90-Day Tanker Time Charter

Location:	Federal
Posted:	Oct 8, 2026
Agency:	DEPT OF DEFENSE
Type of Contract:	Awards
Type of Government:	Federal
Category:	V - Transportation, Travel and Relocation Services
Solicitation No:	N3220527R6008
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Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

N3220527R6008

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEPT OF THE NAVY

Major Command

MSC

Sub Command

MSC HQS

Office

MSCHQ NORFOLK

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General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Oct 08, 2026 01:58 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Oct 15, 2026 01:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Oct 30, 2026
Initiative:
- None

Classification

Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: V124 - TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: MARINE CHARTER
NAICS Code:
- 483111 - Deep Sea Freight Transportation
Place of Performance:

JPN

Description

Action Code: Presolicitation

Date: 08 October 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: 90-Day Tanker Time Charter

Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220527R6008

Closing Response Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026

Contract Point of Contact or Contracting Officer: LCDR Amy Hutchings amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil

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 (IGS) and Segregated Ballast Tanks (SBT) that is capable of carrying a minimum of 240,000 bbls of clean product (intentions F76 and/or JP5) within vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation.

Place of Contract Performance: The place/range of delivery is the Western Pacific / Sea of Japan, Range and Port in Charterer’s Option (Intentions Onsan, South Korea); and the place/range of redelivery is Western Pacific / Sea of Japan, Range and Port in Charterer’s Option (Intentions Hakozaki, Japan). The laydays commence 13 November 2026 and cancel 14 November 2026, and the period of performance will be about 90 days.

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. MSC’s Director of Small Business Programs has concurred with this decision.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

9276 3RD AVE BLDG LP26
NORFOLK , VA 23511-2313
USA

Primary Point of Contact

LCDR Hutchings, Amy
amy.r.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil
Phone Number 7574435666

Secondary Point of Contact

ERIC HATCHER
ERIC.N.HATCHER2.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
Phone Number 5642303114

History

Oct 08, 2026 02:05 pm EDT Solicitation (Original)
Oct 08, 2026 01:58 pm EDTPresolicitation (Original)

90-Day Tanker Time Charter

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See also

Oct 8, 2026	[Solicitation (Original)] 90-Day Tanker Time Charter
Oct 15, 2026	[Solicitation (Updated)] 90-Day Tanker Time Charter