Medium range (MR) tanker time charter (extended term)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS-25-090
- 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
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) Norfolk has issued a Sources Sought Notice seeking information on a Medium Range (MR) Tanker Time Charter for an extended term to support their evaluation of whether to exercise an option on an existing charter contract. The procurement requires a clean, approved U.S. flagged double hull tanker with segregated ballast tanks capable of carrying a minimum of 310 barrels of JP8, JP5, JA1, or F76 fuel within the vessel's natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation. Key vessel requirements include a maximum age of 20 years, length under 190 meters, beam under 32.31 meters, deadweight tonnage under 50,000 metric tons, at least three cargo segregations, a 10-ton boom lift capacity, and minimum speed of 13 knots. The evaluation will consider company information, vessel details, daily charter rates, and small business status confirmation. Interested parties must submit their responses via email to Reah Norris at reah.d.norris.civ@us.navy.mil by 1300 Eastern Time on July 29, 2025.
This opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designation and operates under NAICS code 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) with a small business size standard of 1,050 employees. No incumbent contractors or potential award values are specified in the notice, as this is a sources sought inquiry for option evaluation purposes rather than a competitive solicitation. The charter period spans from August 22, 2025, to July 21, 2028, structured as a base period of one year with two optional one-year extensions. The operating area is designated as the Pacific Ocean, with delivery and redelivery ports located in the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan region, specifically at Onsan, Korea. The vessel must maintain the capability to transport the specified minimum of 310 barrels of various military fuel types while meeting all technical specifications for safe and efficient maritime operations.
Notice text
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR AN OPTION EVALUATION AND WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO EXERCISE AN OPTION ON AN EXISTING CHARTER CONTRACT.
MSC REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF A CLEAN APPROVED U.S. FLAGGED DOUBLE HULL MEDIUM RANGE (MR) TANKER WITH SEGREGATED BALLAST TANKS (SBT) THAT ARE CAPABLE OF CARRYING A MINIMUM OF 310 BBLS OF JP8, JP5, JA1, OR F76 WITHIN VESSEL’S NATURAL SEGREGATION IN DESIGNATED CARGO TANKS WITH DOUBLE VALVE ISOLATION. See attached Sources Sought Notice for full details.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS-25-090.docx | DOCX document |
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