SS-26-084 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk's Strategic Sealift Program Support Office for market research on a 33-day dry cargo time charter. MSC seeks information regarding the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 600 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containerized ammunition while meeting regulatory hazmat compatibility and segregation requirements.
The cargo specifications include ammunition hazard classes 1.1C through 1.4S, 4.2G, 6.1G, and 9S, with a maximum TEU gross weight of 44,000 pounds and an average gross weight of 28,500 pounds. The vessel will be picked up at Southport, North Carolina, and redelivered at Rota, Spain, with a charter period of approximately 33 days commencing/canceling July 12, 2026. Interested parties must provide vessel descriptions, confirmation of capacity to accommodate a minimum of two supercargo personnel, daily charter rates with delivery/redelivery bonuses if applicable, fuel consumption rates in metric tons for underway and inport operations, business size information, and any other pertinent comments. Large businesses are requested to detail possible subcontracting opportunities. The small business size standard for this water transportation service (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees. Responses via email are due by 1100 hours Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, directed to LCDR Amy R. Hutchings at AMY.R.HUTCHINGS.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL or (757) 443-5666.
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02 APRIL 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO: N32205-SS-N321-26-084
SUBJECT: 33-DAY DRY CARGO TIME 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 CARRYING A
MINIMUM OF 600 TEUs OF CONTAINERIZED AMMUNITION WHILE SATISFYING
REGULATORY HAZMAT COMPATIBILITY AND SEGREGATION REQUIREMENTS.
3. CARGO SPECIFICS:
A. AMMUNITION HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION: 1.1C THROUGH 1.4S, 4.2G, 6.1G
AND 9S
B. OTHER HAZARDOUS CLASS: NONE
C. MAXIMUM TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 44,000 LBS
D. AVERAGE TEU GROSS WEIGHT: 28,500 LBS
E. CARGO LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
4. DELIVERY PORT: SOUTHPORT, NC (USA)
5. REDELIVERY PORT: ROTA, SPAIN
6. CHARTER PERIOD: ABOUT 33 DAYS
7. LAYDAY(S): COMMENCING/CANCELING: 12 JULY 2026
8. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
A. NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL(S).
B. CONFIRM ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE A MINIMUM OF TWO SUPERCARGO.
C. DAILY CHARTER RATE AND DELIVERY/REDELIVERY BONUS, IF
APPLICABLE.
D. FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE IN METRIC TONS (UNDERWAY AND INPORT
WORKING).
E. BUSINESS SIZE.
F. REQUEST LARGE BUSINESSES PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING POSSIBLE
SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
G. ANY OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
9. 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 1050
EMPLOYEES. PLEASE INDICATE IF BUSINESS IS A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.
10. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1100 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, TUESDAY, 07 APRIL 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS LCDR HUTCHINGS,
EMAIL AMY.R.HUTCHINGS.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (757) 443-5666.
SIGNED: NIC HATCHER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:AMY.R.HUTCHINGS.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL
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