Opt 1 Exercise of KINGS BAY/MAYPORT HARBOR SUPPORT TUGS
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS-26-115
- Agency
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Military Sealift Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 488330 Navigational Services to Shipping
- Place of performance
- Kings Bay, Georgia, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command is preparing to exercise an option for seven U.S.-flagged, Jones Act compliant tractor-like tugs to support harbor operations at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia and Naval Station Mayport, Florida, with responses due May 29, 2026. This is a sources sought notice for the potential exercise of an existing contract option; no set-aside is contemplated.
Performance runs from July 1, 2026 through May 31, 2030, consisting of a one-year firm base period followed by two one-year options and one 335-day option. Four tugs shall have an 18-foot maximum draft; three tugs shall have a 25-foot maximum draft. Tugs must feature 360-degree propulsion systems with 100,000 lbs bollard pull forward and stern pull and 80,000 lbs side pull; seven-day endurance with 100 nautical mile operating range; 12-knot transit speed; non-marking fendering for surface and subsurface contact; specialized brows for submarine personnel transfer (two starboard, one port configuration for Kings Bay tugs); booms capable of 8,000 lbs at 5-foot radius and 1,000 lbs at 30-foot radius; and 3,000 GPM firefighting systems with 360-degree coverage. Operations extend to surrounding navigable waters and the continental shelf.
The contract will be priced as Firm Fixed Price with reimbursables. Interested parties must submit company information, complete vessel descriptions and specifications with photographs, USCG documentation, availability, and estimated first-hour and after-hours rates to ashley.m.smith357.civ@us.navy.mil and stephanie.ricker.civ@us.navy.mil. Small business size standard for NAICS 488330 is $47.0 million.
Notice text
MSC REQUESTS SEVEN (7) TRACTOR-LIKE U. S. FLAGGED TUGS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENT IN NAVY REGION SOUTHEAST, SUB BASE KINGS BAY, GA AND NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, FL. TUGS MAY BE ORDERED TO ANY BERTH, DOCK, ANCHORAGE, WHARF, PLACE, OPEN ROADSTEAD, SUBMARINE LINE, OR ALONGSIDE ANY VESSEL, BARGE, LIGHTER, SUBMARINE, CRAFT, HULL, DERRICK, OR OBJECT OF WHATSOEVER NATURE THAT THE GOVERNMENT MAY DIRECT, PROVIDED THE TUG CAN LIE ALWAYS AFLOAT EXCEPT IN HARBORS OR WATERS WHERE IT IS CUSTOMARY AND SAFE IN THE PORT TO WORK AGROUND.
******Please see attached SS-26-115 for additional details******
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Kings Bay_Mayport Tugs SS-26-115.docx | DOCX document |
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