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N3220525R6003 - surtass-e RFP

Due
November 19, 2026
5 days left
Location
Virginia
Buyer
Department of the Navy
Mschq Norfolk · Department of Defense
NAICS
483111
Deep Sea Freight Transportation
Notice ID
N3220525R6003
Posted November 3, 2026

Please quote a time charter of one US flagged or foreign flagged vessel (to be reflagged US before delivery) to tow a passive acoustic array for the U.S. Navy, for a one-year base period with options, for worldwide operations.

  • Vessel: One US flagged vessel, or a foreign flagged vessel that will be reflagged US before delivery.
  • Towing: Tow a passive acoustic monitoring system at 4 to 6 knots, 24 hours a day, for up to a 60-day event.
  • Heading: Able to tow on a directed heading within 5 degrees for long periods at slow speed; heading stability is critical.
  • Operating area: Worldwide, in all ocean basins from the Arctic to the Antarctic, in all seasons, including open water near the Marginal Ice Zone.
  • Ice rating: Able to survive encounter with young open ice, as specified by ABS Ice Class D0.
  • Term: One-year base period, then three 1-year options and one 11-month option.

Please confirm availability and send your quote by November 19, 2026.

The original documents

Deadline: November 19, 2026

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What they need

***03 November 2026*** Amendment 0009 is hereby issued extending the due date from 05 November 2026 1:00pm Local Time (EST) to 19 November 2026 1:00pm Local Time (EST). ***21 October 2026*** Amendment 0008 is hereby issued updating Attachment 4 (Basic Pricing Data Sheet) to update posted DLA fuel prices as of 01 October 2026 and extending the due date from 22 October 2026 1:00pm Local Time (EDT) to 05 November 2026 1:00pm Local Time (EST). ***05 October 2026*** AMENDMENT 0007 IS HEREBY ISSUED UPDATING THE DUE DATE FROM 08 OCT 2026, 1:00pm LOCAL TIME (EDT) TO 22 OCT 2026, 1:00pm LOCAL TIME (EDT). SEE UPDATED SF1449 PER AMENDMENT 0007 ALONG WITH THE SF-30 FOR THIS AMENDMENT ADDED ON 05 OCT 2026. ***22 September 2026*** Amendment 0006 is hereby issued updating Attachment 2 (Wage Determination) and extending the due date from 24 September 2026 1:00pm Local Time (EDT) to 08 October 2026 1:00pm Local Time (EDT). ***08 September 2026*** AMENDMENT 0005 IS HEREBY ISSUED UPDATING THE DUE DATE FROM 10 SEPT 2026, 1:00pm LOCAL TIME (EDT) TO 24 SEPT 2026, 1:00pm LOCAL TIME (EDT). SEE UPDATED SF1449 PER AMENDMENT 0005 ALONG WITH THE SF-30 FOR THIS AMENDMENT ADDED ON 08 SEPT 2026. ***26 August 2026*** AMENDMENT 0004 IS HEREBY ISSUED UPDATING THE DUE DATE TO 10 SEPT 2026.

ADDITIONALLY, SEE UPDATED PROFORMA ATTACHMENT AND SF1449_0004 POSTED ON 26 AUGUST 2026. ***05 August 2026*** Amendment A0003

Past history: who won Deep Sea Freight Transportation work in Virginia

Recent federal contract awards in the same industry in Virginia, from USAspending.gov. These are comparable jobs, not earlier rounds of this exact solicitation.

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