Dry Cargo Voyage Charter

1. Action Code:  Pre-solicitation2. Date:  05 February 20213. Fiscal Year:  20214. Contracting Office Zip Code:  235115. Classification Code:  V- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation services6. Contracting Office Address:  471 East C St., Bldg. SP-64, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511  7. Subject:  Dry Cargo Voyage Charter  8. Proposed Solicitation Number:  N32205-21-R-41519. Closing Response Date:  Thursday, 11 February 202110. Contract Point: Leon Hazley:  leon.hazley@navy.mil; 757-443-386211. Contract Award and Solicitation Number:  TBD12. Contract Award Dollar Amount:  TBD13. Contract Line Item Number:  N/A14. Contract Award Date:  TBA15. Contractor:  TBD16. Description: one U.S. Flag Jones Act compliant self-sustaining vessel, or ABS certified tug & barge, with a minimum capacity to carry 20 Foot ISO shipping containers as per packing list. The average container weight is 20,000 lbs and the maximum container weight is 41,000 lbs with vessel or Tug/Barge overall length (LOA) not to exceed 700 ft. / 213.4 m, laden and draft not to exceed 29.5 ft / 8.9m. 17. Place of performance:  The load port/place is Northbound, Military Ocean Terminal, Concord, CA, with an available load date (ALD) of 01 April 2021 and Southbound, Valdez, AK with an ALD of 13 April 2021. The discharge port/place is Northbound, Valdez, AK, with a required delivery date of 13 April 2021 and Southbound, Military Ocean Terminal, Concord, CA, with a latest arrival date of 29 April 202118. Set-aside Status:  100% Small Business Set-Aside.  The decision to release this solicitation as a Total Small Business Set-aside is based on responses received from a recent market survey for this service.  MSC’s Deputy Associate Director of Small Business has concurred with this