THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Joint Base Charleston – Air Base (AB) / Naval Weapons Station (NWS), located in Charleston, SC seeks a contractor to provide all labor, equipment, transportation, management, and supervision required to provide a barge crane, operator, barges, rigger(s), and maneuvering vessel (tug) to perform off-loading vessel hatches, and vessel cargo if required, at Joint Base Charleston – Naval Weapon Station, Goose Creek SC.
The Barge Crane Operator shall be certified for the size and type crane to be operated.
The Contractor shall provide a barge crane and rigging gear with a current inspection and comply with ASME B30.8, ASME B30.9, ASME B30.20 OSHA 1926 subpart CC, and 29 CFR 1917 standards as applicable inclusive of the barge crane, counterweights, operator, rigger(s), rigging, and all required equipment to meet the following requirements:
Lifting Capability – Appropriate to the following requirements:
Maximum Diagonal Lifting Lug Measurement – 10.70 meters (35’2”)
Highest Beginning Lifting Point – +34’
Lowest Beginning Lifting Point – -20’
Vessel Height – 6.75 meters (23’)
Vessel Width – 17.25 meters (57’)
Vessel Length – 103.92 meters (341’)
Maximum Lift Distance – 60’
Maximum Cargo Weight – 99,495lbs
Hold 2 Hatch Cover
Length: 6.825 meters (22’5”)
Width: 9.2 meters (30’3”)
Weight: 28.08 metric tons (61,905lbs)
Hatch Cover Lifting Lug Diagonal Measurement: 9.43 meters (30’11”)
Aft Tween Deck
Dimension: 8.40 x 3.26 meters (27’6” x 10’7”)
Weight: 14.48 metric tons (31,923lbs)
Fwd Tween Deck
8.40 X3.26 meters (27’6” x 10’7”)
Weight: 14.48 metric tons (31,923lbs)
Hold 3 Hatch Cover
Length: 10.825 meters (33’9”)
Width: 9.2 meters (30’3”)
Weight: 45.13 metric tons (99,495lbs)
Hatch Cover Lifting Lug Diagonal Measurement: 12.32 meters (40’4”)
AFT Tween Deck
Dimension: 8.40 x 3.26 meters (27’6” x 10’7”)
Weight: 15.02 metric tons (33,114lbs)
Mid Tween Deck
Dimension: 8.40 x 3.26 meters (27’6” x 10’7”)
Weight: 15.02 metric tons (33,114lbs)
Fwd Tween Deck
Dimension: 8.40 x 3.26 meters (27’6” x 10’7”)
Weight: 15.02 metric tons (33,114lbs)
The Contractor provided crane must be capable of lifting vessel cargo to a minimum clearance height of ___5’____ above the vessel.
Upon 24-hour notification to the Contractor, the Government will require delivery and pre-positioning of the crane and all necessary equipment at the designated location. The crane shall remain at the designated location for a minimum of 10 calendar days. Upon a separate 24-hour notification, the Contractor will provide the crane operator and personnel to perform off-loading requirements. Off-loading performance is expected to be 12 hours maximum in duration, not to include travel to the designated location.
The contractor shall provide sufficient barges or decks space for hatch cover(s) and cargo off-load, if required. If required to perform cargo offload the contractor shall place 20’ ISO container onto contractor provided barge and maneuver the off-load barge(s) and barge crane aft of the cargo vessel and off-load cargo from transport barge(s) to transport vehicle(s) located on the pier. Cargo containers will be no larger than (describe height/width/depth).
Contractor personnel requiring access to JB CHS shall submit to all applicable background checks prior to receiving a contractor’s pass/badge to accomplish work or enter the installation.
The government will provide a 20’ Tandemloc Autoloc Spreader. The government will also provide spotters and riggers pier side during off-load operations.
The Government is seeking responses from all qualified businesses. Those wishing to identify their capability to provide their aforementioned services should respond to this announcement via email to luke.jackson.us.af.mil and terry.harrelson.1@us.af.mil no later than Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Interested parties should provide the following information:
(1) Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, Phone Number,
Email Address, DUNS number, and CAGE Code.
(2) Capability Statement and/or information you wish to provide about
your business.
(3) Three past performance references to which your business has provided similar
Services to include the contract number and POC.
(4) Your small business size representation for NAICS 238990 – All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (e.g., is your business small or large? If small, is your
business VOSB, SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), etc.?). The Size
Standard for NAICS 238990 is $19M.
(5) Do you believe this acquisition should be assigned a different NAICS
other than 238990 – All Other Specialty Trade Contractors? If so, which one?
(6) Do you believe this acquisition should be assigned a different PSC other
than 1935 – Barges and Lighters, Special Purpose? If so, which one?
Responses to this announcement shall be made via email to luke.jackson.us.af.mil and terry.harrelson.1@us.af.mil no later than Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
