A0004 Attachment 1 SPECIALTIME 2026 (02-26)

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND

SPECIAL TIME CHARTER (SPECIALTIME EXTENDED TERM CHARTER)

FEBRUARY 2026 (02-26)

PREAMBLE

1.This Request for Proposals (RFP) is a solicitation for offers to perform a Charter Party (the “Contract” or the “Charter”) in accordance with the terms and conditions herein.

2.The Charter, when awarded, will consist of the completed Standard Form (SF) 1449, this Preamble, and Parts I through IX.

3.The signature of the Contracting Officer on SF 1449 signifies acceptance of the Contractor’s proposal and award of the Charter. The SF 1449 and Parts I through IX contain in full all of the amendments, references, responses, deletions, additions and interlineations made by both parties to the RFP and the proposal as of the Charter Party date. In the event that there is any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Contract and those in an offeror’s proposal, this Contract shall control. All references to boxes in Parts II through IX shall be to Part I boxes unless otherwise stated.

4.Each of the Parts or any portion thereof of this Charter Party shall be deemed severable, and should any Part or any portion thereof be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining Parts and portions thereof shall continue in full force and effect. The headings herein are for the sake of convenience and reference only, and shall not affect the interpretation of this Charter Party.

LIST OF EFFECTIVE CHANGES

Description
Part I – SPECIALTIME Boxes, SPECIALTIME Box 27; changed from Official number to IMO number. Part II has been deleted and replaced in its entirety.
Part III(n) Vessel Name Release revised to read “Reserved.” Can be found in Part X(j). Part III(q) Agency Appointment Report; added.
Part III(r) Vessel Accounting Report; added
Part III(s) Owner(s) Consideration for Vessel Delay; added. Part VI has been deleted and replaced in its entirety.
Part VII has been deleted and replaced in its entirety. Part VIII is hereby “Reserved”, except for the MSC Specific WAWF Instructions Part X has been deleted and replaced in its entirety.
Part XI has been deleted and replaced in its entirety.
Part XII is hereby “Reserved.”
Part XIII is hereby “Reserved.”

MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES ACQUISITION

SPECIALTIME CHARTERS

PART

I SPECIAL TIME BOXES

II FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

III SPECIALTIME TIME TERMS AND CONDITIONS

IV TIME CHARTER COMMON TERMS AND CONDITIONS

V SPECIALTIME ADDITIONAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS