TAKING BIDS NOW · SOLICITATION
ESD 26R0018 SOLICITATION
Department of the Navy (Department of Defense), Mschq Norfolk
Taking bids now. The agency is accepting offers. The notice (or its attached solicitation) says what to submit and how.
- Deadline
- Oct 30, 2026, 5:00 PM ET (7 days left)
- Who can bid
- Only small businesses can bid (by the SBA size standard for this NAICS code).
- Where the work is
- Not listed in the notice
- Buying office
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Industry (NAICS)
- 483111 · Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Solicitation number
- N3220526R1018
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
- Product/service code
- V124
From the notice
The Military Sealift Command has a requirement for the Operation and Maintenance of the Expeditionary Transfer Dock(ESD) vessels. The Contractor must operate and maintain the vessels to support the assigned missions. The vessels must be operated in a professional manner and maintained in a good oper…
Open the official notice on SAM.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on SAM.gov and download every attachment (the solicitation, the statement of work, any wage determination).
- Check you can bid: you need an active SAM.gov registration, and if there's a set-aside, the right status for it.
- Read what the agency wants and how it will pick the winner, then send any questions before the questions deadline in the notice.
- Submit your offer exactly the way the notice says, before Oct 30, 2026, 5:00 PM ET. Late offers are usually not accepted.
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