award a contract.
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27 MAY 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-118
SUBJECT: DRY CARGO VOYAGE 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 LOADING,
TRANSPORTING, AND DISCHARGING ONE U.S. NAVY CEREMONIAL BARGE.
VESSEL PARTICULARS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. FLOAT-ON/FLOAT-OFF (FLO/FLO),
LIFT-ON/LIFT-OFF (LO/LO), AND TUG AND BARGE OPTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
3. LOAD PORT(S)/PLACE(S): BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
AVAILABLE LOAD DATE (ALD): PROMPT (RESPONDENTS PROVIDE DATE OF
EARLIEST AVAILABILITY).
LATEST AVAILABLE LOAD DATE: TBD.
4. DISCHARGING PORT(S)/PLACE(S): SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA OR PEARL HARBOR,
HAWAII. RESPONDENTS MUST PROVIDE PRICE INFORMATION TO BOTH
DISCHARGE PORTS INDICATED. ONLY ONE DISCHARGE PORT WILL ULTIMATELY
BE SELECTED, BUT IS STILL TBD.
5. LAYDAYS: RESPONDENTS ARE TO INDICATE 10-DAY LAYDAY WINDOW
BETWEEN ALD AND LAD. THIS CARGO IS LAST-ON, FIRST OFF.
6. CARGO DIMENSIONS:
CEREMONIAL BARGE PARTICULARS
LOA: 63.5 FT
BEAM: 16.5 FT
HEIGHT: 24.5 FT
WEIGHT: 75,400 LBS.
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A. TERMS: MSC DRYVOY 2026 FLO-FLO TERMS.
B. CRADLE, CRIBBING, BLOCKING, AND SEAFASTENING FOR OCEAN
TRANSPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED AND DELIVERED BY CONTRACTOR.
C. PRICING AND TECHNICAL PLANNING SHALL BE DONE AS PART OF THE
FIXED PRICE.
D. INDEPENDENT MARINE SURVEYOR (IMS) TO BE MUTUALLY APPOINTED
AND DUTIES OUTLINED IN U.S. NAVY TOWING MANUAL (AVAILABLE UPON
REQUEST). IMS SHOULD BE PRICED IN THE LUMP SUM COSTS.
E. FOR FLO/FLO OPTIONS, TOW OF THE CEREMONIAL BARGE FROM
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND TO A LOADING FLO/FLO OPERATION SITE AND
FROM AN OFFLOAD FLO/FLO OPERATIONS SITE TO SAN DIEGO,
CALIFORNIA OR PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII SHALL BE PART OF THE LUMP
SUM COSTS.
F. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE CARGO GAS FREE AND CERTIFIED BY MARINE
GAS CHEMIST PRIOR TO DISCHARGE.
G. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY TOILET FACILITIES DURING ANY
AND ALL PROSPECTIVE FLO/FLO OPERATIONS.
H. PLANNING, TOWING, LOADING, TRANSIT, DISCHARGE, WILL BE DONE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S. NAVY TOWING MANUAL.
NAVY TOWING MANUAL CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT:
https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/SUPSALV/00C2-Salvage/Salvage-Publications/
8. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. VESSEL AND RATE INFORMATION:
(1) COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL. VESSEL PARTICULAR
SHEETS ARE HIGHLY DESIRABLE.
(2) AREA TO BE STOWED ON LO/LO VESSEL, FLO/FLO VESSEL, OR BARGE.
(3) PROSPECTIVE FLO/FLO LOCATIONS FOR LOADING AND DISCHARGING.
(4) RANGE OF VESSEL IN NAUTICAL MILES.
(5) ESTIMATED LOAD AND DISCHARGE TIME (AS DESCRIBED IN
PARAGRAPH 5).
(6) DURATION OF VOYAGE AND PLANNED DISCHARGE DATE.
(7) RESPOND WITH THE NUMBER OF SUPER CARGO VESSEL CAN
SUPPORT.
(8) LUMP SUM PRICE TO INCLUDE APPLICABLE LOADING, STOWING,
SECURING, AND DISCHARGING OF ONE U.S. NAVY CEREMONIAL
BARGE (E.G. INDEPENDENT MARINE SURVEYOR AT LOAD AND
DISCHARGE PORTS, ALL SECURING GEAR AND FASTINGS, ETC.)
(9) DEMURRAGE RATE.
https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/SUPSALV/00C2-Salvage/Salvage-Publications/
(10) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ALL INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS OF
THIS NOTICE.
(11) ANY PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
B. COMPANY INFORMATION:
(1) NAME OF COMPANY; TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS.
(2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS;
HUBZONE STATUS).
(3) REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
(4) PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
9. 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.
10. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1100 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, 03 JUNE 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS MATTHEW PRICE, EMAIL
MATTHEW.R.PRICE40.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 230-3782.
SIGNED: CHRISTOPHER TOMLIN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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