Tanker voyage charter

The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command is seeking a clean, double-hulled tanker vessel to charter for transporting approximately 270,000 barrels of F76 aviation fuel. The solicitation, issued as RFP N3220526R6053, requires a vessel that meets comprehensive technical specifications including an Inert Gas System (IGS), Segregated Ballast Tanks (SBT), and compliance with international maritime conventions such as MARPOL and the ISM Code. Key vessel qualifications include a maximum length of 210 meters, maximum beam of 50 meters, maximum deadweight of 45,000 metric tons (with amended specifications for specific discharge ports), and vessel age less than 20 years with full class society ratings and current safety certifications. Awards will be made on a lowest-price, technically-acceptable basis to a responsible offeror, with evaluation of U.S. flag vessels or vessels to be converted to U.S. flag status in compliance with cargo preference requirements. The proposal deadline was originally February 26, 2026, but has been reopened with a new submission deadline of March 19, 2026 at 1100 Eastern Time, with previous offerors required to reaffirm or resubmit their offers by this date.

No set-aside designations apply to this procurement, and no incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract value is not explicitly stated in the available documents, though it is structured as a firm-fixed-price voyage charter. The voyage will commence on or around April 3, 2026, with laytime allowances of 96 hours total unless modified, and will include loading at St. Theodore, Greece (MOH Terminal), with discharge locations at Diego Garcia and Doraleh, Djibouti (Horizon Terminal), with amended maximum vessel restrictions of 180,000 MT displacement and 80,000 MT deadweight for the Djibouti port. Performance will take place across multiple international ports with the primary discharging location in Djibouti, and personnel transiting high-risk maritime zones including the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will receive imminent danger pay of $225 per month. The Contracting Officer for this solicitation is NIC HATCHER at MSC N103A.