Name | Type | Posted | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
Amendment No.3 RFP 693JF726R000015 Net Zero Framework.pdf | May 29, 2026 | ||
Amendment No.2 RFP 693JF726R000015 Net Zero Framework.pdf | May 21, 2026 | ||
RFP 693JF726R000015 Terms And Conditions.pdf | May 21, 2026 | ||
Q and A Amendment No.1 RFP 693JF726R000015 Net Zero Framework.pdf | May 8, 2026 | ||
693JF726R000015 - Cooperative Agreement for Net Zero Framework.pdf | May 4, 2026 |
Study on the Economic Impact of the International Maritime Organization Net Zero Framework
Contact and place of performance
Christian Onwudiegwu
Washington, DC 20590
USA
The purpose of this amendment no. 0003 is to provide Q&As to this RFP. The purpose of this amendment no. 0002 is to provide Q&As to this RFP. *****CAREFULLY REVIEW ENTIRE ATTACHED RFP***** The U.S. Maritime Administration is com...
View more(g) Fund governance, revenue collection, and allocation rules (including conditionality and funding flows to ports, projects, or countries); and
(h) enforcement, penalties, and potential border or trade adjustment measures.
MARAD is particularly interested in how each mechanism could:
(1) alter operating and capital costs for U.S. flagged and U.S. dependent shipping and logistics; (2) affect import/export unit costs (TEU/ton) and trade competitiveness.
(3) change demand for U.S. energy, technology, and maritime services.
(4) create administrative and compliance burdens; and
(5) risk leakage, double counting, or ineffective mitigation (for example, reliance on offsets that do not deliver measurable reductions).
The study should quantify impacts where feasible, identify key assumptions and uncertainties for each mechanism, and analyze distributional effects across U.S. industries, ports, and regions.
The contractor should compare outcomes under: (A) the NZF as proposed (mechanism by mechanism); (B) alternative designs that limit or reshape levy/offset components; and (C) delayed or phased implementation scenarios. For each mechanism, the study must recommend practical safeguards, alternative policy instruments, or design changes that would reduce unnecessary economic burdens on U.S. interests while maintaining emissions outcomes rooted in reality, and provide clear metrics and analytical methods that MARAD and U.S. negotiators can use to evaluate NZF proposals moving forward. For each mechanism, the study shall compare the proposed mechanism relative to a “No Action” approach to fully distinguish the costs and benefits to U.S. maritime, trade, and economic interests.
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Submission Dates and Times.
The deadline for proposal submission is 12:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Please submit proposals in PDF format via email to: Christian Onwudiegwu at [email protected] and Kelly Mitchell-Caroll at [email protected]. Do not send paper copies, or other media of the proposal via post office or delivery service. Proposals received by MARAD after the deadline will not be considered for award. An email will be deemed “received” by MARAD on the date and time the email was “sent” to the email address in Section E.7, below, as determined by MARAD’s servers.
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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is soliciting a targeted cost analysis of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net Zero Framework (NZF) to evaluate its economic consequences for the United States. The study must examine specific policy mechanisms, including global greenhouse gas pricing and levy proposals, emissions trading systems, carbon offsets, fuel standards, and technology mandates. Research will focus on how these mechanisms alter operating costs for U.S.-flagged shipping, affect trade competitiveness, and create administrative burdens. The contractor is expected to quantify impacts across U.S. industries and regions, comparing the proposed NZF against alternative designs and a "No Action" baseline to provide MARAD negotiators with metrics for future evaluations.
This solicitation, identified by number 693JF726R000015, is classified under NAICS code 541720 for Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities and PSC R405 for Support- Professional: Operations Research/Quantitative Analysis. There is no set-aside designated for this requirement (NONE; NONE). Performance will take place in Washington, DC, and the primary point of contact for this effort is Christian Onwudiegwu.
Proposals must be submitted electronically in PDF format no later than 12:00 PM EDT on June 3, 2026. The procurement includes five total attachments, including a cooperative agreement for the Net Zero Framework, the terms and conditions, and three amendments containing questions and answers. These documents were published and updated between May 4, 2026, and May 29, 2026. Award rationale will prioritize the contractor's ability to recommend practical safeguards and design changes that minimize economic burdens on U.S. interests while maintaining emissions outcomes.
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