60-day tanker time charter
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- Solicitation number
- N3220526R6046
- Agency
- Military Sealift Command Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Place of performance
- Japan
- Points of contact
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- David Hamilton david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil (757) 443-5896
- Eric Hatcher eric.n.hatcher2.civ@us.navy.mil (564) 230-3114
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command is seeking to procure a 60-day tanker time charter for the transportation of clean petroleum products in the Western Pacific region. The procurement requires a single clean, approved vessel with either a U.S. or foreign flag that features a double-hull design, inert gas system, and segregated ballast tanks capable of carrying a minimum of 240,000 barrels of clean product within the vessel's natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation. The vessel must be suitable for carrying JP5 and JA1 aviation fuels as intended cargo. This is an unrestricted procurement open to all responsible sources, with no set-aside designation, and the Contracting Officer has determined that market research supports this approach with concurrence from the Director of Small Business Programs. Interested parties must submit their proposals by Thursday, February 19, 2026, and may direct questions to the Contracting Officer David Hamilton at david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil or (564) 230-3260, or alternate contact Nic Hatcher at eric.n.hatcher2.civ@us.navy.mil or (564) 230-3114.
The laydays for this charter commence on March 14, 2026, and cancel on March 15, 2026, with the charter period lasting approximately 60 days. Both delivery and redelivery are scheduled to occur in the Western Pacific and Sea of Japan region at ports within the charterer's option, with intentions toward DFSP Hakozaki, Japan. The specific contract award amount and final contract number have not yet been determined and will be assigned upon award. No incumbent contractor or potential award value has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. This unrestricted procurement is classified under NAICS code 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) and PSC code V124 (Transportation/Travel/Relocation - Transportation: Marine Charter), and represents a specialized maritime logistics requirement for the Naval Sealift Command's operational needs.
Notice text
- Action Code: Presolicitation
- Date: 11 February 2026
- Fiscal Year: 2026
- Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511
- Product or Service Code: V124 Transportation/Travel/Relocation - Transportation: Marine Charter
- Contracting Office Address: 471 East C Street, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511
- Subject: 60-day Tanker Time Charter
- Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220526R6046
- Closing Response Date: Thursday, 19 February 2026
- Contract Point of Contact or Contracting Officer: David Hamilton david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil; 564-230-3260 and Nic Hatcher eric.n.hatcher2.civ@us.navy.mil; 564-230-3114
- Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
- Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD
- Contract Line Item Number: N/A
- Contract Award Date: TBA
- Contractor: TBD
- Description: One, clean, approved, U.S. or foreign flag, double-hull tanker, with an inert gas system and segregated ballast tanks that is capable of carrying a minimum of 240,000 bbls of clean product (intentions JP5 and JA1) within vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation.
- Place of Contract Performance: The place/range of delivery is the Western Pacific / Sea of Japan, Range and Port in Charterer’s Option (Intentions DFSP Hakozaki, Japan); and the place/range of redelivery is the Western Pacific / Sea of Japan, Range and Port in Charterer’s Option (Intentions DFSP Hakozaki, Japan). The laydays commence 14 March and cancel 15 March 2026, and the period of performance will be about 60 days.
- Set-aside Status: N/A. The decision to release this procurement as “Unrestricted” is based on the Contracting Officer’s knowledge of the market and applicable market research. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The Director of Small Business Programs has concurred with this decision.
Notice history
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| 60-day tanker time charter | Solicitation | |
| 60-day tanker time charter | Pre-Solicitation |
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