Tanker voyage charter
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N3220526R6018
- 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
- Place of performance
- Bahrain
- Points of contact
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- Eric Hatcher eric.n.hatcher2.civ@us.navy.mil (564) 230-3114
- David Hamilton david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil (757) 443-5896
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command is seeking to procure one tanker voyage charter for the transportation of clean petroleum products. The vessel must be a clean, approved U.S. or foreign flag, double-hull tanker equipped with an inert gas system and segregated ballast tanks, capable of carrying a minimum of 235,000 barrels of clean product within designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation. Interested parties must submit their proposals by Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 1300 Eastern Time in response to solicitation number N3220526R6018. The procurement is unrestricted with no set-aside designation, meaning all responsible sources are eligible to compete. The contracting office is located at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, with David Hamilton serving as the primary point of contact for inquiries regarding this opportunity.
The voyage charter is being procured on an unrestricted basis with no small business set-aside, and no incumbent contractor or current award holder is identified in this presolicitation notice. The vessel will be loaded at SK Energy Terminal in Ulsan, Korea, and will discharge cargo at QATEX Limited Terminal in Mesaieed, Qatar, and BAPCO Terminal in Sitra, Bahrain. Laydays are scheduled to commence on December 7, 2025, with a cancellation date of December 8, 2025, for a single voyage performance period. The contract award dollar amount, final solicitation number, and contractor selection remain to be determined pending the formal solicitation release. This presolicitation notice provides an opportunity for qualified vessel operators to prepare proposals for a near-term international marine transportation contract.
Notice text
- Action Code: Presolicitation
- Date: 06 November 2025
- 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: Tanker Voyage Charter
- Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220526R6018
- Closing Response Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025, at 1300 Eastern Time
- Contract Point of Contact: David Hamilton, david.k.hamilton19.civ@us.navy.mil; 564-230-3260
- 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 and segregated ballast tanks that is capable of carrying a minimum of 235,000 bbls of clean product (intentions JA1) within vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation.
- Place of Contract Performance: The intended loading port/place is Ulsan, Korea (SK Energy Terminal); and the intended discharging ports/places are Mesaieed, Qatar (QATEX Limited Terminal), and Sitra, Bahrain (BAPCO Terminal). The laydays commence 07 December and cancel 08 December 2025, and the period of performance is one voyage.
- 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. The MSC Deputy Associate Director of Small Business Programs concurred with this decision.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Tanker voyage charter | Award Notice | |
| Tanker voyage charter | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Tanker voyage charter | Solicitation |
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