SS-26-133_Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk for market research regarding a dry cargo voyage charter opportunity. The government seeks information on the price and availability of self-sustaining vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 95 TEUs of containerized ammunition with hazard classes 1D, 1.2C, 1.1E, 1.4S, 9, and 3. The cargo will have a maximum TEU gross weight of 24,000 lbs and an average weight of 16,000 lbs, with loading on a free-in basis and discharge on a liner-out basis.
The voyage charter will load at Indian Island, Washington (USA) and discharge at Yokosuka, Japan, with a layday of August 30, 2026. The total laytime for the entire mission is 4 days SSHEX (Sundays and holidays excepted). Critical requirements include sole use of the vessel with no other cargo authorized and certified 20-foot and 40-foot spreader bars capable of lifting 24,000 lbs or more. Interested parties must provide vessel descriptions including flag, cargo capacity confirmation, spreader bar certification, layday availability, lumpsum charter rates and daily demurrage rates, company name and Unique Entity Identifier, business size designation, and small business status. The NAICS code is 483111 with a small business size standard of 1,050 employees. Responses via email are due by 1100 hours Eastern Time on Friday, June 26, 2026, to Tiffany Gallon at TIFFANY.N.GALLON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 226-8986. This request for information does not commit the government to pay costs or contract for services.
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22 JUNE 2026
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT
PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: N32205-SS-N321-26-133
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 SELF-
SUSTAINING VESSELS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 95 TEUS OF
CONTAINERIZED AMMUNITION WHILE SATISFYING REGULATORY HAZMAT
COMPATIBILITY AND SEGREGATION REQUIREMENTS.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS:
A. AMMUNITION HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 1D, 1.2C, 1.1E, 1.4S, 9, 3
B. OTHER HAZARDOUS CLASS: NONE
C. MAXIMUM TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 24,000 LBS
D. AVERAGE TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 16,000 LBS
E. CARGO LIST UNAVAILABLE
F. LOAD: FREE IN
G. DISCHARGE: LINER OUT
4. LOAD PORT(S)/PLACE(S): INDIAN ISLAND, WA (USA)
5. DISCHARGE PORT(S)/PLACE(S): YOKOSUKA, JAPAN
6. LAYDAY: 30 AUGUST 2026
7. LAYTIME: 4 DAYS SSHEX; TOTAL FOR ENTIRE MISSION
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
A. GOVERNMENT REQUIRES SOLE USE OF VESSEL FOR THE VOYAGE
CHARTER. NO OTHER CARGO ON BOARD WILL BE AUTHORIZED.
B. VESSEL/BARGE MUST HAVE A CERTIFIED 20-FT AND 40-FT SPREADER BAR
CAPABLE OF LIFTING 24,000 LBS OR MORE.
9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AT MINIMUM:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S), INCLUDING FLAG.
B. CONFIRM CARGO CAPACITY OF 95 TEUS.
C. CONFIRM CERTIFIED SPREADER BARS PER ABOVE REQUIREMENT.
D. CONFIRM LAYDAY AVAILABILITY
E. LUMPSUM CHARTER RATE AND DAILY DEMURRAGE RATE.
F. COMPANY’S NAME AND UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
G. BUSINESS SIZE. (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS; HUB ZONE STATUS)
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 1100 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, FRIDAY, 26 JUNE 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS TIFFANY GALLON,
EMAIL TIFFANY.N.GALLON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 226-8986.
SIGNED: NIC HATCHER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:TIFFANY.N.GALLON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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