DRY CARGO VOYAGE CHARTER

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Military Sealift Command in Norfolk, Virginia, is seeking market information for a single-voyage dry cargo charter to transport approximately 95 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized hazardous military cargo, including ammunition classified under Hazmat categories 1D, 1.2C, 1.1E, 1.4S, 9, and 3, from Indian Island, Washington to Yokosuka, Japan. The vessel must be available for loading no later than August 30, 2026, with a laytime allowance of four days, Sundays and holidays excepted. The cargo must be transported exclusively on the charter vessel with no additional cargoes permitted, and the vessel must be equipped with certified spreader bars capable of lifting up to 24,000 pounds per TEU, adhering to hazardous materials compatibility and segregation standards. Respondents are required to provide vessel specifications, business size status under NAICS code 483111 with a small business threshold of 1,050 employees, Unique Entity Identifier, lump-sum charter rate, and daily demurrage rate. All responses must be submitted via email to the designated contract specialist no later than 1100 Eastern Time on June 26, 2026. The notice does not establish a binding contract or solicitation for award; instead, it serves solely as a market research tool to assess industry capability and pricing for potential future acquisition planning. Submission details indicate no formal page limits, file type restrictions, or proposal format requirements beyond the specified information items, and no evaluation factors, contract clauses, or award criteria are included since this is not a procurement action. The load port operation is designated as FREE IN, meaning the shipper covers loading costs, while discharge at Yokosuka is LINER OUT, placing unloading responsibility on the carrier. The Government will not issue an award based on this notice but may use the collected data to shape an upcoming solicitation.