85-day dry cargo time charter/5-year IDIQ
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N321-26-153
- Agency
-
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
- California, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command is preparing to solicit an 85-day dry cargo time charter with a 5-year IDIQ contract option, with a sources sought notice response deadline of August 20, 2026.
The procurement seeks U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining lift-on/lift-off breakbulk vessels to support Operation Deep Freeze 2027 and subsequent years through 2032. Charter Period 1 is an 85-day engagement commencing January 2–5, 2027, with delivery and redelivery at Port Hueneme, California. Charter Period 2 spans 2028–2032 with anticipated annual task orders: a 40-day charter with laydays July 12–13, delivery/redelivery at Norfolk, Virginia; and an 85-day charter with laydays December 21, delivery/redelivery at Port Hueneme, California.
Vessel specifications include minimum 750 TEUs with 50 reefer plugs (230V/60HZ/3 phase), or alternatively 125,000 cubic feet below-deck breakbulk capacity; minimum two cranes with 100 metric ton lifting capacity per crane; maximum length 550 feet; maximum laden draft 28 feet; minimum speed 15 knots laden; minimum 10,000 nautical mile range unrefueled; minimum ice class GL-E2, ABS-B0, F-S-1B, or equivalent meeting IMO Polar Code Classification "C"; cargo holds with minimum 9-foot tween deck height and 12-foot tank top deck height; MARPOL compliance; full bunkering capability; marine gas oil capability for operations north or south of 60 degrees latitude. The vessel must arrive with current certifications and accommodate supercargo, refrigeration technician, crane technician, and ice pilot berthing.
Respondents must submit vessel specifications, daily charter hire rates for both periods with delivery/redelivery bonuses, fuel consumption rates, compliance confirmation, company name, unique entity identifier, business size designation, and small business concern status by 1100 Eastern Time on August 20, 2026. Contact Tiffany Gallon (Tiffany.N.Gallon.CIV@us.navy.mil, 564-226-8986) or Christopher Tomlin (Christopher.A.Tomlin5.CIV@us.navy.mil, 757-443-5879).
Notice text
Please see the attached Sources Sought Notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-26-153_Notice.pdf |
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