SS-26-164 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research conducted by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Strategic Sealift Program Support Office. MSC is seeking information regarding the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessels capable of carrying military cargo including helicopters, wheeled vehicles, and breakbulk items. The vessel must accommodate specific military equipment: UH-60 helicopters (24 units), CH-47 helicopters (16 units), HH-60 helicopters (24 units), and Apache helicopters (1 unit), with additional cargo to be determined. The charter period is approximately 25 days or one voyage with a laytime of 4 days SSHEX (Sundays and holidays excepted) total, commencing/canceling December 15, 2026. Delivery is required at Beaumont, Texas with redelivery at Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Interested parties must provide vessel specifications including flag, ramp door, and maindeck height, along with either time charter or voyage charter pricing scenarios. For time charters, respondents must submit daily hire rates, delivery/redelivery bonuses if applicable, and fuel consumption rates in metric tons. For voyage charters, a lumpsum charter rate and daily demurrage rate are required. Additionally, respondents must specify militarily useful square feet of deck space (based on clearance exceeding 7'5"), the number of supercargo accommodations, company's unique entity identifier, and business size designation. The small business size standard for this water transportation service (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees. Large businesses are requested to provide sub-contracting opportunity details. Responses via email are due prior to 1000 hours Eastern Time on Thursday, September 3, 2026, with point of contact Jordan Morrison at JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 230-3633. This is market research only and does not commit the government to payment or contract award; results will determine whether acquisition proceeds via existing government IDIQ vehicles or through SAM.gov.
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28 AUGUST 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-164
SUBJECT: 25-DAY DRY CARGO TIME OR 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. THE MARKET RESEARCH OBTAINED
WILL BE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE THE ACQUISITION STRATEGY ON WHETHER A
SOLICITATION WILL BE CONDUCTED USING EXISTING GOVERNMENT IDIQ
VEHICLES OR VIA SAM.GOV.
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 MILITARY CARGO (HELICOPTERS, WHEELED VEHICLES AND
BREAKBULK). THIS INFORMATION IS BEING USED TO HELP DEVELOP FUTURE
REQUIREMENTS. COMPLETE INFORMATION REGARDING VESSELS,
PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO PARAGRAPH 9D, WILL BE APPRECIATED.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS: MILITARY CARGO (TRACKED AND WHEELED VEHICLES
AND BREAKBULK) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
A. UH-60 24X (586”L X 123”W X 141”H, 218.4 STONS)
B. CH-47 16X (634”L X 163”W X 220”H, 270.4 STONS)
C. HH-60 24X (471”L X 115”W X 100”H, 218.4 STONS)
D. APACHES 1X (610”L X 217”W X 210”H, 12.0 STONS)
E. CARGO LIST UNAVAILABLE
4. DELIVERY PORT: BEAUMONT, TEXAS (USA)
5. REDELIVERY PORT: ALEXANDROUPOLIS, GREECE
6A. CHARTER PERIOD: ABOUT 25 DAYS OR ONE VOYAGE
6B. LAYTIME: 4 DAYS SSHEX; TOTAL
7. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING/CANCELING: 15 DECEMBER 2026
8. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: TIME AND VOYAGE CHARTER SCENARIOS
9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL(S) INCLUDING FLAG AND
RAMP DOOR AND MAINDECK HEIGHT.
B. TIME CHARTER RESPONSE, IF APPLICABLE:
1. DAILY CHARTER HIRE RATE AND ANY DELIVERY/REDELIVERY
BONUSES, IF APPLICABLE.
2. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES IN METRIC TONS (BOTH UNDERWAY
AND INPORT WORKING).
C. VOYAGE CHARTER RESPONSE, IF APPLICABLE:
1. LUMPSUM CHARTER RATE AND DAILY DEMURRAGE RATE.
D. MILITARILY USEFUL SQUARE FEET OF VESSEL DECK SPACE (DEFINED AS
THE CARGO CAPACITY DEEMED MILITARILY USEFUL THROUGH
COORDINATION WITH MARAD AND THE INDIVIDUAL CARRIER AND BASED
UPON A RO/RO VESSEL DECK HEIGHT THAT EXCEEDS 7'5" CLEARANCE).
E. INDICATE NUMBER OF SUPERCARGO VESSEL CAN ACCOMMODATE.
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 19.102 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, THURSDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS JORDAN
MORRISON, EMAIL JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564)
230-3633.
SIGNED: NIC HATCHER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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