SS-25-096.pdf
PDF 145 KB Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS-25-096
About this file
This is a Sources Sought notice issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk Strategic Sealift Program Support Office for a Medium Range (MR) tanker time charter with extended term options. The MSC is seeking information about the price and availability of a clean, approved U.S. flagged double hull medium range tanker with segregated ballast tanks capable of carrying a minimum of 310 barrels of JP8, JP5, JA1, or F76 fuel. The vessel must be 20 years old or less, not exceed 190 meters LOA or 50,000 metric tons DWT, have minimum 3 segregations with double valve isolation, possess at least 10-ton boom lift capacity, maintain 13 knots minimum speed while laden, and be capable of serving as afloat storage and conducting simultaneous CONSOL operations at two stations underway.
The charter period includes a base period from October 7, 2025 to October 6, 2026, with two one-year options extending through October 2028. Operations will occur in the Pacific Ocean with delivery and redelivery ports in the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan range, with intended operations at Onsan, Korea. Interested parties must provide company information including small business status, vessel specifications, daily fuel consumption rates, and daily charter rates plus bonuses. Under NAICS code 483111, the small business size standard is 1,050 employees. Responses are due by 10 AM Eastern Time on August 14, 2025, and must be submitted via email to the specified MSC contacts. This sources sought is for option evaluation purposes to determine whether to exercise an option on an existing charter contract.
View the file
On GovTribe
Work with this file
- Download the original file
- Contacts named in this file
- Similar government files
- Ask GovTribe AI about this file
Text version
07 AUGUST 2025
THIS IS THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC) NORFOLK, STRATEGIC SEALIFT
PROGRAM SUPPORT OFFICE, N103B
SOURCES SOUGHT NO.SS-25-096
SUBJECT: MEDIUM RANGE (MR) 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 310 BBLS OF JP8, JP5, JA1, 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 MINIMUM OF A 10-TON BOOM LIFT
CAPACITY AT THE MANIFOLD FOR LIFTING CARGO HOSES.
F. SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM SOA OF 13 KNOTS – IN MODERATE WEATHER,
WHILE LADEN.
G. SHALL BE ABLE TO SERVE AS AFLOAT STORAGE TANKER AT SEA FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
H. SHALL BE ABLE TO CONDUCT SIMULTANEOUS CONSOL OPERATIONS AT
TWO STATIONS UNDERWAY.
3. CARGO SPECIFICATIONS: JP8, JP5, JA1, 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 PERIOD: 07 OCTOBER 2025 - 06 OCTOBER 2026
OPTION 1: 07 OCTOBER 2026 - 06 OCTOBER 2027
OPTION 2: 07 OCTOBER 2027 - 06 OCTOBER 2028
8. DELIVERY DATE: 07 OCTOBER 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
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 10AM, EASTERN TIME, 14 AUG 2025. RESPONSES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA
E-MAIL TO YUMIKA JONES AT YUMIKA.A.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL AND F. CARLEY
ORVIN AT FRANKLIN.C.ORVIN.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
mailto:YUMIKA.A.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL mailto:FRANKLIN.C.ORVIN.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .