Military Sealift Command Sources Sought for 179-Day Tanker Time Charter Services
- Client
- Military Sealift Command Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office
- Solicitation No.
- —
- Posted
- 10/26/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 483111
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Contact
- Matthew Price
Description
AI GeneratedThe Military Sealift Command Strategic Sealift Program Office is conducting a market survey to gather price and availability information for a 179-day time charter of one clean, ice-strengthened double-hull tanker. The vessel will primarily transport clean petroleum products in support of the Defense Logistics Agency - Energy, delivering to St. Theodore, Greece, with redelivery in Piraeus, Greece. The charter period covers 179 days with laydays commencing between February 10, 2027, and February 20, 2027. Eligible responses may feature U.S.- or foreign-flagged vessels under 20 years old that meet specific technical criteria, including SOLAS approval, IMO Polar Code compliance for Greenland, and specific draft, dimension, and cargo capacity requirements. Interested parties must submit their company details, small business status, vessel information, daily charter rate, fuel consumption rates, positioning fees, and required stowage plans via email to Matthew Price by 1100 Eastern Time on November 11, 2026.
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- N32205-SS-N351-27-010
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Navy › MSCHQ Norfolk
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 11, 2027, 11:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 26, 2026
- NAICS
- 483111 · Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Product/service code
- V124
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- GRC
- Contracting contact
- Matthew Price
matthew.r.price40.civ@us.navy.mil
7573413348 - Additional contact
- Christopher Tomlin
christopher.a.tomlin5.civ@us.navy.mil
Read the official notice description
Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N351-27-010 is hereby posted.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Deep Sea Freight Transportation). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 483111
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|---|---|---|
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Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 483111, since Oct 1, 2024
907 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.$477.0M
- 2. PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC$390.5M
- 3. OCEAN SHIPS, INC.$381.3M
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- 5. U.S. MARINE MANAGEMENT, LLC$297.7M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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