85-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER

Location:	Federal
Posted:	Sep 24, 2026
Agency:	DEPT OF DEFENSE
Type of Contract:	Awards
Type of Government:	Federal
Category:	V - Transportation, Travel and Relocation Services
Solicitation No:	N3220526R6136
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Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

N3220526R6136

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEPT OF THE NAVY

Major Command

MSC

Sub Command

MSC HQS

Office

MSCHQ NORFOLK

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General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Sep 24, 2026 03:48 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Oct 01, 2026 01:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Oct 16, 2026
Initiative:
- None

Classification

Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Product Service Code: V124 - TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: MARINE CHARTER
NAICS Code:
- 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation
Place of Performance:

USA

Description

Action Code: Pre-solicitation

Date: 24 September 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: 85-day Dry Cargo Time Charter

Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220526R6136

Closing Response Date: Thursday, 01 October 2026

Contract Point of Contact or Contract Specialist: Matthew Price at matthew.r.price40.civ.mil@us.navy.mil or 564-230-3782

Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD

Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD

Contract Line Item Number: N/A

Contract Award Date: TBA

Contractor: TBD

Description: This requirement is for one U.S. or foreign flag, ice class, self-sustaining Lift-On/Lift-Off, breakbulk vessel capable of carrying a minimum of 750 TEUs to support resupply operations.

Place of Contract Performance: The place/range of delivery and redelivery is Port Hueneme, CA (USA), with no coastwise movements. The layday commences 28 December 2026 and cancels 31 December 2026 and the charter period is about 85 days.

Set-aside Status: Total Small Business Set-Aside. The decision to release this procurement as “Total-Small Business Set-Aside” is based on responses received from a recent, sources sought notice for this service. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. MSC’s Deputy Associate Director of Small Business concurred with this decision.

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

9276 3RD AVE BLDG LP26
NORFOLK , VA 23511-2313
USA

Primary Point of Contact

Matthew Price
matthew.r.price40.civ@us.navy.mil
Phone Number 7573413348

Secondary Point of Contact

ERIC HATCHER
ERIC.N.HATCHER2.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
Phone Number 5642303114

History

Sep 24, 2026 03:57 pm EDT Solicitation (Original)
Sep 24, 2026 03:48 pm EDTPresolicitation (Original)

Sep 24, 2026	[Solicitation (Original)] 85-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER
Oct 1, 2026	[Solicitation (Updated)] 85-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER
Oct 30, 2026	[Solicitation (Updated)] 85-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER

85-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER

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