What the buyer needs

AI summary

Military Sealift Command requests information on the price and availability of U.S. and foreign-flag, self-sustaining vessels to load, transport, and discharge one U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility vessel. The charter requires transport from Mobile, Alabama, to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia, accepting float-on/float-off, lift-on/lift-off, and tug and barge options. Interested parties must submit company details, vessel descriptions, prospective locations, and lump-sum pricing that covers loading, securing gear, and an independent marine surveyor. Submissions are due via email to Brandon Page at [email protected] by 10:00 AM Eastern Time on November 5, 2026.

Scope of work

Loading, transporting, and discharging one U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1710) vessel
Provision and delivery of cradle, cribbing, blocking, and seafastening for ocean transport
Pricing and technical planning conducted as part of the fixed price
Independent Marine Surveyor services at load and discharge ports priced in lump sum costs
Towing of the LCU from Mobile, Alabama to loading site and from offload site to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek for FLO/FLO options
Providing cargo gas free and certified by Marine Gas Chemist prior to discharge
Temporary toilet facilities during prospective FLO/FLO operations
Planning, towing, loading, transit, and discharge in accordance with the US Navy Towing Manual

Minimum qualifications

Vessel must be a U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining vessel capable of FLO/FLO, LO/LO, or tug and barge transport
Small business size standard limitation is 1,050 employees under NAICS 483111

Documents to include with your response

Complete description of the vessel (vessel particular sheets highly desirable)
Area to be stowed on LO/LO vessel, FLO/FLO vessel, or barge
Prospective FLO/FLO locations for loading and discharging
Range of vessel in nautical miles, estimated load and discharge time, duration of voyage, and planned discharge date
Number of super cargo vessel can support
Lump-sum price and demurrage rate
Acknowledgement of all information and requirements of the notice
Company name, telephone number, email address, and Unique Entity Identifier
Small business standing
Sub-contracting opportunities details from large businesses

How to submit

Method: Email
Instructions: Responses are requested via email prior to 10:00 hours, Eastern Time, 05 November 2026 to the designated point of contact.

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 VA

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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.

1. CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.$477.0M
2. PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC$390.5M
3. OCEAN SHIPS, INC.$381.3M
4. AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER, LLC$343.9M
5. U.S. MARINE MANAGEMENT, LLC$297.7M

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.