What the buyer needs
AI summaryMilitary Sealift Command requests information on the price and availability of U.S. and foreign flag, self-sustaining vessels to load, transport, and discharge three U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushions. The buyer will consider float-on/float-off, lift-on/lift-off, and tug and barge options to move cargo from Panama City, Florida, to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with an available load date of February 16, 2027, and a latest load date of February 26, 2027. Respondents must submit vessel details, stowage graphics, route schedules, lump-sum pricing, demurrage rates, and company small business status under NAICS code 483111. Interested parties must email their responses to Jordan Morrison before 1000 hours Eastern Time on November 5, 2026.
Scope of work
- Loading, transporting, and discharging three U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushions
- Provision and delivery of cradle, cribbing, blocking, and seafastening for ocean transport
- Pricing and technical planning as part of fixed price
- Mutually appointed Independent Marine Surveyor priced in lump sum costs
- Towing LCACs to and from FLO/FLO operation sites if FLO/FLO option used
- 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 U.S. Navy Towing Manual
Minimum qualifications
- Self-sustaining vessels (U.S. or foreign flag) capable of loading, transporting, and discharging three LCACs
- Float-on/float-off, lift-on/lift-off, or tug and barge capability
- Operations conducted in accordance with the U.S. Navy Towing Manual
Documents to include with your response
- Complete vessel description including flag, and vessel particular sheets or pamphlets
- Simple graphic showing storage area on LO/LO vessel, FLO/FLO vessel, or barge
- Prospective FLO/FLO load and discharge positions shown on a simple nautical chart
- Lump-sum price including loading, stowing, securing, and discharging costs
- Demurrage rate
- Vessel range, estimated load and discharge time, duration, and planned discharge date
- Number of super cargo vessel can support
- Company name, telephone number, email, and Unique Entity Identifier
- Small business standing and NAICS 483111 size indication
- Details regarding possible sub-contracting opportunities for large businesses
How to submit
- Method
- via email
- Instructions
- Submit responses to the designated contracting point of contact prior to 1000 hours, Eastern Time, 05 November 2026.
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.
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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.