Tanker Voyage Charter
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N3220526R6041
- 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
- Bahrain
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command is seeking to procure a single tanker voyage charter service for the transportation of clean petroleum products. The vessel must be a clean, approved double-hull tanker with an inert gas system and segregated ballast tanks, capable of carrying a minimum of 240,000 barrels of clean product with double valve isolation on designated cargo tanks. This procurement is unrestricted and open to all responsible sources, both U.S. and foreign flag vessels. The contracting office is located at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, with Jordan Morrison serving as the primary point of contact. Interested parties must submit responses by Monday, February 2, 2026, at 10:00 Eastern Time, and additional questions regarding the solicitation should be directed to the contracting officer during this timeframe.
This contract opportunity carries no set-aside designation and the award value has not yet been determined. No incumbent contractor or current contractor information has been identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The vessel will load cargo at the S-OIL Terminal in Onsan, Korea, and discharge at two locations: QATEX Limited Terminal in Mesaieed, Qatar, and BAPCO Terminal in Sitra, Bahrain. The laydays for vessel availability commence on March 19, 2026, and cancel on March 20, 2026, with the period of performance covering one complete voyage. The solicitation number is proposed as N3220526R6041, though the final contract award number and date remain to be determined.
Notice text
- Action Code: Presolicitation
- Date: 26 January 2026
- 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: N3220526R6041
- Closing Response Date: Monday, 02 February 2026, at 1000 Eastern Time
- Contract Point of Contact: Jordan Morrison, jordan.a.morrison5.civ@us.navy.mil; 564-230-3633
- 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 240,000 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(s)/place(s) is Onsan, Korea (S-OIL Terminal); and the intended discharging port(s)/place(s) are Mesaieed, Qatar (QATEX Limited Terminal) and Sitra, Bahrain (BAPCO Terminal). The laydays commence 19 March 2026 and cancel 20 March 2026, and the period of performance is one voyage.
- Set-aside Status: N/A. The decision to release this procurement as “Unrestricted” is based on responses received from a recent, sources sought notice for this service. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. MSC’s Director, Office of Small Business Programs, concurred with this decision.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Tanker Voyage Charter | Award Notice | |
| Tanker Voyage Charter | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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