# SAM #N32205-SS-N103-26-177

U.S.-Flag Roll-on/Roll-off Vessel Charter for Four Okinawa Movements

**Buyer:** MSC Norfolk
**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Respond By:** October 01, 2026
**Identifier:** N32205-SS-N103-26-177
**NAICS:** 483111, 483113, 488390

The Department of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command is conducting market research for a U.S.-flag roll-on/roll-off vessel charter supporting NAVFAC movements in Okinawa, Japan.
- **Government buyer:** Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC), Strategic Sealift Program Management Support Office, Norfolk, Virginia (N103A); the charter supports NAVFAC.
- **Requirement:** Price and availability for a dry cargo voyage charter covering **four movements** between Naha Military Port, Pier 2, and Ie Shima Port, Okinawa, in deployment and redeployment phases.
- **Vessel capability:** U.S.-flag roll-on/roll-off vessel with at least **400 square meters of deck space** for containers, vehicles, or trailers.
- **Contractor responsibilities:** Provide cradle, cribbing, blocking, and seafastening; include technical planning and an independent marine surveyor in the pricing; provide cargo gas-free certification by a marine gas chemist before discharge; and supply temporary toilets during flo/flo operations.
- **Operating requirements and requested information:** Planning, towing, loading, transit, and discharge must follow the U.S. Navy Towing Manual. Respondents are asked for vessel description and flag, lump-sum pricing, demurrage, confirmation of requirements, and estimated loading and discharge rates.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, commercial vendors, or specific vessel manufacturers are named in the notice. No part numbers apply.
- **Notice status:** This is a sources-sought/market-research request, not a solicitation or award. The notice history indicates the attached PDF was updated, but does not describe the content change.

### Description

<p>Please see attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N103-26-177</p>

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