ESD 26R0018 SOLICITATION
Military Sealift Command · MSCHQ NORFOLK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N3220526R1018 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 22, 2026SolicitationOpen
- Oct 14, 2026 · this noticeSolicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
The Military Sealift Command has a requirement for the Operation and Maintenance of the Expeditionary Transfer Dock(ESD) vessels. The Contractor must operate and maintain the vessels to support the assigned missions. The vessels must be operated in a professional manner and maintained in a good operable condition, and must be mission ready at all times (excluding scheduled maintenance, repair and overhaul periods). The Contractor must operate the vessels and related systems and equipment in accordance with all relevant laws, terms of this contract, United States Coast Guard(USCG) and American … (show all)
Bureau of Shipping (ABS) rules and regulations that would apply as if it is owned by a non-government entity, which includes, but is not limited to, maintaining a valid USCG Certificate of Inspection and ABS Classifications(including all statutory certificates) at all times. This contract requires the Contractor to possess and maintain a SECRET facilities clearance and to employ personnel with SECRET security clearances. The Government expects to award a single fixed-price contract with pass through elements under a tradeoff source selection process. This procurement strategy is designed to ensure the Government obtains the best value by selecting the best qualified offer that meets all technical and solicitation requirements. Offerors must demonstrate technical acceptability as defined in the solicitation to be considered forward.
Who won similar work
157 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 483111.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERMAN TRANSPORT INC | 23 | $174.2M | 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 |
| American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC | 9 | $47.3M | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 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 |
| 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.
- Sep 29, 2026OFFSHORE AVIATION LLC$10.2M365-day Dry Cargo Time Charter
- Sep 25, 2026U.S. MARINE MANAGEMENT, LLC$8.6M90-DAY TANKER TIME CHARTER
- Sep 22, 2026DANN OCEAN TOWING, INC$1.6MDry Cargo TUGCON
- Sep 16, 2026SCHUYLER LINE NAVIGATION COMPANY$4.8M60-Day Tanker Time Charter
- Sep 16, 2026FEDERATED MARITIME LLC$3.7MDry Cargo Voyage Charter
- Sep 15, 2026PHOENIX CONTRACTING LLC$2.8MDry Cargo TUGCON
- Sep 11, 2026LIBERTY GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC$7.7M50-day Dry Cargo Time Charter
- Sep 11, 2026American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC$11.2M50-day Dry Cargo Time Charter
- Sep 11, 2026WATERMAN TRANSPORT INC$10.8M50-day Dry Cargo Time Charter
- Aug 28, 2026DUNLAP TOWING COMPANY$1.4MDry Cargo Voyage Charter
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.
- 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.