75-day Tanker Time Charter

1. Action Code:  Presolicitation
2. Date:  07 January 2026
3. Fiscal Year:  2026
4. Contracting Office Zip Code:  23511
5. Product or Service Code:  V124 - Transportation/Travel/Relocation - Transportation: Marine Charter
6. Contracting Office Address:  471 East C Street, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511
7. Subject: 75-day Tanker Time Charter
8. Proposed Solicitation Number:  N3220526R6036
9. Closing Response Date: Wednesday, 14 January 2026
10. Contract Point of Contact or Contracting Officer: Amy Hutchings amy.hutchings.mil@us.navy.mil; 757-443-5666 and Nic Hatcher eric.n.hatcher2.civ@us.navy.mil; 564-230-3114
11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number:  TBD
12. Contract Award Dollar Amount:  TBD
13. Contract Line Item Number:  N/A
14. Contract Award Date:  TBA
15. Contractor:  TBD
16. 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 JP5) within vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation.
17. Place of Contract Performance:  The place/range of delivery is the Western Pacific / Sea of Japan, Range and Port in Charterer’s Option (Intentions GS CALTEX (Yeosu, South Korea)); and the place/range of redelivery is the Western Pacific / Sea of Japan, Range and Port in Charterer’s Option (Intentions Hakozaki, Japan).  The laydays commence    12 February and cancel 13 February 2026, and the period of performance will be about 75 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.  The Director of Small Business Programs has concurred with this decision.