SS-27-012 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice (market research document) issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, for a dry cargo voyage charter opportunity.
MSC seeks information regarding the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels capable of loading, transporting, and discharging one U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1710) vessel measuring 139 feet length overall, 31.7 feet beam, and weighing 246 long tons light ship. The cargo will be loaded in Mobile, Alabama, with discharge at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Respondents must indicate a 10-day layday window and note that this cargo is last-on, first-off. Float-on/float-off (FLO/FLO), lift-on/lift-off (LO/LO), and tug and barge options are acceptable. The contractor must provide cradle, cribbing, blocking, and seafastening; pricing and technical planning as part of a fixed price; an independently appointed marine surveyor per U.S. Navy Towing Manual specifications; towing services for FLO/FLO options; gas-free certification by a marine gas chemist; and temporary toilet facilities during FLO/FLO operations. All planning, towing, loading, transit, and discharge must comply with the U.S. Navy Towing Manual.
Interested parties must submit responses via email to Brandon Page (brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil or (564) 226-1239) by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 5, 2026. Responses should include vessel descriptions and particular sheets, stowage areas, prospective FLO/FLO locations, vessel range, estimated load and discharge times, voyage duration, supercargo capacity, lump-sum pricing including all loading and securing costs, demurrage rates, acknowledgment of requirements, and any pertinent questions. Company information must include name, contact details, small business status, and unique entity identifier. The small business size standard for NAICS 483111 (water transportation service) is 1,050 employees.
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29 OCTOBER 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-27-012
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, SELF-SUSTAINING VESSELS CAPABLE OF LOADING,
TRANSPORTING, AND DISCHARGING ONE (1) U.S. NAVY LANDING CRAFT UTILITY
(LCU 1710) VESSEL. CRAFT PARTICULARS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. FLOAT-
ON/FLOAT-OFF (FLO/FLO), LIFT-ON/LIFT-OFF (LO/LO), AND TUG AND BARGE
OPTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
3. LOAD PORT(S)/PLACE(S): MOBILE, ALABAMA.
AVAILABLE LOAD DATE (ALD): PROMPT (RESPONDENTS PROVIDE DATE OF
EARLIEST AVAILABILITY).
LATEST AVAILABLE LOAD DATE: TBD.
4. DISCHARGING PORT(S)/PLACE(S): JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK,
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA.
5. LAYDAYS: RESPONDENTS ARE TO INDICATE 10-DAY LAYDAY WINDOW
BETWEEN ALD AND LAD. THIS CARGO IS LAST-ON, FIRST OFF.
6. CARGO DIMENSIONS:
LANDING CRAFT UTILITY (LCU 1710) PARTICULARS
LOA: 139 FT
BEAM: 31.7 FT
WEIGHT: 246 Long Tons (Light Ship)
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A. TERMS: MSC DRYVOY 2026 FLO-FLO TERMS.
B. CRADLE, CRIBBING, BLOCKING, AND SEAFASTENING FOR OCEAN
TRANSPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED AND DELIVERED BY CONTRACTOR.
C. PRICING AND TECHNICAL PLANNING SHALL BE DONE AS PART OF THE
FIXED PRICE.
D. INDEPENDENT MARINE SURVEYOR (IMS) TO BE MUTUALLY APPOINTED
AND DUTIES OUTLINED IN U.S. NAVY TOWING MANUAL (AVAILABLE UPON
REQUEST). IMS SHOULD BE PRICED IN THE LUMP SUM COSTS.
E. FOR FLO/FLO OPTIONS, TOW OF THE LCU FROM MOBILE, ALABAMA TO A
LOADING FLO/FLO OPERATION SITE AND FROM AN OFFLOAD FLO/FLO
OPERATIONS SITE TO JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK,
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA SHALL BE PART OF THE LUMP SUM COSTS.
F. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE CARGO GAS FREE AND CERTIFIED BY MARINE
GAS CHEMIST PRIOR TO DISCHARGE.
G. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY TOILET FACILITIES DURING ANY
AND ALL PROSPECTIVE FLO/FLO OPERATIONS.
H. PLANNING, TOWING, LOADING, TRANSIT, DISCHARGE, WILL BE DONE IN
ACCORDING WITH THE US NAVY TOWING MANUAL.
NAVY TOWING MANUAL CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT:
https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/SUPSALV/00C2-Salvage/Salvage-Publications/
8. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. VESSEL AND RATE INFORMATION:
(1) COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL. VESSEL PARTICULAR
SHEETS ARE HIGHLY DESIRABLE.
(2) AREA TO BE STOWED ON LO/LO VESSEL, FLO/FLO VESSEL, OR BARGE.
(3) PROSPECTIVE FLO/FLO LOCATIONS FOR LOADING AND DISCHARGING.
(4) RANGE OF VESSEL IN NAUTICAL MILES.
(5) ESTIMATED LOAD AND DISCHARGE TIME (AS DESCRIBED IN
PARAGRAPH 5).
(6) DURATION OF VOYAGE AND PLANNED DISCHARGE DATE.
(7) RESPOND WITH THE NUMBER OF SUPER CARGO VESSEL CAN
SUPPORT.
(8) LUMP-SUM PRICE TO INCLUDE APPLICABLE LOADING, STOWING,
SECURING, AND DISCHARGING OF ONE (1) U.S. NAVY LANDING CRAFT
UTILITY (LCU 1710) (E.G. INDEPENDENT MARINE SURVEYOR AT LOAD
AND DISCHARGE PORTS, ALL SECURING GEAR AND FASTINGS, ETC.)
(9) DEMURRAGE RATE.
(10) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ALL INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS OF
THIS NOTICE.
(11) ANY PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
B. COMPANY INFORMATION:
(1) NAME OF COMPANY; TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS.
(2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS;
HUBZONE STATUS).
(3) REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
(4) PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
9. 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.
10. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 10:00 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, 05 NOVEMBER 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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