Time Charter for two tractor-like Tugs

This pre-solicitation notice seeks the time charter of two tractor-like tugs to support requirements in New London, Connecticut and surrounding navigable waters out to the continental shelf. The Military Sealift Command will issue a fixed-price solicitation with reimbursable pass-through elements for a four-year and eleven-month period of performance consisting of one firm year and three one-year options plus an additional three hundred thirty-six day option. Responses to the solicitation are due on an unspecified date, and award is anticipated on or about April 23, 2023. The solicitation will be posted on January 25, 2023 to the System for Award Management website.

There is no set-aside designation for this procurement. Market research determined it should not be set aside, and the Small Business office concurred. The solicitation posting on January 25th will include details of the main NAICS and PSC codes applicable to this requirement. Evaluation criteria and other solicitation details will be provided at that time.