Dry Voyage; YTB Transport

1. Action Code: Pre-solicitation
2. Date: 05 September 2019
3. Fiscal Year: 2019-2020
4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511
5. Classification Code: V- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation services
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: N32205-19-R-3307
9. Closing Response Date: 11 September 2019
10. Contract Point or Contracting Officer: Conroy Randolph; conroy.randolph@navy.mil;
757-443-3868
11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD
13. Contract Line Item Number: N/A
14. Contract Award Date: TBA
15. Contractor: TBD
16. Description: one U.S. or foreign flag heavy lift vessel or tug and barge to transport one Valiant class tugboat and gear. Any loading or discharging port agreements/releases necessary to execute the voyage are the sole responsibility of the Contractor. This includes providing a government-designed cradle for transport of the tug (drawings available upon request).The layday commences and cancels on a 2-day window as proposed by offer at time of offeror that meets delivery date.
17. Place of performance: Load Ports/Places: U.S. Port, Puget Sound, WA (USA); Discharging Ports/Places: U.S. Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan
18. Set-aside Status: N/A. The decision to release this solicitation as "Unrestricted" is based on responses received from a recent market survey for this service. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. MSC's Deputy Associate Director of Small Business has concurred with this decision.

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