U. S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - 2 (NSGB-2) Sealift Transportation Services

USTRANSCOM/TCAQ-I anticipates issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) on or about 10 October 2023. As a component of the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) has a continued need for ocean and intermodal transportation of containerized and breakbulk cargo between Jacksonville/Blount Island, Florida and U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (NSGB).  The customer requires regularly scheduled service for the delivery of military cargo, Privately Owned Vehicles (POV), household goods, subsistence, accepted hazardous materials, and any other cargo shipped for the Department of Defense (DoD) and military shipper services.    

The minimum space available to the Government for each southbound sailing shall be seventy (70) FEUs, including twenty (20) refrigerated containers, and 2000 square feet of breakbulk cargo. The minimum space available to the Government for each northbound sailing shall be thirty (30) FEUs, including two (2) refrigerated containers, and 1000 square feet of breakbulk cargo. Each of the 40-foot spaces offered must be able to accommodate two 20-foot containers, or the vessel must have additional space to accommodate the 20-foot container shortfall.

The contractor shall maintain regularly scheduled service Southbound, Jacksonville/Blount Island to NSGB and Northbound, NSGB to Jacksonville/Blount Island. Frequency of such service to each location must be, at a minimum, every 14 calendar days.  Sailings shall be on a fixed-day-of-the-week basis, on a fixed day selected by the Contractor, in coordination with NSGB Port Operations.  Arrivals and departures at NSGB may not be on weekends, Federal holidays, or outside the normal business hours of 0800-1600 Local Time Monday through Friday. 

The Government is contemplating the award of a Firm-Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment, Indefinite-Delivery Requirements contract resulting from a Best Value, Performance-Price Trade-Off (PPTO) source selection to a VISA participant, vessel owning/operating carrier (J&A attached to announcement 28 Sep 2023).  The period of performance will include a one (1) year base period from 01 May 2024 through 30 April 2025 and four (4) one year option periods.  This requirement will be solicited using a 100% Small Business Set Aside acquisition strategy. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 483111 with a size standard of 1,050. The Government anticipates a Pre-Proposal Conference on or about 24 October 2023. No hardcopies of this solicitation will be issued.  All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Agency.  All comments should be addressed in writing to Ms. Shanda Lyman and Ms. Sarah Albers via email shanda.l.lyman.civ@mail.mil and sarah.l.albers2.civ@mail.mil.