Dry Cargo Voyage Charter

1. Action Code: Presolicitation

2. Date: 28 January 2025

3. Fiscal Year: 2025

4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511

5. Classification Code: V- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation Services

6. Contracting Office Address: 471 East C St., Bldg. SP-64, Naval Station Norfolk,

Norfolk, VA 23511

7. Subject: Dry Cargo Voyage Charter

8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220525R4036

9. Closing Response Date: 04 February 2025

10. Contract Point or Contracting Officer: Brandon Page; 564-226-1239; brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil

11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: T.B.D.

12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: T.B.D.

13. Contract Line Item Number: N/A

14. Contract Award Date: T.B.A.

15. Contractor: T.B.D.

16. Description: One, U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining vessel capable of carrying a minimum of 204 ammunition TEUs, while satisfying all applicable regulatory HAZMAT compatibility and segregation requirements.

17. Place of Contract Performance: The load port/place is Naval Magazine, Indian Island, WA (USA), with an Available Load Date (ALD) of 07 April 2025. The first discharging port/place is Tengan, Okinawa, Japan, with the Latest Arrival Date (LAD) of 04 May 2025. The second discharging port/place is Apra Harbor, Guam, with the LAD of 13 May 2025. The third discharging port/place is Tengan, Okinawa, Japan, with the LAD of 23 May 2025. The laydays shall be a two-day window, to be indicated by Owners/Offerors, such that the ALD and LADs are met. The charter period will be one voyage.

18. 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 a recent, sources sought notice for this service. MSC’s Deputy Associate Director of Small Business has concurred with this decision.