Dry Cargo Time Charter / MV-22 Osprey Aircraft Move

1. Action Code: Pre-solicitation
2. Date: 30 August 2016
3. Year: Fiscal Year 2016
4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511
5. Classification Code: V- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation Services
6. Contracting Office Address: 471 East C St., Bldg. 64, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511
7. Subject: Dry Cargo Time Charter / MV-22 Osprey Aircraft Move
8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N32205-16-R-3373
9. Closing Response Date: 08 September 2016, at 0900 Eastern Time
10. Contract Point of Contact or Contracting Officer: Susan Kuncken; susan.kuncken@navy.mil; 757-443-3869
11. Contract Award Number: TBD
12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD
13. Contract Line Item Number: TBD
14. Contract Award Date: TBD
15. Contractor: TBD
16. Description: A U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining vessel capable of carrying (6) MV-22 Osprey Aircraft.  Must obtain NAVAIR certification for vessel prior to submission of final proposal.
17. The place/range of delivery is Arabian Gulf (Intentions Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait). Earliest Cargo Availibility Date (ALD) is 07 October 2016.  The place/range of redelivery is U.S. West Coast (Intentions San Diego, CA) Required Delivery Date (RDD) 01 December 2016. ***Note: Intermediate Stop: Middle Pacific (Intentions Pearl Harbor Naval Base, HI). Required Delivery Date (RDD) 20 November 2016.  The laydays will be proposed by offerors.
18. Set-aside Status: N/A. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
19. The decision to release this solicitation as "Unrestricted" is based on responses received from a recent market survey for this service.