What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe 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.
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 your response
- 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
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit responses via email prior to 1100 hours Eastern Time on 18 November 2025.
Incumbent and award research
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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|---|---|---|
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 483111, since Oct 1, 2024
907 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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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.