60-day Tanker Time Charter
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N3220526R6083
- Agency
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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
- Washington, United States
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 a clean, U.S. Jones Act-compliant vessel capable of transporting petroleum products. The procurement requires an Articulated Tug and Barge, Integrated Tug and Barge, or Non-connected Tug and Barge equipped with an Inert Gas System or equivalent and Segregated Ballast Tanks, with a minimum capacity of 150,000 barrels of clean product (JP5/F76/JAA). The vessel must be able to load at the U.S. West Coast (with intentions for Selby, California) and discharge at a U.S. West Coast port in the charter's option, with preferred redelivery at Puget Sound, Washington. This is an unrestricted procurement open to all responsible sources, with the contracting officer determining that market research supports this approach and the Small Business Administration's Procurement Center Representative has concurred. Interested parties must submit responses by May 7, 2026, with contracting questions directed to Tiffany Gallon at tiffany.n.gallon.civ@us.navy.mil or 564-226-8986, or Michelle James at michelle.d.james7.civ@us.navy.mil or 564-230-3323.
This solicitation carries no small business set-aside designation, allowing competition from all capable vessel operators. No incumbent contractor or current contractor information is identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The award value and ultimate contract award amount remain to be determined (TBD), with the proposed solicitation number N3220526R6083. The charter period is approximately 60 days, with laydays commencing May 27, 2026, and cancellation scheduled for May 29, 2026, providing a relatively short window for vessel mobilization and preparation. The formal solicitation is expected to follow this pre-solicitation notice, with a closing response date of May 7, 2026, for this initial phase.
Notice text
- Action Code: Presolicitation
- Date: 30 April 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: N3220526R6083
- Closing Response Date: Thursday, 07 May 2026
- Contract Point of Contact or Contracting Officer: Tiffany Gallon tiffany.n.gallon.civ@us.navy.mil; 564-226-8986 and Michelle James michelle.d.james7.civ@us.navy.mil; 564-230-3323
- 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. Jones Act, Articulated Tug and Barge / Integrated Tug and Barge / Non-connected Tug and Barge with an Inert Gas System or equivalent system and Segregated Ballast Tanks that is capable of carrying a minimum of 150,000 bbls of clean product (JP5/F76/JAA) within the vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks.
- Place of Contract Performance: The intended place/range of delivery is U.S. West Coast, Range and Port in Charter’s Option (Intentions: Selby, CA) and the intended redelivery place/range is U.S. West Coast, Range and Port in Charter’s Option (Intentions: Puget Sound, WA). The laydays commence 27 May and cancel 29 May 2026 and the period of performance is 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 Small Business Administration’s Procurement Center Representative concurred with this decision.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 110-day Tanker Time Charter | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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