SS-27-021 Notice.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice (market research document) issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office, seeking information regarding the availability and pricing of tanker vessel charters.
MSC requests information on clean, U.S. or foreign-flagged, double-hull tankers equipped with inert gas systems and segregated ballast tanks capable of carrying a minimum of 280,000 barrels of clean petroleum products (100,000 barrels JP5 and 180,000 barrels F76) for the Defense Logistics Agency – Energy. The vessel must load at Subic Bay, Philippines, with discharge at Doraleh, Djibouti, and Diego Garcia, BIOT. Laydays commence January 22, 2027, with cancellation on January 23, 2027. Vessel specifications include: maximum age of 20 years (with vessels exceeding 15 years requiring enrollment in classification society condition assessment programs rated 2 or better); maximum LOA of 213.34 meters; maximum beam of 50.00 meters; maximum DWT of 50,000 metric tons; maximum displacement of 180,000 metric tons; maximum draft of 13.00 meters when fully loaded and 11.20 meters with partial loads; and maximum loading arm height of 13.00 meters. Respondents must provide company information including name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, contact details, and small business status; complete vessel descriptions with flag, speed, range, cargo capacity, and stowage plans demonstrating compliance with draft limitations; and lump sum charter rates with demurrage terms. The Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.102 establishes the small business size standard for water transportation services under NAICS 483111 with a 500-employee limitation. Responses are due via email by 11:00 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 18, 2027, to Brandon Page at BRANDON.A.PAGE.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or (564) 226-1239. This is market research only and does not commit the government to pay costs or award a contract; findings will determine whether a formal solicitation will use existing government IDIQ vehicles or SAM.GOV.
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12 NOVEMBER 2026
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT
PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N103B
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE NO. N32205-SS-N35C-27-021
SUBJECT: TANKER VOYAGE CHARTER
1. THIS IS MARKET RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE STRATEGIC 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. THE MARKET RESEARCH OBTAINED
WILL BE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE THE ACQUISITION STRATEGY ON WHETHER A
SOLICITATION WILL BE CONDUCTED USING EXISTING GOVERNMENT IDIQ
VEHICLES OR SAM.GOV.
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 280,000 BBLS OF CLEAN PRODUCTS
(INTENTIONS JP5 AND F76) 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: SUBIC BAY, THE PHILIPPINES
4. INTENDED DISCHARGE PORT / PLACE: DORALEH, DJIBOUTI AND DIEGO
GARCIA, BIOT
5. CARGO DESCRIPTION: 100,000 BBLS JP5 AND 180,000 BBLS F76
6. LAYDAYS: COMMENCING 22 JAN 2027
CANCELLING 23 JAN 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 213.34 METERS.
C. MAXIMUM BEAM OF 50.00 METERS.
D. MAXIMUM DWT OF 50,000 MT.
E. MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT OF 180,000 MT.
F. MAXIMUM DRAFT OF 13.00 METERS WITH 100,000 BBLS OF JP5 AND 180,000
BBLS OF F76. JP5 (API GRAVITY @ 60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR JP5 =
MINIMUM 42.0 DEGREES API. THE RELATIVE DENSITY @ 15 DEGREES
CELSIUS FOR JP5 = 816.5 KG/M³.) F76 (API GRAVITY @ 60 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT FOR F76 = MINIMUM 37.7 DEGREES API. THE RELATIVE
DENSITY @ 15 DEGREES CELSIUS FOR F76 = 838 KG/M³.)
G. MAXIMUM DRAFT OF 11.20 METERS WITH 100,000 BBLS OF JP5 AND 100,000
BBLS OF F76. JP5 (API GRAVITY @ 60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR JP5 =
MINIMUM 42.0 DEGREES API. THE RELATIVE DENSITY @ 15 DEGREES
CELSIUS FOR JP5 = 816.5 KG/M³.) F76 (API GRAVITY @ 60 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT FOR F76 = MINIMUM 37.7 DEGREES API. THE RELATIVE
DENSITY @ 15 DEGREES CELSIUS FOR F76 = 838 KG/M³.)
H. MAXIMUM LOADING ARM HEIGHT 13.00 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 100,000 BBLS OF JP5 AND 180,000 BBLS F76
WITHOUT EXCEEDING A DRAFT OF 13.00 METERS, AND THE VESSEL
CAN CARRY 100,000 BBLS OF JP5 AND 100,000 BBLS OF F76 WITHOUT
EXCEEDING A DRAFT OF 11.20 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 500
EMPLOYEES. PLEASE INDICATE IF BUSINESS IS A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.
10. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED, VIA EMAIL, PRIOR TO 11:00 AM HOURS,
EASTERN TIME, WEDNESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2027. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS
BRANDON PAGE, EMAIL BRANDON.A.PAGE.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL, OR TEL (564) 226-
1239.
SIGNED: MICHELLE JAMES, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103A
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