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 proposals for a comprehensive economic impact study regarding the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net Zero Framework (NZF). This research effort seeks to analyze specific policy mechanisms—including global greenhouse gas pricing, emissions trading systems, fuel standards, and technology mandates—to determine their economic consequences for the United States. The study aims to quantify how these mechanisms alter operating costs for U.S. flagged shipping, affect trade competitiveness, and influence demand for domestic energy and maritime services. MARAD requires an analysis of distributional effects across U.S. industries and ports, comparing the proposed NZF against alternative designs and a "no action" baseline to distinguish costs and benefits.
This federal opportunity is classified under NAICS 541720, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, and PSC R405, Support- Professional: Operations Research/Quantitative Analysis. The procurement is designated with no set-aside, and the primary place of performance is Washington, DC. Proposals must be submitted electronically in PDF format to the designated points of contact, including Christian Onwudiegwu, no later than June 3, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT.
Solicitation number 693JF726R000015 includes five attachments, featuring the cooperative agreement terms and conditions, three amendments, and a question-and-answer document. The contractor will be responsible for recommending practical safeguards and design changes to the NZF that reduce economic burdens on U.S. interests while maintaining emissions outcomes. The final deliverables must provide clear metrics and analytical methods that MARAD and U.S. negotiators can utilize to evaluate future NZF proposals.
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