27-019 SS Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk's Strategic Sealift Program Support Office for market research regarding tanker voyage charter services.
MSC seeks information on the price and availability of clean, U.S. or foreign-flagged, double-hull tankers equipped with inert gas systems and segregated ballast tanks capable of carrying a minimum 310,000 barrels of JA1 (jet fuel) in designated cargo tanks with double-valve isolation. The vessel will transport clean petroleum in support of the Defense Logistics Agency - Energy, with loading at Sitra, Bahrain and discharge at Mesaieed, Qatar. Laydays are scheduled to commence January 16, 2027 and cancel January 17, 2027, with respondents indicating actual vessel availability dates. Vessel specifications include: maximum age of 20 years (vessels exceeding 15 years must be enrolled in classification society's condition assessment program rated 2 or better); maximum length overall of 200 meters; maximum deadweight of 80,000 MT with no re-measuring allowed; maximum displacement of 58,930 MT; maximum draft of 12.35 meters when loaded with 310,000 barrels of JA1; maximum loading arm height of 14.00 meters; and maximum freeboard of 19.55 meters at the intended loading port. Interested parties must provide company information including name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, contact details, and small business status (NAICS 483111 with 1,050-employee threshold); vessel details including complete description with flag, speed, range, cargo capacity, and stowage plan demonstrating compliance with draft requirements; lump sum charter rate and demurrage; and alternative indications or additional ship features. Responses via email are due by 1100 hours Eastern Time on November 19, 2026, to Jordan Morrison at JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or 564-230-3633. This is market research only and does not commit the government to pay costs or contract for services.
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12 NOVEMBER 2026
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT PROGRAM
SUPPORT OFFICE, N103A
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO.: N32205-SS-N35C-27-019
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 310,000 BBLS OF JA1 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 LOADING PORT /PLACE: SITRA, BAHRAIN
4. INTENDED DISCHARGE PORT / PLACE: MESAIEED, QATAR
5. CARGO DESCRIPTION: 310,000 BBLS JA1
6. LAYDAYS: COMMENCING: 16 JANUARY 2027
CANCELLING: 17 JANUARY 2027
(RESPONDENTS INDICATE DATES OF VESSELS AVAILIABLITY)
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 200 METERS.
C. MAXIMUM DWT OF 80,000 MT (RE-MEASURING NOT ALLOWED).
D. MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT OF 58,930 MT.
E. MAXIMUM DRAFT OF 12.35 METERS WITH 310,000 BBLS OF JA1. JA1 (API
GRAVITY @ 60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR JA1 = MINIMUM 37.0 DEGREES
AND MAXIMUM 51.0 DEGREES. THE RELATIVE DENSITY @ 15 DEGREES
CELSIUS FOR JA1 = MINIMUM 775 KG/M³ AND MAXIMUM 840 KG/M³.)
F. MAXIMUM LOADING ARM HEIGHT 14.00 METERS.
G. MAXIMUM ALLOWED FREEBOARD AT INTENDED LOADING PORT: 19.55
METERS.
8. INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT A
MINIMUM:
A. COMPANY INFORMATION:
(1) NAME OF COMPANY; COMPANY’S UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER, CAGE
CODE, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL ADDRESS
(2) SMALL BUSINESS STANDING (E.G. SMALL OR LARGE BUSINESS; HUB
ZONE STATUS)
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 310,000 BBLS OF JA1 WITHOUT EXCEEDING A
DRAFT OF 12.35 METERS, ETC .)
(2) LUMP SUM CHARTER RATE AND DEMURRAGE
(3) ALTERNATIVE INDICATIONS / ADDITIONAL SHIP FEATURES
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 1100 HOURS, EASTERN
TIME, 19 NOVEMBER 2026. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS JORDAN MORRISON, EMAIL
JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL 564-230-3633.
SIGNED: MICHELLE JAMES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
mailto:JORDAN.A.MORRISON5.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
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