SS-26-135 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk for market research regarding dry cargo voyage charter services. The notice is not a binding solicitation and does not commit the government to pay costs or award a contract.
MSC seeks pricing and availability information for U.S. and foreign flag Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 45,000 square feet of military cargo, including tracked and wheeled vehicles and breakbulk items such as HEMMT 15X trucks. The cargo will be loaded at Tacoma, Washington under Free In and Out Stowed and Secured (F.I.O.S.S) terms and discharged at Tengan, Okinawa, Japan under liner terms. The vessel layday window is September 14–19, 2026, with a laytime allowance of 2 days Sundays and Holidays Excepted (SSHEX) for the entire mission. Respondents must provide vessel name and complete description including flag; proposed layday date; maximum useful military square footage cargo capacity; lump-sum charter rate; daily demurrage rate; company's unique entity identifier and business size; and for large businesses, details regarding possible sub-contracting opportunities. The small business size standard for water transportation services (NAICS 483111) is established at 1,050 employees. Responses via email are due by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 9, 2026, addressed to Brandon Page at brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil or (564) 226-1239.
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31 JUNE 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-135
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, ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF(RO/RO) VESSELS CAPABLE OF
CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 45,000 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. HEMMT 15X (401”L X 96”W X 112”H, 21 TONS)
B. CARGO LIST UNAVAILABLE
C. LOAD: F.I.O.S.S
D. DISCHARGE: LINER TERMS
4. LOAD PORT: TACOMA, WA (USA)
5. DISCHARGE PORT: TENGAN, OKINAWA, JAPAN
6. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING 14 SEPTEMBER 2026// CANCELING 19 SEPTEMBER
7. LAYTIME: 2 DAYS SSHEX FOR THE ENTIRE MISSION.
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NONE
9. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT A
MINIMUM:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL INCLUDING FLAG.
B. INDICATE PROPOSED LAYDAY.
C. CONFIRM MAXIMUM USEFUL MILITARY SQFT CARGO CAPACITY.
D. LUMP-SUM CHARTER RATE.
E. DAILY DEMURRAGE RATE.
F. PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER AND BUSINESS SIZE.
G. 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 10:00 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, 09 JULY 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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