75-DAY Dry Cargo Time Charter (with Three 75-DAY Option Periods)
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Navy, for work in North Carolina. Due Oct 29, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4), 2 days left.
| Title as posted | 75-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTER (WITH THREE 75-DAY OPTION PERIODS) |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | N32205-SS-N321-27-009 |
| Agency | Department of the Navy |
| Office | Mschq Norfolk |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111) |
| Product or service code | V124 |
| Place of performance | North Carolina |
| Posted | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 29, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4) (2 days left) |
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: North Carolina Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
Please see the attached Sources Sought Notice, SS-27-009.
Contracting contact
- David Hamilton · [email protected] · (757) 443-5896
- Christopher Tomlin · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 483111, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,050 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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About the buyer
The Department of the Navy awarded $132.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Electric Boat Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation and RTX Corporation. See what Navy is buying now.
Deep Sea Freight Transportation contracts right now
There are 14 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 483111), 8 posted in the last 7 days; 50% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Navy, US Transportation Command (ustranscom) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Most of the work with a stated place is in North Carolina, Virginia and Washington. A notice in this trade gives a median of 6 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 3 days.
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