East Coast Tanker Time Charter (Extended Term)
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Navy. Due Nov 13, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-5), 13 days left.
| Solicitation number | SS-27-008 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Posted | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 13, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-5) (13 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
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Description
This Sources Sought Notice is for an Option Evaluation and will be used to determine whether to exercise and Option on an existing Charter Contract. Please see attached for full details.
Contracting contact
- Brittany Miller · [email protected] · (904) 968-0182
- Stephanie Ricker · [email protected] · (564) 226-4357
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 set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for deep sea freight transportation work, who also hold Navy contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Crowley Government Services, Inc. $557.2 million in this trade
- Patriot Contract Services, LLC $355.6 million in this trade
- Tote Services, LLC $286.9 million in this trade
- Ocean Ships, Inc. $183.1 million in this trade
- Schuyler Line Navigation Company LLC $137.1 million in this trade
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 18 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 483111), 11 posted in the last 7 days; 67% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Navy and US Transportation Command (ustranscom). Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Washington and Florida. A notice in this trade gives a median of 10 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 14 days.
All open deep sea freight transportation contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.