TUGCON; Open Ocean Tow
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-PM4-26-079
- 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
- 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Place of performance
- Virginia, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk Strategic Sealift Program Support Office issued this Sources Sought Notice seeking market research information regarding the availability and pricing of a U.S. flag, ocean-going certified tugboat for a single voyage towing mission. The government seeks to contract with a qualified marine transportation provider to tow one U.S. Army Runnymede-class Large Landing Craft from Fort Eustis, Newport News, Virginia to Yokohama, Japan. Key contract requirements include a tugboat built in 1970 or later with sufficient bollard pull to tow the 1,087 long-ton LCU at a minimum speed of six knots in Beaufort 5 conditions, full bunkering capability, and compliance with the U.S. Navy Towing Manual. The contractor must obtain Independent Marine Surveyor services, provide specialized towing equipment including tow bridles, emergency tow lines, and navigation lights, and submit a comprehensive towing package with route planning and specifications for approval. Interested parties must submit responses by email by 1100 hours Eastern Time on March 27, 2026, to contracting officer Christopher Tomlin with point of contact David Hamilton.
This opportunity carries no small business set-aside designation and represents a service contract under NAICS category 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation), where the small business size standard is 1,050 employees. No incumbent contractor is identified in this Sources Sought Notice, and no specific award value or budget range is provided at this stage of the procurement process. The mission operates under a laytime of four days with laydays commencing or cancelling on June 17, 2026, establishing the operational timeline for the single-voyage towing service. The contractor must submit position reports electronically twice daily while in port and four times daily while at sea, demonstrating the intensive monitoring and communication requirements for this ocean-crossing operation. This is a market research notice only, and the government makes no commitment to pay costs or award a contract based on responses received.
Notice text
Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-PM4-26-079 is hereby posted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-26-079_Notice.pdf |
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