90-day tanker time charter
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N3220526R6132
- 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
- Greece
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command seeks a 90-day time charter for a single tanker vessel to transport and preposition petroleum cargo in support of military readiness, with proposals due September 8, 2026 at 1300 Eastern Time. The RFP was posted September 2 and has been awarded under contract N3220526P5236; this is a firm-fixed-price FAR Part 12 simplified acquisition with no set-aside.
Place of performance is Greece, with delivery intended for the Mediterranean Sea at St. Theodore, Greece and redelivery in Piraeus, Greece. Laydays commence September 29, 2026 and cancel September 30, 2026.
The vessel must be a clean, approved U.S. or foreign flag double-hull tanker capable of carrying a minimum of 235,000 barrels of clean product (JA1 aviation fuel) within natural segregation, equipped with an Inert Gas System and Segregated Ballast Tanks with double valve isolation. Vessel specifications include maximum length overall of 204.80 meters, maximum beam of 36.00 meters, maximum deadweight of 40,000 metric tons, maximum displacement of 55,000 metric tons, and minimum speed of 13 knots laden in moderate weather. The vessel must be less than 20 years old with current SIRE System certification (Q-88 inspection dated within 60 days of offer), valid Class Society Safety Management Certificate, Flag State International Ship Security Certificate, and either U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection or Certificate of Compliance. ISM certification and ITOPF membership are required. Crew must not include citizens from China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.
The contractor bears all fuel, port charges, crew costs, insurance (including hull, machinery, war risk, and time charterer P&I coverage of $500 million), and dry dock maintenance. Hire is earned per diem only during Full Operational Status. The contractor must provide oil-pollution liability P&I coverage and U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Financial Responsibility and comply with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Fuel is priced at $1,188.68 per metric ton for MGO/MDO. NAICS code is 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation); PSC is V124 (Transportation: Marine Charter).
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
RFP N3220526R6312 IS HEREBY AWARDED CONTRACT N3220526P5236.
Update #1 ·
RFP N3220526R6312 IS HEREBY RELEASED. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 26R6132_RFP.pdf | ||
| 26R6132_Fuel.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| TANKTIME 2026 (02-26).pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 90-day tanker time charter | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 90-day tanker time charter | Pre-Solicitation |
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