59-DAY DRY Cargo Time Charter
- Client
- Dept of Defense
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 10/2/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 483111
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- David Hamilton
- [email protected]
Description
AI GeneratedMilitary Sealift Command requests market research information regarding the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag, roll-on/roll-off vessels to support a 59-day time charter. The buyer needs vessels capable of carrying a portion of 180,000 square feet of military cargo, including tracked vehicles, wheeled vehicles, breakbulk, and medical, cargo, and utility helicopters. The charter begins on November 22, 2026, with delivery and redelivery at Charleston, South Carolina, after traveling to several ports in and around the Mediterranean. Interested U.S. and foreign flag vessel operators and owners, including small businesses under NAICS 483111, must email their responses to David Hamilton at [email protected] before 11:00 AM Eastern Time on October 8, 2026. Submissions must detail vessel descriptions, daily rates, fuel consumption, deck space, supercargo capacity, layday availability, and company business size details.
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N321-27-001
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Navy › MSCHQ Norfolk
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Oct 8, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 1, 2026
- NAICS
- 483111 · Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Product/service code
- V124
- Place of performance
- Charleston, SC
- Contracting contact
- David Hamilton
[email protected]
7574435896 - Additional contact
- ERIC HATCHER
[email protected]
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Read the official notice description
Please see attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N321-27-001.
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 SC
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|---|---|---|
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| WATERMAN TRANSPORT INCN3220524P2087 · N103/N321 M. GORDON 21-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER FROM ITALY TO SOUTH CAROLINA. | $5.3M | Jun 3, 2024 |
| WATERMAN TRANSPORT INCN3220524P2072 · N103 - N321 D. ANAYA: 19-DAY DRY TIME CHARTER FROM CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA TO KALUNDBORG | $6.1M | Apr 20, 2024 |
| AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER, LLCN3220523P2163 · N103 - N321 L. ISAACS 21 DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER 2-3 ID ABCT DEPLOYMENT | $4.6M | Aug 28, 2023 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 483111, since Oct 1, 2024
877 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.$458.9M
- 2. PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC$402.6M
- 3. OCEAN SHIPS, INC.$381.4M
- 4. AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER, LLC$342.5M
- 5. U.S. MARINE MANAGEMENT, LLC$301.4M
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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