30-day dry cargo time charter
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N321-26-163
- 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
- Beaumont, Texas, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command is conducting market research on a 30-day dry cargo time charter for a Roll-On/Roll-Off vessel with responses due September 4, 2026. This is a sources sought notice, not a binding solicitation, and no set-aside applies.
The government seeks to transport military cargo including 16 Apache helicopters, 4 ground control stations, 4 truck platforms with armor, and 16 CH-47 cargo helicopters from Beaumont, Texas to Gdansk, Poland. The charter period is 30 days with laydays commencing or canceling December 15, 2026. The vessel must be U.S. or foreign flag capable and provide militarily useful deck space with minimum 7 feet 5 inches clearance, ramp door and maindeck height specifications, and supercargo accommodations.
Interested parties must submit vessel specifications, daily charter hire rates with any delivery and redelivery bonuses, fuel consumption rates in metric tons for underway and in-port working, the number of supercargo accommodations, business size designation, and subcontracting opportunities if applicable for large businesses. The small business size standard for NAICS 483111 (water transportation service) is 1,050 employees.
Responses must be submitted via email to David Hamilton at DAVID.K.HAMILTON19.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or by telephone at (564) 230-3260 prior to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on September 4, 2026. The government intends to use this market research to develop its acquisition strategy, potentially utilizing existing government IDIQ vehicles through SAM.GOV. This request does not commit the government to contract or reimburse costs incurred in response preparation.
Notice text
Please see attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N321-26-163.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-26-163_Notice.pdf |
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