90-Day Tanker Time Charter
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N3220527R6008
- 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
- Hakozaki Japan
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command is preparing to solicit a 90-day tanker time charter, with a closing response date of October 15, 2026, and no set-aside anticipated.
The vessel will deliver to the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan (intended port: Onsan, South Korea) with redelivery in the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan (intended port: Hakozaki, Japan). Laydays commence November 13, 2026, with a cancel date of November 14, 2026, and performance will run approximately 90 days from commencement.
The tanker must be clean, approved, U.S. or foreign flag, double-hull, equipped with an Inert Gas System and Segregated Ballast Tanks, and capable of carrying a minimum of 240,000 barrels of clean product (F76 and/or JP5) within the vessel's natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation.
The procurement carries no set-aside; MSC's Director of Small Business Programs concurred with the unrestricted release decision based on market knowledge and market research. Award value, contract number, and contractor are not yet determined. LCDR Amy Hutchings (amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil) is the contracting officer point of contact. The proposed solicitation number is N3220527R6008. Contracting office address is 471 East C Street, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511.
Notice text
- Action Code: Presolicitation
- Date: 08 October 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: 90-Day Tanker Time Charter
- Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220527R6008
- Closing Response Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026
- Contract Point of Contact or Contracting Officer: LCDR Amy Hutchings amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil
- 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 (IGS) and Segregated Ballast Tanks (SBT) that is capable of carrying a minimum of 240,000 bbls of clean product (intentions F76 and/or JP5) 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 Onsan, South Korea); and the place/range of redelivery is Western Pacific / Sea of Japan, Range and Port in Charterer’s Option (Intentions Hakozaki, Japan). The laydays commence 13 November 2026 and cancel 14 November 2026, and the period of performance will be about 90 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. MSC’s Director of Small Business Programs has concurred with this decision.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 90-Day Tanker Time Charter | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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