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DRY Cargo Tugcon

Federal · Department of Defense · U.S. NavyDue Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Client
Department of Defense · U.S. Navy
RFP Number
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Posted
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Category
US Federal
Budget
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NAICS
483111
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Contact
David Anaya
Email
[email protected]

Description

AI Generated

The buyer seeks a dry cargo tug. The requested scope includes providing a dry cargo tug. No eligibility, evaluation, budget, or key-date details are stated in the provided text.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from SS-26-012.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

Military Sealift Command is seeking price and availability information for a U.S. flag, ocean-going certified tug to tow berthing barge YRBM-32. The requirement covers one voyage from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Interested parties capable of meeting U.S. Navy Tow Manual requirements are invited to respond.

Issued by
Military Sealift Command Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, N103A
Responses due
1100 HOURS, EASTERN TIME, TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2025
Laydays commencing
29 DECEMBER 2025
Laydays cancelling
05 JANUARY 2026
Period of performance
05 JANUARY - 23 JANUARY 2026
Pre-tow conference
NOT LATER THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE TOW
How to submit
Email
Submission details
Submit responses via email prior to 1100 hours Eastern Time on 18 November 2025.
Contract term
One voyage during the period of 05 January - 23 January 2026, with four days of laytime for the entire mission.
Place of performance
From Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.

Scope of work

  • Open-ocean tow of berthing barge YRBM-32
  • Provision of tow bridle, hardware, emergency tow lines, flooding alarms, navigation lights, and day shapes
  • Preparation and submission of a comprehensive towing package
  • Services of an Independent Marine Surveyor (IMS)
  • Provision of assist tugs and line handlers as required
  • Preparation and submission of a transit plan detailing route and ports of refuge
  • Issuance of daily position and status reports during transit

Minimum qualifications

  • U.S. Flag, ocean-going certified tug
  • Tug built in 1970 or later
  • Sufficient bollard pull to tow barge at minimum tow speed of 6 knots for 5 knots SOA in Beaufort 5 conditions
  • Master with Towing Endorsement
  • Internet and satellite phone capability on tug

Documents to include with the bid

  • Name and complete description/characteristics of tow vessel (COI, photos, specification sheet, Inmarsat number, call sign, IMO number, year, flag)
  • Lump-sum price and demurrage rate
  • Transit plan detailing route, required days, and ports of refuge
  • Company name, Unique Entity Identifier, and business size
  • Sub-contracting possibilities narrative if other than small business
  • Comprehensive towing package including Navy Towing Manual Appendix H, calculations, sketches, and certificates
  • Non-destructive testing (NDT) paperwork for deck fittings and pad eyes

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
N32205-SS-PM4-26-012
Agency
Department of Defense
Buying office
Dept of the Navy › MSCHQ Norfolk
Notice type
Sources Sought
Responses due
Nov 18, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Nov 12, 2025
NAICS
483111 · Deep Sea Freight Transportation
Product/service code
V124
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Place of performance
WA
Contracting contact
David Anaya
[email protected]
5642268419
Additional contact
Christopher Tomlin
[email protected]
Read the official notice description

SEE ATTACHED SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE N32205-SS-PM4-26-012.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Deep Sea Freight Transportation). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 483111, performed in WA

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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 483111, since Oct 1, 2023

1,270 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.$735.4M
  2. 2. PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC$688.8M
  3. 3. AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER, LLC$538.9M
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  5. 5. U.S. MARINE MANAGEMENT, LLC$438.3M

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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