SS-26-144 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker voyage charter issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC), Strategic Sealift Program Management Support Office, Norfolk, Virginia.
MSC seeks market research information regarding the price and availability of U.S. flag vessels capable of transporting a minimum of 50,000 MMBTU (approximately 2,200 cubic meters) of LNG to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The vessel must meet specific technical requirements including a maximum displacement of 41,000 metric tons, maximum length of 256 meters, maximum laden draft of 10 meters, and maximum beam of 32 meters. The LNG tanker or barge must have a gross volumetric capacity between 4,000 to 15,000 cubic meters with pump-out pressure of 150 PSIG and unloading rate of 250 cubic meters per hour. The vessel must feature a flanged connection with powered emergency release coupling to a 6-inch LNG hose and emergency shutdown umbilical. LNG saturated pressure requirements range from a minimum of 5 PSIG to a maximum of 20 PSIG, with an average of 10 PSIG. The carrier must perform mooring analysis meeting UFC 4-159-03 Mooring Service Type I requirements (35 knots sustained winds, 1 knot current). Cargo discharge terms specify 250 cubic meters per hour, daylight only, with weather working days and Sundays/holidays excluded. The loading port is at the charter's discretion, and the discharging port is Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Delivery dates for the vessel are either August 17-21, 2026, or September 8-11, 2026.
Interested parties must submit responses by email prior to 1100 hours Eastern Time on Monday, July 27, 2026, to Jordan Morrison (jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil) or Franklin (Carley) Orvin (franklin.c.orvin.civ@us.navy.mil). Respondents must provide company information including name, telephone, email address, and small business status; vessel and rate information including vessel name, flag, complete vessel description, lump-sum and demurrage rates, and confirmation that the vessel meets all specified requirements; and the company's unique entity identifier. The small business size standard for this water transportation service is NAICS 483111 with a 1,050-employee limitation. This notice is market research only and does not commit the government to contract or pay any costs incurred in response preparation or submission.
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23 JULY 2026
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OFFICE, NORFOLK, VA, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NO. N32205-SS-N103-26-144
SUBJECT: TANKER (LNG) VOYAGE CHARTER
1. THIS IS MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE 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. FLAG VESSELS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 50,000 MMBTU
(ABOUT 2,200 CBM) OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) TO FILL A STORAGE
REQUIREMENT AT NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY (NSGB), CUBA. THE
VESSEL IS REQUIRED FOR A CHARTER AS OUTLINED BELOW:
A. MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT 41,000 METRIC TONS.
B. MAXIMUM LENGTH OVERALL IS 256 METERS.
C. MAXIMUM LADEN DRAFT IS 10 METERS.
D. MAXIMUM BEAM IS 32 METERS.
E. LNG TANKER / BARGE SHALL HAVE A GROSS VOLUMETRIC CAPACITY OF
BETWEEN 4,000 TO 15,000 CUBIC METERS.
F. LNG BARGE/VESSEL PUMP-OUT PRESSURE: 150 PSIG.
G. LNG UNLOADING RATE: 250 CU M/HR.
H. LNG UNLOADING CONNECTION REQUIRED: FLANGED CONNECTION WITH
POWERED EMERGENCY RELEASE COUPLING (PERC) TO 6” LNG HOSE
(PROVIDED BY TERMINAL); EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN (ESD) UMBILICAL.
I. TERMINAL HAS GAS CHROMATOGRAPH TO VERIFY DELIVERED LNG
COMPOSITION AND HHV.
J. MINIMUM LNG SATURATED PRESSURE: 5 PSIG.
K. MAXIMUM LNG SATURATED PRESSURE: 20 PSIG.
L. AVERAGE LNG SATURATED PRESSURE: 10 PSIG.
M. CARRIER SHALL PERFORM THEIR OWN MOORING ANALYSIS. CARRIER
SHALL MEET, AT A MINIMUM, THE REQUIREMENTS IN UFC 4-159-03
MOORING SERVICE TYPE I (35 KNOTS SUSTAINED WINDS, 1 KNOT
CURRENT).
3. CARGO SPECIFICS: 50,000 MMBTU OF LNG (ABOUT 2,200 CBM).
SPECIAL HANDLING AND DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS: DISCH TERMS 250
CBM PER HOUR, DAYLIGHT ONLY, WWD SHEX. CARGO WILL BE DISCHARGED
FROM SHIP/BARGE TO NSGB PIER C. THIS IS THE FIRST LNG DELIVERY TO
THIS NEW TERMINAL AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY IS TO COMPLETE
THE PROCESS OF COOLDOWN OF THE LNG TERMINAL AND STORAGE TANKS.
LNG CRYOGENIC HANDLING AND CONTROLLED OFFLOADING.
4. LOADING PORT: AT CHARTER’S DISCRETION
5. DISCHARGING PORT: NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
6. LAYDAY(S): RESPONDENTS ARE REQUESTED TO INDICATE IF VESSEL CAN
MEET THE BELOW DELIVERY DATES:
17 – 21 AUGUST 2026
08 – 11 SEPTEMBER 2026
7. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. COMPANY INFORMATION:
(1) NAME OF COMPANY; TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS
(2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS; HUB
ZONE STATUS)
(3) LARGE BUSINESSES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE DETAILS
REGARDING POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
(4) PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
B. VESSEL AND RATE INFORMATION:
(1) CONFIRMATION OWNER HAS USAGE OF VESSEL.
(2) VESSEL’S NAME, FLAG AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL
(3) LUMP-SUM AND DEMURRAGE RATES.
(4) STATEMENT OR INFORMATION AFFIRMING THAT THE VESSEL MEETS
OR EXCEEDS ALL REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPHS 2 THROUGH 6 OF
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.
(5) ANY OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
8. 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.
9. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1100 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, MONDAY, 27 JULY 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS JORDAN
MORRISON, JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, AND FRANKLIN
(CARLEY) ORVIN, FRANKLIN.C.ORVIN.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL.
SIGNED: DANNY DAVIS, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL mailto:FRANKLIN.C.ORVIN.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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