Tugcon voyage charter
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N3220526R6071
- 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
- Hawaii, United States
- Points of contact
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- Jordan Morrison jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil (564) 230-3633
- Christopher Tomlin christopher.a.tomlin5.civ@us.navy.mil (757) 443-5879
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Military Sealift Command (MSC), under the Department of the Navy, is seeking to procure ocean-going tug services for the transportation and towing of the vessel EX-JUNEAU in support of Exercise Valiant Shield 26. The required service involves chartering one U.S. Flag, Jones Act qualified, ocean-going certified tug capable of towing in accordance with the U.S. Navy Tow Manual (SL740-AA-MAN-010). The contract specialist for this procurement is Jordan Morrison, who can be contacted at jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil or 564-230-3633. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on March 26, 2026, with a closing response date of April 2, 2026, providing prospective contractors with seven days to submit questions or expressions of interest. The tug will be required to depart from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, transit to an intermediate stop in Guam for one week, and proceed to the final destination of Marianas Island Testing and Training Surveillance Area, located 250 nautical miles southeast of Guam, representing a single voyage under a fixed period of performance with laydays commencing and canceling on May 18, 2026.
This procurement has been designated as a Total Small Business Set-aside based on responses received from a recent sources sought notice, with concurrence from MSC's Deputy Associate Director of Small Business Programs. The award dollar amount and specific contract number remain to be determined, as this is a pre-solicitation notice announcing the upcoming formal solicitation. The service is categorized under NAICS 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) and PSC V124 (Transportation/Travel/Relocation—Marine Charter). No incumbent contractor information has been disclosed at this pre-solicitation stage. The contract will be administered by the Naval Station Norfolk contracting office located at 471 East C Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23511, with the actual formal solicitation expected to be released in the coming weeks following the April 2, 2026 response deadline.
Notice text
- Action Code: Pre-solicitation
- Date: 26 March 2026
- Year: Fiscal Year 2026
- Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511
- Product or Service Code: V124- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation Services
- Contracting Office Address: 471 East C Street, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511
- Subject: TUGCON; VS-26 EX-JUNEAU
- Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220526R6071
- Closing Response Date: Thursday, 02 April 2026
- Contract Point of Contact or Contract Specialist: Jordan Morrison, jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil, 564-230-3633
- Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
- Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD
- Contract Line Item Number: N/A
- Contract Award Date: TBA
- Contractor: TBD
- Description: The Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) PM4 requires one, U.S. Flag, Jones Act qualified, ocean-going certified tug capable of towing EX-JUNEAU “IAW the U.S. Navy Tow Manual (SL740-AA-MAN-010)” and providing services in support of exercise Valiant Shield 26.
- Place of Contract Performance: The port/place of delivery is Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), and the port/place of destination will be an intermediate stop in Guam for one week, with a final destination of Marianas Island Testing And Training Surveillance Area, 250nm southeast of Guam. The layday commences and cancels 18 May 2026; and the period of performance is one voyage.
- Set-aside Status: Total Small Business Set-aside. The decision to release this solicitation as a Total Small Business Set-aside is based on responses received from recent sources sought notice for this service. MSC’s Deputy Associate Director of Small Business Programs has concurred with this decision.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Tugcon voyage charter | Award Notice | |
| Tugcon voyage charter | Solicitation | |
| Tugcon voyage charter | Pre-Solicitation |
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