# SAM #N32205-SS-N103-27-011

U.S.-Flag LNG Voyage Charter for Delivery to Guantanamo Bay

**Buyer:** MSC Norfolk
**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Respond By:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** N32205-SS-N103-27-011
**NAICS:** 483111

The Department of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command is seeking market information for a U.S.-flag LNG voyage charter to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
- **Government buyer:** Department of the Navy; Military Sealift Command (MSC), Strategic Sealift Program Management Support Office, Norfolk, Virginia (N103A).
- **Requested service:** One voyage charter using a U.S.-flag LNG vessel to deliver 50,000 MMBTU (about 2,200 cubic meters) of LNG to NSGB Pier C for cooldown of a new LNG terminal and storage tanks.
- **Vessel requirements:** Maximum displacement 41,000 metric tons; maximum length 256 meters; maximum laden draft 10 meters; maximum beam 32 meters; gross capacity of 4,000–15,000 cubic meters; and pump-out pressure of 150 PSIG.
- **Offloading and safety requirements:** Unload at 250 cubic meters per hour during daylight, weather permitting, excluding Sundays and holidays. Vessel must connect to the terminal-provided 6-inch LNG hose using a flanged connection and powered emergency release coupling, and connect an emergency shutdown umbilical. LNG saturated pressure must be 5–20 PSIG, averaging 10 PSIG.
- **Mooring and operating conditions:** Carrier must conduct a mooring analysis and meet at least UFC 4-159-03 Mooring Service Type I requirements, including sustained winds of 35 knots and current of 1 knot. Loading port is at the charterer’s discretion.
- **Timing and pricing information requested:** Respondents are asked to indicate vessel availability for several delivery windows in late 2026 and provide lump-sum and demurrage rates, along with compliance information.
- **OEMs and named commercial vendors:** No OEMs, vessel owners, or commercial vendors are identified in the provided materials. This is a sources-sought market-research notice, not a request for proposals.

### Description

<p>Please see attached Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N103-27-011</p>

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