Description
The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is seeking sources that possess the availability and capability to provide scheduled fuel barge transportation services in the Gulf region. The contract will involve the transportation of Department of War-owned bulk jet fuel, including Marine Diesel (F76), Jet A Fuel (JAA), and Jet Propellant 5 (JP5), by tug and barge between all ordered United States ports and points on the Gulf of America and the lower Mississippi River and their connecting waterways and tributaries. The period of performance is expected to be from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
• The contractor will be required to provide equipment and crews exclusively to the Government at all times, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, for transporting cargo to and between the points stipulated.
• The Government will schedule the pick-up and delivery of the identified fuels from, to, and between the operational areas without restriction.
• The contractor must be compliant with the coastwise laws of the United States.
• The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this effort is 483211, Inland Water Freight Transportation.