Tugcon; open-ocean tow
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-PM4-26-050
- Agency
-
Military Sealift Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command is conducting market research to procure open-ocean towing services for the T-EPF Spearhead vessel, a 2,500-ton displacement ship requiring transport from Philadelphia to the Maritime Administration Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Texas. The contractor must provide a U.S. flag, Jones Act-compliant ocean-going certified tug built in 1970 or later with sufficient bollard pull capability to maintain a minimum tow speed of six knots in Beaufort 5 conditions. Key requirements include providing tow bridles, emergency tow lines, flooding alarms, navigation lights, day shapes compliant with COLREGS, and securing an independent marine surveyor to oversee preparation and rigging per Navy specifications. The contractor must submit a comprehensive towing package including steady-state tow line tension calculations, weather conditions and limits, tow configuration sketches, and route planning with ports of refuge, along with at least one trail tug for restricted and channel waters. Responses are due by 1100 hours Eastern Time on February 13, 2026, submitted via email to David Anaya at DAVID.C.ANAYA.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, with the laytime window scheduled for April 9-13, 2026, and delivery required during daylight hours Monday-Thursday.
This is a sources sought notice with no set-aside designation, and no specific award value or budget range has been disclosed at this pre-solicitation stage. The mission encompasses a four-day laytime window for the tow operation, with delivery to occur at the Beaumont Reserve Fleet coordinated with their operational requirements. The NAICS category is 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation), which carries a small business size standard of 1,050 employees, and the PSC category is V124 (Transportation/Travel/Relocation—Transportation: Marine Charter). All pricing shall be submitted as a lump-sum quote covering up to four days of laytime and all deliverables per the MSC Proforma TUGCON 2024 (Rev. 1 12-24). No incumbent contractors or specific bidders have been identified in this pre-solicitation notice, which serves primarily to gather market data on pricing and vessel availability.
Notice text
Please see attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-PM4-26-050.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-26-050.pdf |
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