28-Day Dry Cargo Time Charter
Military Sealift Command · MSCHQ NORFOLK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N3220526R6114 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
Action Code: Pre-solicitation Date: 09 July 2026 Year: Fiscal Year 2026 Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511 Product or Service Code: V124- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation Services Contracting Office Address: 471 East C Street, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511 Subject: 28-day Dry Cargo Time Charter Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220526R6114 Closing Response Date: Thursday, 16 July 2026 Contract Point of Contact or Contract Specialist: Jordan Morrison at jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD Contract Line Ite… (show all)
m Number: N/A Contract Award Date: TBA Contractor: TBD Description: This requirement requires U.S. or foreign flag, self-sustaining roll-on/roll-off vessel(s) (multiple awards up to three vessels or until the needs of the government have been met), capable of carrying a minimum of 120,000 SQFT of military cargo (wheeled vehicles, tracked vehicles, and breakbulk). Minimum laden speed shall be 15 knots. Place of Contract Performance: The place/range of delivery is Beaumont, Texas (USA); and the place/range of redelivery is Gdynia, Poland. The layday(s) commences and cancels on 15 September 2026, 19 September 2026, and 23 September 2026. Owners/Offerors to indicate estimated time of arrival (ETA) for each layday commencing/cancelling date. Owners/Offerors shall also indicate any layday window they do not want to consider. The period of performance will be about 28 days for each chartered vessel. Set-aside Status: N/A. The decision to release this procurement as �Unrestricted� is based on responses received from a recent, sources sought notice for this service. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The Small Business Administration�s Procurement Center Representative concurred with this decision.
Who won similar work
154 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (MSCHQ NORFOLK), same product/service code (PSC) V124 and NAICS 483111.
Single-winner award sizes (154): middle half $2.7M to $7.4M, median $4.6M; range $129K to $1.1B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERMAN TRANSPORT INC | 22 | $165.3M | Sep 11, 2026 |
| SCHUYLER LINE NAVIGATION COMPANY | 15 | $147.9M | Sep 16, 2026 |
| TSP TANKERS HOLDINGS LLC | 13 | $50.5M | Feb 12, 2026 |
| CROWLEY-STENA MARINE SOLUTIONS LLC | 10 | $48.8M | Dec 29, 2025 |
| LIBERTY GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC | 9 | $45.8M | Sep 11, 2026 |
| U.S. MARINE MANAGEMENT, LLC | 8 | $142.7M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| FEDERATED MARITIME LLC | 8 | $121.5M | Sep 16, 2026 |
| American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC | 7 | $40.2M | Sep 11, 2026 |
| OCEAN SHIPS, INC. | 4 | $1.3B | May 14, 2026 |
| OVERSEAS SUN COAST LLC | 4 | $18.8M | Jun 15, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 29, 2026OFFSHORE AVIATION LLC$10.2M365-day Dry Cargo Time CharterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026U.S. MARINE MANAGEMENT, LLC$8.6M90-DAY TANKER TIME CHARTERNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026DANN OCEAN TOWING, INC$1.6MDry Cargo TUGCONNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2026SCHUYLER LINE NAVIGATION COMPANY$4.8M60-Day Tanker Time CharterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2026FEDERATED MARITIME LLC$3.7MDry Cargo Voyage CharterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 15, 2026PHOENIX CONTRACTING LLC$2.8MDry Cargo TUGCONNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 11, 2026LIBERTY GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC$7.7M50-day Dry Cargo Time CharterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 11, 2026WATERMAN TRANSPORT INC$10.8M50-day Dry Cargo Time CharterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 11, 2026American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC$11.2M50-day Dry Cargo Time CharterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 28, 2026DUNLAP TOWING COMPANY$1.4MDry Cargo Voyage CharterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (8 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.