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Study on the Economic Impact of the International Maritime Organization Net Zero Framework

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693JF726R000015Federal

Submission Closed06/03/2026, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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The U.S. Maritime Administration is seeking a contractor to conduct a comprehensive economic analysis of the International Maritime Organization’s Net Zero Framework, adopted in April 2025, with a focus on its impacts on U.S. maritime operations, trade competitiveness, energy demand, and regional economic interests. The study must evaluate each of the framework’s key policy mechanisms—including global GHG pricing and levies, emissions trading, carbon offsets, fuel standards, technology mandates, monitoring and verification regimes, fund governance, and enforcement measures—against a no-action baseline and alternative policy designs such as modified levy structures or phased implementation scenarios. The contractor is required to quantify economic consequences for U.S.-flagged and U.S.-dependent shipping, assess effects on import/export costs and supply chains, examine administrative and compliance burdens, and identify risks like leakage or double counting, while delivering actionable policy recommendations that reduce unintended economic harm without compromising environmental outcomes. The final deliverable must be a detailed narrative report synthesized from four distinct tasks: background and context; direct economic impact analysis; industry-specific applications aligned with the 2026 U.S. Maritime Action Plan; and integrated recommendations with clear analytical methods for U.S. negotiators. Proposals are limited to 12 pages and must include a detailed, defensible budget adhering to 2 CFR Part 200 and its supplement, 2 CFR Part 1201, with strict restrictions on profit under 2 CFR 200.400(g). The maximum available funding is $280,000, fully funded by MARAD, and the award will be issued as a cooperative agreement. All applicants must be registered with SAM.gov and possess a valid Unique Entity Identifier, with no award made to entities excluded from SAM. Proposals must be submitted electronically in PDF format by 12:00 PM EDT on June 3, 2026, to designated DOT email addresses, with no paper submissions accepted. The selected contractor must complete the entire study, including all deliverables, within three months of award, and must demonstrate technical expertise through the qualifications of key personnel, use of robust analytical models and data sources, and a methodology that clearly links findings to U.S. economic priorities. Evaluation will be based on budget credibility, understanding of the project and government priorities, technical capabilities, methodological rigor, and the quality, usability, and synthesis of deliverables. Pass/fail criteria include SAM registration status and the ability to meet the three-month timeline. Successful applicants will

General Info

MARAD seeks cost analysis study on IMO Net Zero Framework’s economic impact on U.S. shipping.

Agency

Department Of Transportation → 693JF7 DOT Maritime AdministrationView Agency

NAICS

541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and HumanitiesView NAICS

Place of Performance

Washington, DC, 20590, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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Amendment No. 3 to RFP 693JF726R000015 Net Zero Framework

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Amendment No. 1 to RFP 693JF726R000015 Net Zero Framework

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RFP 693JF726R000015 Terms and Conditions

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Amendment No. 2 to RFP 693JF726R000015 Net Zero Framework

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RFP 693JF726R000015 Economic Impact Study of IMO Net Zero Framework

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PhaseClosed

PostedMay 4

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Amendment 1May 8

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Amendment 2May 21

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Amendment 3May 29

Contract was updated

Response DeadlineJun 3

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Amendment 4Sep 3

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Submission Closed

06/03/2026, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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AgencyDepartment Of Transportation → 693JF7 DOT Maritime Administration

Contacts2 people available

OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20590, USA

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Department Of Transportation → 693JF7 DOT Maritime Administration

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Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20590, USA

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Christian Onwudiegwu

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Kelly Mitchell-Carroll

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Full Description

The purpose of this amendment no. 0003 is to provide Q&As to this RFP.

The purpose of this amendment no. 0002 is to provide Q&As to this RFP.

*****CAREFULLY REVIEW ENTIRE ATTACHED RFP*****

The U.S. Maritime Administration is commissioning a targeted cost analysis of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) “Net Zero Framework” (NZF), adopted in April 2025, that centers on the NZF’s specific policy mechanisms and their economic consequences for the United States. The study should examine, at minimum, the NZF’s:

(a) global GHG pricing/levy proposals (including scope, price trajectory, and pass-through mechanisms).

(b) emissions trading and crediting systems.

(d) fuel/energy standard or fuel blending mandates.

(e) technology mandates, exemptions, and phase in schedules.

(f) monitoring, reporting, and verification, auditing and compliance regimes.

(g) Fund governance, revenue collection, and allocation rules (including conditionality and funding flows to ports, projects, or countries); and

(h) enforcement, penalties, and potential border or trade adjustment measures.

MARAD is particularly interested in how each mechanism could:

(1) alter operating and capital costs for U.S. flagged and U.S. dependent shipping and logistics; (2) affect import/export unit costs (TEU/ton) and trade competitiveness.

(3) change demand for U.S. energy, technology, and maritime services.

(4) create administrative and compliance burdens; and

(5) risk leakage, double counting, or ineffective mitigation (for example, reliance on offsets that do not deliver measurable reductions).

The study should quantify impacts where feasible, identify key assumptions and uncertainties for each mechanism, and analyze distributional effects across U.S. industries, ports, and regions.

The contractor should compare outcomes under: (A) the NZF as proposed (mechanism by mechanism); (B) alternative designs that limit or reshape levy/offset components; and (C) delayed or phased implementation scenarios. For each mechanism, the study must recommend practical safeguards, alternative policy instruments, or design changes that would reduce unnecessary economic burdens on U.S. interests while maintaining emissions outcomes rooted in reality, and provide clear metrics and analytical methods that MARAD and U.S. negotiators can use to evaluate NZF proposals moving forward. For each mechanism, the study shall compare the proposed mechanism relative to a “No Action” approach to fully distinguish the costs and benefits to U.S. maritime, trade, and economic interests.

*****CAREFULLY REVIEW ENTIRE ATTACHED RFP*****

Submission Dates and Times.

The deadline for proposal submission is 12:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Please submit proposals in PDF format via email to: Christian Onwudiegwu at Christian.onwudiegwu@dot.gov and Kelly Mitchell-Caroll at K.mitchell-carroll@dot.gov. Do not send paper copies, or other media of the proposal via post office or delivery service. Proposals received by MARAD after the deadline will not be considered for award. An email will be deemed “received” by MARAD on the date and time the email was “sent” to the email address in Section E.7, below, as determined by MARAD’s servers.

*****CAREFULLY REVIEW ENTIRE ATTACHED RFP*****