Operation & Maintenance of Expeditionary Transfer Dock Vessels
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
See the award notice from .
- Solicitation number
- N3220526C1237
- Agency
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Military Sealift Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- N3220526C1237 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Ocean Ships, Inc.
- NAICS code
- 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Place of performance
- Houston, Texas 77084, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command has awarded a sole-source bridge contract to Ocean Ships, Inc. for operation and maintenance of government-owned Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD) vessels under contract N3220526C1237 on April 30, 2026.
The justification cites RFO 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. OSI is the incumbent contractor under original contract N3220519C3003, competitively procured and awarded January 28, 2019. The bridge contract runs for 12 months from May 2, 2026 through May 1, 2027, providing time to award a follow-on contract and conduct adequate turnover. Awarding to a non-incumbent contractor would result in substantial duplication of costs due to parallel mobilization, security clearances, staff onboarding, and National Research Laboratory (NRL) experiment integration. Service continuity is critical to NRL's national security mission, and insufficient time exists to conduct competition before a lapse in service would occur. The contract is structured as firm-fixed-price with separately estimated pass-through expenses. NAICS 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation), PSC V124 (Transportation: Marine Charter).
Notice text
Due to the critical nature and immediate need to fulfill the ESD mission, MSC meets the requirements to limit full and open competition of this bridge contract by way of RFO 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
Awarded contract N3220526C1237 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-04-30.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ESD redacted FINAL.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Operation & Maintenance of Expeditionary Transfer Dock Vessels | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification |
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