East Coast Tanker Time Charter (Extended Term)
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS-27-008
- 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
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Military Sealift Command (MSC), Department of the Navy, is seeking cost and availability information through Sources Sought SS-27-008 to decide whether to exercise an option on its existing East Coast Tanker Time Charter, with responses due 1300 Eastern Time on November 13, 2026. No set-aside is used. MSC Norfolk's Strategic Sealift Program Support Office requires one clean, U.S.-flagged, Jones Act compliant, double-hull tanker to carry clean petroleum products (JP8, JP5, JA1, or F76) for the Defense Logistics Agency. The vessel must be available for delivery to the Gulf of Mexico on January 9, 2027, for an eleven-month base period, with worldwide operational capability subject to trade limits.
Minimum characteristics include 310,000 barrels of cargo capacity with natural segregation, three-cargo segregation at 50,000 barrels each, a maximum age of twenty years (vessels over fifteen years must be enrolled in a classification society's Condition Assessment Program rated 2 or better), a maximum loaded draft of 12.00 meters, a maximum length overall of 182.9 meters, a maximum beam of 106 feet, a manifold height not exceeding 46 feet above the waterline, a minimum speed of 13 knots in moderate weather, a maximum deadweight of 48,500 metric tons, and cruciform bits for cargo hoses on both sides. The vessel must be capable of Cargo Operations at Sea (CONSOL) within six months of award, with two CONSOL stations incorporated into the offer.
Responses must include company name, CAGE code, Unique Entity ID, contact details, business history, small business status, vessel descriptions, availability date, personnel accommodation capacity, fuel consumption rates, the daily rate for the base period, alternative proposals, and security clearance status. Submit responses by email to Ms. Brittany Miller, Ms. Finley Stoops, or Ms. Stephanie Ricker at their respective Navy email addresses.
Notice text
This Sources Sought Notice is for an Option Evaluation and will be used to determine whether to exercise and Option on an existing Charter Contract. Please see attached for full details.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-27-008.pdf |
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