# SAM #N32205-SS-N321-27-004

Market research for an 80-day dry cargo vessel charter

**Buyer:** MSC Norfolk
**Posted:** October 16, 2026
**Respond By:** October 23, 2026
**Identifier:** N32205-SS-N321-27-004
**NAICS:** 483111

The Department of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command is seeking market information on an approximately 80-day dry cargo vessel charter for containerized ammunition transport.
- **Government buyer:** Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC), Strategic Sealift Program Office, N103A.
  - Named contacts: David Hamilton (point of contact) and Michelle James (Contracting Officer).
- **Requested service:** An approximately 80-day time charter of a self-sustaining dry cargo vessel; U.S.- and foreign-flag vessels may be considered.
- **Vessel and cargo requirements:**
  - Capacity for at least 500 TEUs of containerized ammunition in hazardous-material classes/divisions 1.1–1.4.
  - Compliance with hazardous-material compatibility and segregation requirements, and accommodation for at least two supercargo.
  - Maximum container gross weight of 40,000 pounds; average container gross weight of 21,000 pounds.
  - Delivery and redelivery at Concord, California.
- **Information requested from respondents:** Vessel description and availability, daily charter rate, any delivery or redelivery bonus, fuel consumption underway and while working in port, and company and business-size information.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs or vendors are named in the provided materials. This is a market-research notice, not an award.

### Description

<p>Please see attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N321-27-004.</p>

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