About this opportunity
AI summaryMilitary Sealift Command requests information regarding the cost and availability of one clean, U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant, double-hull tanker to transport clean petroleum worldwide in support of the Defense Logistics Agency. This sources sought notice supports an option evaluation to determine whether to exercise an option on an existing charter contract. The tanker charter requires an 11-month base period starting with delivery in the Gulf of Mexico on January 9, 2027. Vessel requirements include an inert gas system, segregated ballast tanks, a minimum capacity of 310,000 barrels across at least three cargo segregations, an age under 20 years, and capability for cargo consolidation operations at sea within six months of award. Interested parties must submit company details, vessel descriptions, fuel consumption rates, availability, daily rates, and security clearance status. Submissions must arrive via email to Brittany Miller, Finley Stoops, and Stephanie Ricker by 1300 Eastern Time on November 13, 2026.
Scope of work
- One clean, U.S. flagged, Jones Act compliant, double hull tanker time charter
- Transport of clean petroleum (JP8, JP5, JA1, or F76) in support of the Defense Logistics Agency
- Carrying minimum capacity of 310,000 bbls within natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double-valve isolation
- Capability for minimum three cargo segregations with double valve isolation and minimum 50,000 bbls per segregation
- Capable of cargo operations at sea (CONSOL) within six months of award including installation of two CONSOL stations
- Delivery in Gulf of Mexico with worldwide trade limits
- Capability to lift cargo hoses with cruciform bits to manifold on port and starboard
Minimum qualifications
- U.S. flagged, Jones Act compliant double-hull tanker
- Vessel age less than 20 years for the duration of charter
- Vessels exceeding 15 years during charter must be enrolled in classification society Condition Assessment Program rated two or better
- Equipped with Inert Gas System (IGS) and Segregated Ballast Tanks (SBT)
- Maximum draft of 12.00 meters with 310,000 bbls of cargo
- Maximum LOA 182.9 meters, maximum beam 106 feet (32.31 meters), and maximum DWT 48,500 metric tons
- Maximum manifold height above water line of 46 feet (14.3 meters)
- Minimum speed of advance (SOA) 13 knots in moderate weather
Documents to include with your response
- Company information including name, CAGE code, and Unique Entity ID
- Company contact details and brief summary of company history relative to similar requirements
- Small business standing information
- Vessel name and complete description (flag, speed, range, cargo capacity, etc.)
- Vessel availability date and personnel accommodation capacity
- Fuel consumption rates and additional charges
- Daily rate for one eleven-month base period
- Alternative proposals and additional ship features (if applicable)
- Security clearance status
Key dates
- Responses due
- 1300, EASTERN TIME, 13 NOV 2026
- Delivery Date
- 09 JANUARY 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Responses may be submitted via e-mail to designated contacts
Contract details
- Term
- ONE (1) ELEVEN (11)-MONTH BASE PERIOD
- Place of performance
- Delivery: Gulf of Mexico; Location/Trade Limits: Worldwide
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- SS-27-008
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Navy › MSCHQ Norfolk
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 13, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 30, 2026
- NAICS
- 483111 · Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Product/service code
- V124
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Contracting contact
- Brittany Miller
brittany.d.miller22.civ@us.navy.mil
9049680182 - Additional contact
- Stephanie Ricker
stephanie.ricker.civ@us.navy.mil
5642264357
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
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
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