Dry Cargo Voyage Charter   4

1. Action Code: Presolicitation

2. Date: 26 February 2025

3. Fiscal Year: 2025

4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511

5. Classification Code: V- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation Services

6. Contracting Office Address: 471 East C St., Bldg. SP-64, Naval Station Norfolk,

Norfolk, VA 23511

7. Subject: Dry Cargo Voyage Charter

8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220525R4046

9. Closing Response Date: 03 March 2025

10. Contract Point or Contracting Officer: Matthew Price; matthew.r.price40.civ@us.navy.mil

11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: T.B.D.

12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: T.B.D.

13. Contract Line Item Number: N/A

14. Contract Award Date: T.B.A.

15. Contractor: T.B.D.

16. Description: One, U.S. Flag, Jones Act compliant, ABS certified tug & barge or self-sustaining vessel with the capacity to carry a minimum of 100 TEUs.

17. Place of Contract Performance: The load port/place is Naval Magazine, Indian Island, WA (USA), with an Available Load Date (ALD) of 01 April 2025. The discharging port/place is Valdez, AK, with the Latest Arrival Date (LAD) of 11 April 2025. The laydays will commence/cancel on 31 March 2025. The charter period will be one voyage.

18. Set-aside Status: Total Small Business Set-Aside. The decision to release this solicitation as a Total Small Business Set-aside is based on responses received from a recent, sources sought notice for this service. MSC's Deputy Associate Director of Small Business has concurred with this decision.