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Pilotage Services at Kin-Nakagusuku Bay and Naha Port, Okinawa, Japan
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The Department of the Navy is preparing to issue a competitive, unrestricted solicitation for pilotage services at Kin-Nakagusuku Bay and Naha Port in Okinawa, Japan, with the aim of awarding a firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery requirements contract to a single qualified contractor. The contract will have a base period of five years starting from January 1, 2026 (or the award date), with an additional six-month option period. The services are classified under NAICS code 488330, which covers navigational services to shipping, and a valid pilot license issued by Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, is required for participation. The planned Request for Quotation (RFQ) is scheduled to be issued around October 17, 2025, via SAM.gov, and will include draft performance work statements and rate schedules for review. The evaluation process will consider both price and past performance, using a trade-off approach, although the current notice does not solicit pricing information. Interested parties are invited to submit questions or comments by October 16, 2025, Japan Standard Time, to designated points of contact, including Contracting Officer Willie Harris and Contract Specialist Tomoko Hotta. The procurement aims to ensure reliable pilotage services for maritime operations in the Okinawa region, supporting the logistical and operational needs of Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa and Military Sealift Command Okinawa. This pre-solicitation notice provides essential details for qualified navigational service providers in Japan to prepare for the upcoming competitive solicitation process.
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Place of Performance
Okinawa-ken, JP-47, JPNSet-Aside
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Procurement: Pilotage Services at Kin-Nakagusuku Bay and Naha Port, Okinawa, Japan. for Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) and Military Sealift Command (MSC) Okinawa
Requirement Location: Okinawa, Japan
Projected Period of Performance: One 60-month (5-year) base period, from 1Jan 2026 (or award date) with one 6-month option period.
Planned RFQ Issue Date: 17 October 2025
This is a synopsis of pre-solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 488330 Navigational Services to Shipping. This is a competitive, unrestricted action among sources duly authorized to operate and do business in JAPAN. Pilot license issued from Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is required to submit as a part of solicitation package.
The Government anticipates award of a firm-fixed-Price indefinite-delivery requirements type contract to a single Contractor that meets solicitation requirements. Evaluation may be based on a combination of price and past performance information using trade-off method as detailed in the upcoming solicitation.
This is not a solicitation, and the Government is not seeking price information at this time.
A request for quote (RFQ) will be issued on or about 17 Oct 2025 on SAM.gov.
Please find attached the draft Performance Work Statent, and draft schedule of rates for your review.
Please submit questions or comments regarding this synopsis to the following points of contact
by 4:00 PM on October 16, 2025, Japan Standard Time.
Contracting Officer: Willie Harris at contact@example.gov
Contract Specialist: Tomoko Hotta at contact@example.gov.
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