SS-26-172 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) for market research regarding a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker voyage charter. MSC seeks information on the price and availability of U.S. flag vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 50,000 MMBTU (approximately 2,200 cubic meters) of LNG to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for terminal and storage tank cooldown purposes. 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, maximum beam of 32 meters, and gross volumetric capacity between 4,000 to 15,000 cubic meters. Additional specifications include an LNG pump-out pressure of 150 PSIG, unloading rate of 250 cubic meters per hour with flanged connections to a 6-inch LNG hose, and LNG saturated pressure parameters between 5 and 20 PSIG. The vessel must comply with UFC 4-159-03 mooring requirements for 35-knot sustained winds and 1-knot current. Cargo will be discharged to NSGB Pier C at 250 cubic meters per hour during daylight hours only, weather permitting, excluding Sundays and holidays.
The loading port is at the charter's discretion, and the discharge port is Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Requested delivery windows are September 28 to October 2, 2026, or October 19 to 23, 2026. Responses must include company information (name, contact details, small business status, unique entity identifier), vessel information (name, flag, complete description, confirmation of owner usage), and lump-sum and demurrage rates with affirmation that the vessel meets all stated requirements. This solicitation establishes small business size standards under NAICS 483111 with a 1,050-employee limitation. Responses are due via email by 1000 hours Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, to Jordan Morrison (jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil) and Franklin (Carley) Orvin (franklin.c.orvin.civ@us.navy.mil). This is market research only and does not commit the government to award a contract or reimburse costs incurred in preparing responses.
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14 SEPTEMBER 2026
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OFFICE, NORFOLK, VA, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NO. N32205-SS-N103-26-172
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:
28 SEPTEMBER 2026 – 02 OCTOBER 2026
19 – 23 OCTOBER 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 1000 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, WEDNESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 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: F. CARLEY ORVIN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL mailto:FRANKLIN.C.ORVIN.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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