173-day dry cargo time charter
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N321-27-016
- Agency
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Military Sealift Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Place of performance
- Washington, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk is conducting market research to determine acquisition strategy for a 173-day dry cargo time charter of a Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessel, with responses due by 1100 hours Eastern Time on November 12, 2026. No set-aside is used. This sources sought notice is not an offer and does not commit the government to pay costs or award a contract. MSC will determine whether a future solicitation is issued using existing government IDIQ vehicles via SAM.gov. Delivery and redelivery are at Tacoma, Washington, with a layday of February 17, 2027, for approximately 173 days.
The vessel must be U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining, and capable of RO/RO and LO/LO operations. It must transport HAZMAT Class 1, Division 1.1E-1.4S, while meeting hazmat compatibility and segregation requirements. Required military cargo includes four CH-47 helicopters, ten UH-60 helicopters, five AH-64 helicopters, one Patriot Radar system, and 20 TEUs of containerized ammunition. The vessel must also have a serviceable, certified ship crane with operator, helicopter stowage below decks, and capability for in-stream discharge for CJLOTS operations.
Responses must include vessel specifications, including stern ramp door height and maindeck height; militarily useful square feet of deck space exceeding 7'5" clearance; number of supercargo accommodations; fuel consumption rates in metric tons; and daily charter hire rate with any delivery/redelivery bonuses. Respondents must also provide their unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and business size classification. The small business size standard for NAICS 483111 is 1,050 employees. Responses go by email to Tiffany Gallon at TIFFANY.N.GALLON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL. The source does not name an incumbent contractor or state an award value.
Notice text
Please see the attached Sources Sought Notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-27-016_Notice.pdf |
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