What the agency is buying
by RFPFinder from the notice and attachments; the solicitation governsThe Department of Defense seeks a 90-day time charter for one clean, double-hull tanker capable of carrying 240,000 barrels of petroleum products in the Western Pacific. This is a commercial services procurement evaluated on best value with firm pricing for the base period and optional extensions.
Scope
- One double-hull tanker, 240,000 barrel capacity, with IGS and SBT systems
- 90-day time charter from Western Pacific load port to redelivery port, November 2026
How to get the bid documents
- Download the 6 documents below (no portal account needed)
- Check the submission requirements in the compliance checklist
- Submit as the notice directs before 1:00 PM ET on Oct 15
Details
- Place of performance
- Hakozaki, Virginia
- Buyer type
- Federal
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation no.
- N32205-27-R-6008
- Category
- Transportation · beta
- Size standard
- 1,050 employees SBA table, NAICS 483111
- Quantity
- 1 tanker vessel from notice
- Delivery location
- Western Pacific / Sea of Japan, load port Onsan South Korea, redelivery Hakozaki Japan from notice
- Period of performance
- 90-day base period commencing 13 November 2026 from notice
- Contract type
- Time and materials from attachment p.1
- Evaluation
- Sealed bid, price only (FAR 14) from attachment
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- None since Oct 7
- Contact
- LCDR Hutchings, Amy
- Office
- DEPT OF THE NAVY · MSCHQ NORFOLK
- Phone
- 7574435666
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verified Fri, Oct 9 · 12:30 AM ETNo amendments since posting on Wed, Oct 7; verified Fri, Oct 9 · 12:30 AM ET.
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Notice as published
90-Day Tanker Time Charter
Action Code: Presolicitation Date:
Earlier updates (1)
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 [email on the source notice] 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.
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What this office paid before
USAspending.gov, last 36 monthsThis looks like a re-bid of N3220526P5167 to U.S. MARINE MANAGEMENT, LLC, ending Sep 17, 2026.
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