Aggregate Voyage Charter
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N103-26-140
- 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
- Florida, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command is issuing a sources sought notice for a one-voyage granite aggregate charter from Jamaica to Florida, with responses due by 1100 Eastern Time on July 20, 2026.
MSC seeks a U.S. flag vessel capable of transporting 23,000 metric tons of #57 and #89 granite aggregates from Jamaica Gypsum Pier to Port of Palm Beach, Florida. The cargo loading window runs August 20–30, 2026. No set-aside applies.
Load port vessel constraints are maximum draft 9.1 meters, length 172 meters, and beam 27 meters. Discharge port constraints are more permissive: maximum draft 9.45 meters at low tide, length 190 meters, and beam 30.4 meters. The vessel must be geared with four ship cranes exceeding 30 metric tons safe working load capacity, equipped with clam shell buckets, and capable of an 8,500 metric ton per day offload rate with minimum 10.8-meter reach over dock.
MSC anticipates a voyage charter arrangement. Interested parties must submit company information including name, contact details, small business status, and unique entity identifier; vessel details including name, flag, and complete description; pricing as a lump-sum rate plus demurrage; confirmation that the vessel meets all stated requirements; and estimated load and discharge rates.
Submissions must be sent via email to Jordan Morrison at jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil. An amendment posted July 17, 2026, specifies that the load date window extends August 31–September 11, 2026. This notice is market research only and does not commit the government to contract or incur costs. The small business size standard for water transportation services (NAICS 483111) is 1,050 employees.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Sources sought notice N32205-SS-N103-26-140 is hereby amended. Please see attached amendment 0001.
Please see the attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N103-26-140.
Update #1 ·
Please see the attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N103-26-140.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-26-140 A0001 Notice.pdf | ||
| 26-140 Sources Sought Notice.pdf |
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