Dry cargo time or voyage charter
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N321-27-015
- 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
- San Diego, California, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) is conducting market research through a Request for Information on dry cargo time or voyage charter services, with responses due November 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. MSC will use the responses to determine acquisition strategy and whether to solicit through existing government IDIQ vehicles on SAM.gov. The notice is not a solicitation, responses are not offers, and the government makes no commitment to pay costs or issue a solicitation. No set-aside is used.
The mission moves cargo from San Diego, California to Iwakuni, Japan, with layday commencing and cancelling January 31, 2027 and four days of laytime (SSHEX) for the entire mission. Vessels must be U.S. or foreign flag, CV-22 NAVAIR certified Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) vessels carrying a minimum of 17,000 square feet of military cargo, including helicopters, wheeled vehicles, and breakbulk items. A 20-foot door clearance for CV-22 aircraft is a critical requirement.
Responses must include vessel descriptions with stern ramp door and main deck height clearances, a proposed layday, and either time charter rates (daily hire rate, delivery/redelivery bonuses, and fuel consumption data) or voyage charter rates (lumpsum and demurrage). Respondents must also provide militarily useful deck space calculations coordinated with MARAD, supercargo accommodation capacity, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and business size designation. The attached notice gives the NAICS 483111 small business size standard as 1,050 employees, and large businesses are asked to detail possible subcontracting opportunities.
Brandon Page is the point of contact at BRANDON.A.PAGE.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 226-1239. Nic Hatcher, Contracting Officer, MSC N103A, signed the request, which is attached as Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N321-27-015.
Notice text
See Attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N321-27-015
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| N32205-SS-N321-27-015 Notice.pdf |
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