Medium Range Tanker (Extended-Term Charter)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS-25-0074
- Agency
-
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) is seeking a U.S. flagged double hull medium range tanker for an Afloat Storage Tanker #3 Time Charter with an extended term. The vessel must be capable of carrying a minimum of 310 barrels of JP8, JP5, JA1, or F76 fuel types within segregated ballast tanks and designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation. Key requirements include a maximum age of 20 years, maximum length of 190 meters, maximum deadweight of 48,500 metric tons, minimum of 3 cargo segregations, 10-ton boom lift capacity, and minimum speed of 13 knots. The operating area will be the Pacific Ocean with delivery and redelivery ports in the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan, specifically Onsan, Korea. Interested parties must submit company information, vessel details, daily charter rates, and small business status by 1300 Eastern Time on July 2, 2025, to the designated Navy email contacts.
This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designation and falls under NAICS code 483111 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) with a small business size standard of 1,050 employees. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are identified in the notice. While specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed, interested parties are required to provide daily charter rates as part of their response. The charter period is structured with a base period from August 2, 2025 to August 1, 2026, followed by two optional extension periods that could extend the contract through July 2, 2028. The procurement represents a significant maritime logistics requirement supporting military operations in the Pacific theater.
Notice text
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-25-074.docx | DOCX document |
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