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TANKER TIME CHARTER (EXTENDED TERM)
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) for a Tanker Time Charter (Extended Term) opportunity. MSC is seeking information on the availability and pricing of a clean, U.S. flagged, double-hull, medium-range (MR) tanker capable of carrying a minimum of 300 barrels of clean petroleum products such as JP5, JAA, or F76. The tanker must be no more than 20 years old, not exceed 190 meters in length or 50,000 metric tons in deadweight, and have a minimum of 3 segregated cargo tanks with double-valve isolation. The tanker is required to operate in the Pacific Ocean, with delivery and redelivery ports in the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan region. The charter period is for a base year from June 11, 2024, to June 10, 2025, with an option to extend for an additional year. Interested parties are requested to provide company information, vessel details, fuel consumption rates, and daily charter rate details by May 6, 2024. The Small Business size standard for this service is 1,050 employees or less.

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22 APRIL 2024

THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC) NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT

PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N103B

SOURCES SOUGHT NO. SS-24-053

SUBJECT: TANKER TIME CHARTER (EXTENDED TERM)

1. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT 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 OR TO CONTRACT

FOR SERVICES. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR AN OPTION EVALUATION AND

WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO EXERCISE AN OPTION ON AN

EXISTING CHARTER CONTRACT.

2. MSC REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF A

CLEAN APPROVED U.S. FLAGGED DOUBLE HULL MEDIUM RANGE (MR) TANKER

WITH SEGREGATED BALLAST TANKS (SBT) THAT ARE CAPABLE OF CARRYING A

MINIMUM OF 300 BBLS OF CLEAN PETROLEUM PRODCUT (INTENTIONS JP5, JAA,

OR F76) WITHIN VESSEL’S NATURAL SEGREGATION IN DESIGNATED CARGO

TANKS WITH DOUBLE VALVE ISOLATION.

A. SHALL HAVE A MAXIMUM AGE OF 20 YEARS OR LESS THROUGHOUT THE

LIFE OF THE CHARTER.

B. SHALL NOT EXCEED A MAXIMUM LOA OF 190 METERS.

C. SHALL NOT EXCEED A MAXIMUM DWT OF 50,000 METRIC TONS (MT)

REMEASUREMENT ALLOWED AT OWNER’S EXPENSE.

D. SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 SEGREGATIONS WITH DOUBLE VALVE

ISOLATION.

E. THE VESSEL SHALL POSSESS A BOOM OR CRANE THAT IS CAPABLE OF

REACHING BOTH PORT AND STARBOARD THAT IS OF SUFFICIENT

STRENGTH TO SAFELY LIFT CARGO HOSES. VESSEL SHALL BE FITTED

WITH CRUCIFORM BITS AT THE MANIFOLD

F. SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM SOA OF 13 KNOTS – IN MODERATE WEATHER.

G. SHALL BE ABLE TO CONDUCT CONSOL OPERATIONS UNDERWAY.

3. CARGO SPECIFICATIONS: INTENTIONS JP5, JAA OR F76

4. OPERATING AREA: PACIFIC OCEAN

5. DELIVERY PORT: WESTERN PACIFIC / SEA OF JAPAN, RANGE AND PORT IN

CHARTERER’S OPTION (INTENTIONS ONSAN, KOREA)

6. REDELIVERY PORT: WESTERN PACIFIC / SEA OF JAPAN, RANGE AND PORT IN

CHARTERER’S OPTION (INTENTIONS ONSAN, KOREA)

7. CHARTER PERIOD: BASE 11 JUNE 2024 – 10 JUNE 2025

OPTION 1 11 JUNE 2025 – 10 JUNE 2026

8. DELIVERY DATE: 11 JUNE 2024

9. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION:

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.

B. VESSEL AND RATE INFORMATION:

1. VESSEL(S) NAME AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION (FLAG, SPEED, RANGE,

CARGO CAPACITY, ETC.)

2. DAILY FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE IN METRIC TONS (UNDERWAY IN

BALLAST, UNDERWAY LADEN, IN PORT DISCHARGING, AND IN PORT

IDLE).

3. DAILY CHARTER RATE PLUS ANY BONUSES, IF APPLICABLE.

4. ALTERNATIVE INDICATIONS / ADDITIONAL SHIP FEATURES

10. 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 1050

EMPLOYEES. PLEASE INDICATE IF BUSINESS IS A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.

11. IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE ABOVE INFORMATION BE PROVIDED NO LATER

THAN 1000, EASTERN TIME, 06 MAY 2024. RESPONSES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA

E-MAIL TO SAMANTHA WOOTON AT SAMANTHA.R.WOOTON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL

AND STEPHANIE RICKER AT STEPHANIE.RICKER.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL.

SIGNED: STEPHANIE RICKER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103B

mailto:SAMANTHA.R.WOOTON.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL mailto:STEPHANIE.RICKER.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL

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