Dry cargo voyage charter
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N321-27-012
- Agency
-
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
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, is seeking market research on price and availability for a dry cargo voyage charter, with responses due 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 5, 2026. The Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used." The charter covers one self-sustaining U.S. or foreign flag vessel to load, transport, and discharge one U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1710), measuring 139 feet length overall, 31.7 feet beam, and 246 long tons light ship. Cargo loads in Mobile, Alabama, and discharges at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia, with a 10-day layday window. The cargo is last-on, first-off.
Acceptable methods are float-on/float-off (FLO/FLO), lift-on/lift-off (LO/LO), and tug and barge. The contractor provides cradle, cribbing, blocking, and seafastening; pricing and technical planning as part of a fixed price; an independently appointed marine surveyor per U.S. Navy Towing Manual specifications; towing services for FLO/FLO options; gas-free certification by a marine gas chemist; and temporary toilet facilities during FLO/FLO operations. All planning, towing, loading, transit, and discharge must comply with the U.S. Navy Towing Manual.
Responses must include vessel descriptions and particulars, stowage areas, prospective FLO/FLO locations, vessel range, load and discharge times, voyage duration, supercargo capacity, lump-sum pricing including all loading and securing costs, demurrage rates, and acknowledgment of requirements. Company submissions must include name, contact details, small business status, and unique entity identifier. The attached notice cites a 1,050-employee size standard for NAICS 483111. Submit responses by email to Brandon Page at brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil or (564) 226-1239.
Notice text
Please see attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N321-27-012
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-27-012 Notice.pdf |
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