Presolicitation, total small business set-aside, first published as solicitation
TUGCON; Jones Act Open-Ocean Tow
N3220526R6135
Department of the Navy, MSCHQ Norfolk. Deep Sea Freight Transportation.
Offers due
September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT
6 days from now. Posted September 18, 2026, first published September 18, 2026.
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
- Action Code: Pre-solicitation
- Date:18 September 2026
- Year: Fiscal Year 2026
- Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511
- Product or Service Code: V124- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation Services
- Contracting Office Address: 471 East C Street, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511
- Subject: TUGCON; Ex-GERMANTOWN
- Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220526R6135
- Closing Response Date: Friday, 25 September 2026
- Contract Point of Contact or Contract Specialist: Brandon Page, brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil, 564-226-1239
- Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
- Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD
- Contract Line Item Number: N/A
- Contract Award Date: TBA
- Contractor: TBD
- Description: The Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) PM4 requires one, U.S. Flag, Jones Act qualified, ocean-going certified tug capable of towing Ex-GERMANTOWN “IAW the U.S. Navy Tow Manual (SL740-AA-MAN-010)”.
- Place of Contract Performance: The port/place of departure is Naval Station San Diego, CA Pier 10 Berth 2 (USA) and the port/place of destination is INACTSHIPS, Pearl Harbor, HI (USA). The layday commences/ cancels on 16 November 2026; period of performance is one voyage.
- Set-aside Status: Total Small Business Set-aside. The decision to release this solicitation as a Total Small Business Set-aside is based on responses received from recent sources sought notice for this service. MSC’s Director, Office of Small Business Programs has concurred with this decision.
Attachments
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- TUGCON 2026 (02-26).pdf502 KB, September 18, 2026
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
September 18, 2026
Solicitation, originally presolicitation
Due September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 29bf691d748e4e618027879b43ecd61d
2 revisions on SAM
- September 18, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
September 18, 2026
Presolicitation
Due September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 779d459e2a584f2ea5eb15907cd49c71
2 revisions on SAM
- September 18, 2026: publish, solicitation
- September 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
Points of contact
- Brandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.milBrandon.a.page.civ@us.navy.mil5642261239
- ERIC HATCHERERIC.N.HATCHER2.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL5642303114
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