Time Charter for SSV MIDPAC

The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command seeks a time charter of one Jones Act-qualified U.S.-flag host ship for Naval Special Warfare operations based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with proposals due June 30, 2026. This is an unrestricted, women-owned small business (WOSB) solicitation under NAICS 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation).

Anticipated lay days are October 19, 2026 through January 15, 2027 (revised by Amendment A0002 issued June 17). Place of performance is Pearl City, Hawaii. The charter comprises a base period of 365 days, three one-year option periods (including one 366-day leap year period), and one 335-day option period, with a maximum total contract duration of approximately four years and eleven months. The vessel must support launch and recovery of SEAL Delivery Vehicles, Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats, unmanned underwater vehicles, Combat Rubber Raiding Craft, and Navy divers. All contractor personnel must hold SECRET security clearances.

Vessel requirements include minimum 12-knot transit speed, 9,000-nautical-mile range at 10 knots, maximum 24-foot draft, minimum 5,600 square feet of contiguous open deck space, and 45-day endurance without resupply. The vessel must maintain DP-2 dynamic positioning capability with three independent DGNSS position reference systems. Lift systems require a 40,000-pound safe working load crane (CRC-OC or CRC-OC PL++ class notation) and a 34,000-pound safe working load A-frame (SP or OC class notation). Hotel services must accommodate 35 government personnel with berthing, three meals daily, 24-hour laundry, and a minimum 600-square-foot secure conference room compliant with Intelligence Community Directive 705-1.

The contract is firm fixed-price for charter hire with reimbursable fuel and port charges. Offerors must submit daily charter hire rates for each period and provide detailed cost breakdowns for crew wages (compliant with Service Contract Act wage determination 2019-0288), vessel operating costs, insurance, and general administrative expenses. Evaluation criteria include technical compliance and pricing, with domestic U.S. shipyard evaluation preference for overhaul, repair, and maintenance work performed in the current year and preceding four years.

Amendments A0001 (May 29), A0002 (June 17), A0003 (June 23), and A0004 (June 26) have revised the due date from June 21 to June 30, extended lay days, added questions and answers, and clarified document submission procedures. The solicitation number is N3220526R0014.