Dry Cargo TUGCON
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N3320526R6123
- Agency
-
Military Sealift Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
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 is soliciting a Total Small Business Set-aside for one U.S. Flag, Jones Act-compliant, ocean-going certified tug capable of towing Crane Barge BD 6801, with a response deadline of August 5, 2026.
The tug must comply with the U.S. Navy Tow Manual (SL740-AA-MAN-010). Performance spans a single voyage from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with layday commencing September 15, 2026 and canceling September 30, 2026. The Small Business Set-aside determination reflects responses received from a recent sources sought notice and has been concurred by MSC's Deputy Associate Director of Small Business Programs.
Award value and final contract number remain to be determined. The contracting office is located at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia (23511). Contract specialist Matthew Price can be reached at matthew.r.price40.civ@us.navy.mil or 564-230-3782.
Notice text
- Action Code: Pre-solicitation
- Date: 30 July 2026
- Year: Fiscal Year 2026
- Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511
- Product or Service Code: V124- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation Services
- Contracting Office Address: 471 East C Street, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511
- Subject: TUGCON
- Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220526R6123
- Closing Response Date: Wednesday, 05 August 2026
- Contract Point of Contact or Contract Specialist: Matthew Price matthew.r.price40.civ@us.navy.mil, 564-230-3782
- Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
- Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD
- Contract Line Item Number: N/A
- Contract Award Date: TBA
- Contractor: TBD
- Description: The Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) PM41 requires one, U.S. Flag, Jones Act compliant, ocean-going certified tug capable of towing one Crane Barge BD 6801 “IAW the U.S. Navy Tow Manual (SL740-AA-MAN-010).”
- Place of Contract Performance: The port/place of departure is Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Portsmouth, VA. The port/place of destination is, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), Pearl Harbor, HI. The layday commences on 15 September 2026 and cancels 30 September 2026; period of performance is one voyage.
- Set-aside Status: Total Small Business Set-aside. The decision to release this solicitation as a Total Small Business Set-aside is based on responses received from recent sources sought notice for this service. MSC’s Deputy Associate Director of Small Business Programs has concurred with this decision.
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