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LegalText 46 U.S.C. § 57512 Competitive bidding us united_states_code code_section 46 SHIPPING 575 CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS 57512 46 U.S.C. § 57512 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip /us/usc/t46/s57512 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-46/usc46.xml 6134297156e0f2acd68dd4c3d4a62bdb142d62ed88241011d6c53819903d6c61 eb1331aa3c08ed87231a3606d86b30d1b5942cdf8542f6a3df8ac1d66e86057f 1621fe5d726ae0f6380cffd8bf55f601448f86a5068f3c197ad490be602ec131 2026-07-04 official
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46 U.S.C. § 57512 - Competitive bidding

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(a) In General.— The Secretary of Transportation may charter a vessel of the Department of Transportation to a private operator only on the basis of competitive sealed bidding. The bids must be submitted in strict compliance with the terms and conditions of a public advertisement soliciting the bids.

(b) Advertisement for Bids.— An advertisement for bids shall state—

(1) the number, type, and tonnage of the vessels being offered for bareboat charter for operation as a steamship line on a designated trade route;

(2) the minimum number of sailings required;

(3) the length of time of the charter;

(4) the right of the Secretary to reject all bids; and

(5) other information the Secretary considers necessary for the information of prospective bidders.

(c) Opening of Bids.— Bids required under this section shall be opened at the time and place stated in the advertisement for bids. All interested persons, including representatives of the press, shall be permitted to attend. The results of the bidding shall be publicly announced.

(Pub. L. 109304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1666.)

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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 57512(a)46 App.:1196(a) (1st sentence).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, § 706(a), (b) (1st sentence related to announcement), 49 Stat. 2009; Pub. L. 9731, § 12(108), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163. 57512(b)46 App.:1196(a) (last sentence), (b) (1st sentence related to announcement). 57512(c)46 App.:1193(c) (related to chartering).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, § 703(c) (related to chartering), 49 Stat. 2008; Pub. L. 9731, § 12(105), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163. Subsection (b)(4) is substituted for “announce in his advertisements for bids that the Secretary of Transportation reserves the right to, reject any and all bids submitted” in 46 App. U.S.C. 1196(b) to improve the organization. In subsection (c), the words “Bids required under this section” are substituted for “All bids required by the Secretary of Transportation . . . and for the chartering of the Secretarys vessels hereinafter provided for” to eliminate unnecessary words. The word “hour” is omitted as covered by “time”.