SS-25-054.pdf
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This Sources Sought document issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk Strategic Sealift Program Support Office seeks information about chartering a U.S. flagged double hull medium range tanker for a one-year period from 11 June 2025 to 10 June 2026. The tanker requirements include carrying a minimum of 300,000 barrels of clean petroleum products (JP5, JAA, or F76), being 20 years old or less, under 190 meters long, under 50,000 metric tons deadweight, with at least 3 cargo tank segregations, a boom/crane capable of lifting cargo hoses, a minimum speed of 13 knots, and ability to conduct underway consolidation operations.
Interested parties are requested to provide company information, vessel details, daily fuel consumption rates, charter rates, and optional features by 1:30 PM Eastern Time on 28 April 2025. Responses should be submitted via email to specific Navy contracting personnel. The solicitation notes the small business size standard for this water transportation service is 1,050 employees under NAICS code 483111, and large businesses are encouraged to detail potential subcontracting opportunities. The operating area will be the Pacific Ocean, with intended delivery and redelivery ports in the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan region, specifically near Onsan, Korea.
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14 APRIL 2025
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC) NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT
PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N103B
SOURCES SOUGHT NO. SS-25-054
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 ONE
(1) CLEAN APPROVED U.S. FLAGGED DOUBLE HULL MEDIUM RANGE (MR)
TANKER WITH SEGREGATED BALLAST TANKS (SBT) AND INERT GAS SYSTEM
(IGS) THAT IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 300,000 BBLS OF CLEAN
PETROLEUM PRODUCT (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 2025 – 10 JUNE 2026
8. DELIVERY DATE: 11 JUNE 2025
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
a) TWO CONSOL STATION INSTALLATION
b) ANTI-TERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION
c) CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL-RADIOLOGICAL-NUCLEAR DEFENSE
d) SECURE COMMUNICATIONS SUITE
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 1300, EASTERN TIME, 28 APR 2025. RESPONSES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA E-
MAIL TO MR. JORDAN SCHWANER AT JORDAN.T.SCHWANER.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
AND MS. REAH NORRIS AT REAH.D.NORRIS.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL.
SIGNED: REAH NORRIS, CONTRACTING OFFICER, MSC, N103B
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