90-Day Tanker Time Charter
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N3220527R6013
- 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
- Sasebo Japan
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command intends to solicit a 90-day tanker time charter with a response closing date of October 23, 2026, and is proceeding without set-aside restrictions.
The required vessel must be a clean, approved, U.S. or foreign flag, double-hull tanker equipped with an Inert Gas System (IGS) and Segregated Ballast Tanks (SBT). The vessel must be capable of carrying a minimum of 240,000 barrels of clean product (intentions F76 and/or JP5) within the vessel's natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation.
Place of performance is the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan, with delivery and redelivery options at ports selected by the Charterer, with intentions focused on Sasebo, Japan. The laydays commence November 23 and cancel November 24, 2026, with a period of performance of approximately 90 days.
The contracting office is Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia (23511). Award value, specific dollar ceiling, and incumbent contractor are not yet determined. The solicitation number is N3220527R6013. All responsible sources may submit proposals; the contracting officer's market research and concurrence from MSC's Director of Small Business Programs support the unrestricted competition decision.
Notice text
- Action Code: Presolicitation
- Date: 19 October 2026
- Fiscal Year: 2027
- 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: N3220527R6013
- Closing Response Date: Friday, 23 October 2026
- Contract Point of Contact or Contracting Officer: LCDR Amy Hutchings amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil and Michelle James michelle.d.james7.civ@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 and redeliver is the Western Pacific / Sea of Japan, Range and Port in Charterer’s Option (Intentions Sasebo, Japan). The laydays commence 23 November and cancel 24 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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