Dry Cargo TUGCON
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-PM4-26-119
- 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
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk is soliciting sources by June 8, 2026, for dry cargo tug services to tow a U.S. Army Runnymede-Class Large Landing Craft on a single ocean voyage from Fort Eustis, Newport News, Virginia to Yokohama, Japan, with departure on or about July 24, 2026.
The tug must be U.S. flag, ocean-going certified, built in 1970 or later, and capable of towing the LCU (1,087 long tons displacement, 174 feet length, 42 feet beam, 9 feet maximum draft) at minimum six knots for five knot speed of advance in Beaufort 5 conditions. The contractor must supply Internet and satellite phone capability, comply with the U.S. Navy Towing Manual (SL740-AA-MAN-010), prepare a comprehensive towing package for MSC approval, conduct a pre-tow conference at Fort Eustis, provide an Independent Marine Surveyor, furnish tow bridle and hardware, emergency tow lines, flooding alarms, and navigation equipment, and perform nondestructive testing of vessel deck fittings. The contractor coordinates Panama Canal transit on a reimbursable basis and submits position reports twice daily in port and four times daily at sea. The entire mission laytime is four days.
Interested parties must submit vessel specifications, layday confirmation, lump-sum pricing with demurrage rates, itinerary, business size classification, and pertinent questions to Matthew Price (matthew.r.price40.civ@us.navy.mil or 564-230-3782) by 1100 hours Eastern Time on June 8, 2026. The applicable small business size standard under NAICS 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) is 1,050 employees.
Notice text
Sources Sought N32205-SS-PM4-26-119 is hereby posted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-26-119 Notice.pdf | ||
| General Arrangement - Inboard Profile.pdf |
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