Dry Cargo Voyage Charter
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- Solicitation number
- N3220526R6048
- 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
- Alaska, United States
- Points of contact
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- Brandon Page brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil (564) 226-1239
- Michelle D. James michelle.d.james7.civ@us.navy.mil (564) 230-3323
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command is seeking to procure a dry cargo voyage charter service for marine transportation. The requirement is for one U.S. Flag, Jones Act-compliant vessel—either a tug and barge combination or a self-sustaining vessel—with a minimum capacity of 50 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). The vessel must be capable of transporting cargo from Naval Magazine Indian Island, Washington to Valdez, Alaska, with a load date of April 7, 2026, and arrival deadlines of April 15-17, 2026. The presolicitation notice was posted on February 12, 2026, with responses due by February 20, 2026, providing potential offerors with eight days to submit their interest before the formal solicitation is released. The contracting officer for this opportunity is Brandon Page, who can be reached at brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil, and the proposed solicitation number is N3220526R6048.
This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, a determination made based on responses received from a recent sources sought notice and approved by the Deputy Director of MSC's Office of Small Business Programs. No incumbent contractor or current contractor has been identified in this presolicitation notice. The contract award value, final solicitation number, and award date remain to be determined (T.B.D.). The service requirement consists of a single voyage with laydays commencing and canceling on April 6, 2026, making this a short-duration, defined-scope transportation service. The performance will be classified under NAICS code 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) and falls under PSC code V124 (Transportation/Travel/Relocation—Transportation: Marine Charter).
Notice text
1. Action Code: Presolicitation
2. Date: 12 February 2026
3. Fiscal Year: 2026
4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511
5. Classification Code: V124- Transportation/Travel/Relocation – Transportation: Marine Charter
6. Contracting Office Address: 471 East C St., Bldg. SP-64, Naval Station Norfolk,
Norfolk, VA 23511
7. Subject: Dry Cargo Voyage Charter
8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220526R6048
9. Closing Response Date: 20 February 2026
10. Contract Point or Contracting Officer: Brandon Page; brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil
11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: T.B.D.
12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: T.B.D.
13. Contract Line Item Number: N/A
14. Contract Award Date: T.B.A.
15. Contractor: T.B.D.
16. Description: One, U.S. Flag, Jones Act compliant, tug & barge or self-sustaining vessel with the capacity to carry a minimum of 50 TEUs.
17. Place of Contract Performance: The load port/place is Naval Magazine Indian Island, WA (USA) with an available load date of 07 April 2026, and discharge port(s)/place(s) are Valdez, AK (USA) with a latest arrival date of 15 April 2026, with a latest arrival date of 17 April 2026. The laydays will commence and cancel 06 April 2026, and the period of performance will be one voyage.
18. 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 a recent, sources sought notice for this service. The Deputy Director of MSC’s Office of Small Business Programs has concurred with this decision.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Cargo Voyage Charter | Solicitation | |
| Dry Cargo Voyage Charter | Pre-Solicitation |
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