90-Day Petroleum Tanker Time Charter

The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command is seeking one qualified double-hull tanker vessel for an approximately 90-day time charter to transport petroleum products in the Western Pacific and Sea of Japan.

United States of America > DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE NAVY > MSCHQ NORFOLK (MSC HQS)


General
Open (active)
N3220527R6008
Oct 15, 2026 05:00 PM
Oct 08, 2026 06:05 PM
3 months
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Federal
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Contact
amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil
+17574435666
Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Military Sealift Command Norfolk, 471 East C Street, Building SP-64, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511-2419

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Description

The Military Sealift Command is soliciting offers for one clean, approved U.S.- or foreign-flag, double-hull tanker with inert gas and segregated ballast systems, capable of carrying at least 240,000 barrels of clean petroleum products, including F-76 and/or JP-5. The vessel must meet specified limits for age, length overall, deadweight, speed, draft, inspection status, cargo-tank compatibility, certifications, crew composition, reporting, safety, and pollution-prevention capabilities. The approximately 90-day firm-fixed-price charter includes delivery in the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan range, with intended delivery at Onsan, South Korea, and intended redelivery at Hakozaki, Japan. Laydays commence November 13, 2026, and cancel November 14, 2026. Offers must include vessel information, proposed laydays, charter hire and bonus pricing, fuel-consumption data, required representations and certifications, agreement with the solicitation and TANKTIME charter terms, and supporting vessel documentation. The solicitation permits submission by email in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, or alternatively by fax or mail/carriage to the address in SF 1449; email submissions may not exceed 20 MB and must contain a verifiable electronic or scanned handwritten signature.

Classification Codes
NAICS483111Deep Sea Freight Transportation
PSCV124Marine Charter for Things
Smart Codes
marine tanker charterpetroleum cargo transportationvessel charter operations
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Oct 08, 2026 06:05 PM-Solicitation Published
Oct 9, 2026-Request for Classified Requirement Review Due
Oct 15, 2026 05:00 PM-Offers Due
Nov 13, 2026-Laydays Commence
Nov 14, 2026 09:00 PM-Laydays Cancel
Requirements
Required
  • Hull and Machinery
  • Protection and Indemnity (P&I), including pollution liability
  • War Risk Hull and Machinery
  • War Risk Protection and Indemnity (P&I)
  • Second Seaman's War Risk — $200,000.00
  • Time Charterer Protection and Indemnity with P&I War Risk coverage — $500,000,000.00
Required
Documents
TitleDate Posted
27R6008_Fuel_Consumption.xlsxOct 08, 2026 12:00 PM
27R6008_RFP.pdfOct 08, 2026 12:00 PM
TANKTIME 2026 (02-26).pdfOct 08, 2026 12:00 PM
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