26-157 SS Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk for market research regarding tanker voyage charter services. The notice is non-binding and does not commit the government to contract or reimburse respondents for proposal preparation costs.
MSC seeks pricing and availability information for a clean, U.S. or foreign-flagged, double-hull tanker capable of transporting 3,500 barrels of MUR, 50,000 barrels of F76, and 50,000 barrels of JP5 in support of the Defense Logistics Agency - Energy. The intended voyage route is from DFSP Hakozaki, Yokohama, Japan (load port) to Diego Garcia, BIOT (discharge port), with laydays commencing October 9, 2026 and cancelling October 10, 2026. Vessel specifications include: maximum age of 20 years (vessels exceeding 15 years must be enrolled in a classification society's condition assessment program and rated 2 or better), maximum length overall of 180 meters, maximum deadweight tonnage of 40,000 MT, maximum draft of 10 meters with full cargo, maximum loading arm height of 8.23 meters, and minimum speed of 13 knots. The vessel must have an inert gas system, segregated ballast tanks, and designated cargo tanks with double-valve isolation for natural segregation of products.
Respondents must provide company information (name, contact details, small business status, unique entity identifier), vessel details (name, flag, speed, range, cargo capacity, and stowage plan demonstrating compliance with draft limitations), lump-sum charter rate, demurrage costs, and confirmation of meeting all requirements. The Federal Acquisition Regulation establishes NAICS 483111 (water transportation service) as the applicable classification with a small business size standard of 1,050 employees. Responses are due via email by 1000 hours Eastern Time on Friday, August 21, 2026, to Jordan Morrison at JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 230-3633.
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17 AUGUST 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC) NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO. N32205-SS-N35C-26-157
SUBJECT: TANKER VOYAGE CHARTER
1. THIS IS MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE SEALIFT PROGRAM OFFICE
OF MSC. IT IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND YOUR RESPONSE WILL
NOT BE CONSIDERED AN OFFER. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DOES NOT
COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY ANY COSTS INCURRED IN THE
PREPARATION OR SUBMISSION TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE OR TO
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
2. MSC REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF
CLEAN, U.S. OR FOREIGN-FLAGGED, DOUBLE-HULL TANKERS WITH AN INERT
GAS SYSTEM AND SEGREGATED BALLAST TANKS THAT IS CAPABLE OF
CARRYING A MINIMUM CAPACITY OF 3,500 BBLS OF MUR, 50,000 BBLS F76, AND
50,000 BBLS OF JP5 WITHIN THE VESSEL’S NATURAL SEGREGATION IN
DESIGNATED CARGO TANKS WITH DOUBLE-VALVE ISOLATION. THE PRIMARY
MISSION OF THE VESSEL IS TO TRANSPORT CLEAN PETROLEUM IN SUPPORT OF
THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY - ENERGY.
3. INTENDED LOAD PORT /PLACE: DFSP HAKOZAKI, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
4. INTENDED DISCHARGE PORT / PLACE: DIEGO GARCIA, BIOT
5. CARGO DESCRIPTION: 3,500 BBLS MUR / 50,000 BBLS F76 / 50,000 BBLS JP5
6. LAYDAYS: COMMENCING 09 OCTOBER 2026
CANCELLING 10 OCTOBER 2026
(RESPONDENTS INDICATE DATES OF VESSELS AVAILABLITY)
7. VESSEL MINIMUM CHARACTERISTICS:
A. VESSEL’S AGE SHALL BE LESS THAN 20 YEARS FOR THE DURATION OF
CHARTER; VESSEL(S) THAT WILL EXCEED 15 YEARS DURING THE CHARTER
PERIOD MUST BE ENROLLED IN THEIR CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY’S
CONDITION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AND BE RATED 2 OR BETTER.
B. MAXIMUM LOA OF 180 METERS.
C. MAXIMUM DWT OF 40,000 MT (RE-MEASURING ALLOWED AT OWNER’S
EXPENSE)
D. MAXIMUM DRAFT OF 10 METERS WITH 103,500 BBLS OF CARGO: 3,500 BBLS
MUR (THE DEGREES API. THE MIDPOINT SPECIFIC DENSITY/GRAVITY @ 15
DEGREES CELSIUS FOR MUR = 747.5 KG/M³.), 50,000 BBLS JP5 (THE DEGREES
API. THE MIDPOINT SPECIFIC DENSITY/GRAVITY @ 15 DEGREES CELSIUS
FOR JP5 = 816.5 KG/M³.), 50,000 BBLS F76 (THE DEGREES API. THE MIDPOINT
SPECIFIC DENSITY/GRAVITY @ 15 DEGREES CELSIUS FOR F76 = 838 KG/M³.).
E. MAXIMUM LOADING ARM HEIGHT 8.23 METERS.
F. MUST BE CAPABLE OF A MINIMUM SOA OF 13 KNOTS.
8. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT A
MINIMUM:
A. COMPANY INFORMATION:
(1) NAME OF COMPANY; TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS
(2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS; HUB
ZONE STATUS)
(3) LARGE BUSINESSES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE DETAILS REGARDING
POSSIBLE SUB-CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
(4) PROVIDE COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER.
B. VESSEL AND RATE INFORMATION:
(1) VESSEL(S) NAME, VESSELS Q88 AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION (FLAG,
SPEED, RANGE, CARGO CAPACITY, AND STOWAGE PLAN THAT
INCLUDES THE VESSEL’S DWT AND DISPLACEMENT, DEMONSTRATING
THE VESSEL CAN CARRY 103,500 BBLS OF CARGO AS DETAILED
WITHOUT EXCEEDING A DRAFT OF 10 METERS, ETC .).
(2) LUMP-SUM CHARTER RATE AND DEMURRAGE.
(3) ALTERNATIVE INDICATIONS / ADDITIONAL SHIP FEATURES.
(4) CONFIRM THE VESSEL MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE
UNDER SECTION #7.
9. THE FEDERAL ACQUISTION REGULATION 19.102 ESTABLISHES THE SMALL
BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD FOR THIS TYPE OF WATER TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE AS NAICS “483111” WITH A SMALL BUSINESS SIZE LIMITATION OF 1,050
EMPLOYEES. PLEASE INDICATE IF BUSINESS IS A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.
10. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 1000 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, FRIDAY, 21 AUGUST 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS JORDAN MORRISON,
EMAIL JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TELEPHONE (564) 230-3633.
SIGNED: MICHELLE JAMES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N10
mailto:JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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