The Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk Strategic Sealift Program Support Office is seeking market research information regarding a 33-day dry cargo time charter for ocean transportation services. This is a Sources Sought Notice, which represents pre-solicitation activity to gather information about available vessels capable of military cargo transport rather than a formal solicitation. Interested vendors must provide detailed vessel specifications including daily charter hire rates, fuel consumption data, militarily useful deck space, and supercargo accommodation capacity. The primary requirement is for a U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining vessel capable of carrying specific military equipment including 10 Roll Trailer Chassis Handling (RTCH) Kalmar vehicles and additional breakbulk cargo. All responses must be submitted via email to Brandon Page (brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil) by 1100 hours Eastern Time on November 10, 2025, and this notice is classified as information-gathering only with no commitment by the government to incur costs or award a contract at this stage.

The procurement involves no set-aside designations, and no incumbent contractor or current contract value information is specified in the notice. The charter operation is scheduled to commence on January 11, 2026, with an origin point in Tacoma, Washington and destination at Agila Port in Subic Bay, Philippines. The NAICS code 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) applies to this procurement, with the small business size standard established at 1,050 employees. This Sources Sought Notice is designed to conduct market research and identify potential vendors capable of meeting the government's maritime transportation requirements, allowing the government to better understand available market capacity and pricing before issuing a formal solicitation.

33-day dry cargo time charter

Opportunity facts

About this opportunity

Notice text

Attachments

Work this opportunity on GovTribe