This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Military Sealift Command, a Defense agency, to Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd., a Japanese shipping company. The contract, valued at $1,995,000.00, is for the time charter hire of the N103B Jackson Tanker to support U.S. military operations in the Indo-Pacific region. The contract has no set-aside designation and was competed on an unrestricted basis, indicating Asahi Tanker's competitive capabilities in the federal marketplace. Asahi Tanker is an experienced provider of critical petroleum-related logistics services to the U.S. Department of Defense, including fuel transportation, bunkering, and related maritime support. This contract is part of the company's larger portfolio of Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy and Naval Supply Systems Command, valued at over $13 million, which facilitate the efficient procurement of energy logistics solutions to maintain a flexible and responsive fuel supply chain in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region.