Industry · NAICS 483111

Deep Sea Freight Transportation contracts and bids

13 open bids right now and $3.0 billion in federal contract obligations over the last 12 months. Who's buying, what's set aside, and what's due next.

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13open bids right now

15%of open bids are set-asides

$3.0 billionfederal obligations, last 12 months

1,987federal contracts with activity, last 12 months

Defenselargest federal buyer

What the data says

15% of the open bids in this industry are set aside for small or certified businesses (2 of 13).

One buyer dominates the open bids: DEPT OF THE NAVY posted 77% of them.

Virginia has the most open bids by place of performance (3).

Over the last 12 months, federal agencies obligated $3.0 billion on contracts in this industry. Department of Defense accounted for 65%.

Open bids, soonest deadline first

Each links to the official notice.

50-Day U.S. Jones Act Tanker Time CharterDEPT OF THE NAVY · WA · due 2026-10-09 V--Vessel Charter - Buoy Recovery and DeploymentNATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION · due 2026-10-12 360-DAY DRY CARGO TIME CHARTERDEPT OF THE NAVY · due 2026-10-13 Submarine Rescue Vessel Extended Time CharterDEPT OF THE NAVY · VA · due 2026-10-15 90-Day Tanker Time CharterDEPT OF THE NAVY · due 2026-10-15 N3220525R6003 - SURTASS-E RFPDEPT OF THE NAVY · VA · due 2026-10-22 ESD 26R0018 SOLICITATIONDEPT OF THE NAVY · Set-aside · due 2026-10-23 Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of T-ATS VesselsDEPT OF THE NAVY · due 2026-10-26 VOYAGE CHARTERDEPT OF THE NAVY · FL · due 2026-11-04 DRY CARGO TUGCONDEPT OF THE NAVY · WA · due 2026-11-18 Voluntary Tanker Agreement (VTA)US TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM) · due 2027-12-31 Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) - 2024 RenewalUS TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM) · IL · due 2029-06-27

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Set-asides

No set-aside (open competition)85% · 11

Total Small Business Set-Aside15% · 2

Busiest buyers

DEPT OF THE NAVY77% · 10

US TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM)15% · 2

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION8% · 1

Places of performance

Virginia23% · 3

Washington15% · 2

Florida8% · 1

Illinois8% · 1

Who buys this federally

Contract obligations by awarding agency, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30.

Department of Defense$1.9 billion · 65%

Department of Transportation$1.0 billion · 34%

Department of Homeland Security$16.6 million · 1%

Department of Commerce$7.0 million · 0%

Department of the Interior$2.0 million · 0%

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Sources: open bids from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities (public domain), NYC City Record and Los Angeles RAMP, as indexed by Aeonis Bids right now. Federal contract obligations and award counts from USAspending.gov (public domain) for 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30: obligations are transaction amounts in the period; counts are awards with activity in the period. NAICS titles: U.S. Census Bureau. Not affiliated with or endorsed by SAM.gov, GSA, USAspending.gov or any agency. Always confirm details in the official notice.

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