75-day dry cargo time charter (with three 75-day option periods)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N321-27-009
- 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
- North Carolina, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command is conducting market research through Sources Sought Notice SS-27-009 for a 75-day dry cargo time charter with three 75-day option periods, with responses due October 29, 2026 at 1000 hours Eastern Time. No set-aside is used. Delivery and redelivery will occur at Sunny Point, North Carolina, with laydays commencing December 13, 2026 and canceling December 17, 2026. The Strategic Sealift Program Support Office is seeking U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels capable of carrying a minimum of 700 TEUs of containerized ammunition (Hazard Class/Division 1.1-1.4). Maximum TEU gross weight is 41,000 lbs, and average weight is 31,000 lbs. Respondents must provide vessel name and description, proposed laydays, supercargo accommodation capacity, daily charter rate with any delivery or redelivery bonuses, and fuel consumption rates in metric tons for underway and inport working operations. Responses also require company name, unique entity identifier, and business size classification. Large businesses should describe possible subcontracting opportunities. The small business size standard for NAICS 483111 is 1,050 employees. Amendment A0001, dated October 27, 2026, changes Paragraph 3E to state "Cargo list available upon request." All other terms of the original notice are unchanged. Submit responses by email to David Hamilton at david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil or by phone at (564) 230-3260. The notice is market research only, does not constitute an offer, and does not commit the government to pay costs or contract for services.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
A0001 is hereby attached.
Please see the attached Sources Sought Notice, SS-27-009.
Update #1 ·
Please see the attached Sources Sought Notice, SS-27-009.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-27-009_Notice_A0001.pdf | ||
| SS-27-009_Notice.pdf |
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