# SAM #N3220527R6013

Navy 90-Day Charter of a Clean-Product Tanker

**Buyer:** MSC Norfolk
**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** October 23, 2026
**Identifier:** N3220527R6013
**NAICS:** 483111, 532411

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command is seeking a tanker charter to transport and support petroleum cargo operations.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC), MSC Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office (N103A); MSC Headquarters Norfolk is also identified. A fuel-pricing attachment references the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
- **Requirement:** Charter one clean, approved U.S.- or foreign-flag, double-hull tanker for approximately 90 days. No tanker OEM or manufacturer is named.
  - Capacity of at least 240,000 barrels of F76 and/or JP5, held in naturally segregated cargo tanks with double-valve isolation.
  - Vessel must have an Inert Gas System and Segregated Ballast Tanks; maximum length overall of 200 meters and maximum deadweight of 50,000 metric tons; minimum laden speed of 13 knots in moderate weather.
  - Delivery and redelivery are intended in the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan, with Sasebo, Japan, stated as the intended port. Port and range are at the Charterer’s option.
- **Notable operational requirements:** Vessel age, inspection, cargo compatibility, cleanliness, documentation, and reporting requirements apply. Supporting charter terms also describe clean/gas-free tanks for inspection, certified marine chemist support, tank-cleaning and inerting capability, limits on hot-wash temperature, ship-to-ship/lightering capability, and periodic operational reporting.
  - Conditional provisions include fuel-consumption monitoring, secure-space and SATCOM support, an armed security team of at least four personnel, oil-spill response arrangements, and coordination of DRAKE c-UAS system shipments if requested.
  - The fuel-consumption spreadsheet lists MGO/MDO at $1,604.88 per metric ton and cites SEACARD Open Market; no fuel quantity is specified.
- **Named companies/vendors:** No tanker OEMs or vessel vendors are identified. SEACARD Open Market is named as a fuel-pricing source, not as a confirmed charter vendor. DRAKE is referenced as a system to be shipped if requested, not as a named manufacturer.
- **Potential competing providers:** Crowley Maritime Corporation, Maersk Tankers A/S, Stena Bulk AB, and TORM plc may offer comparable tanker charter services.

### Description

<p>SEE ATTACHED RFP AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.</p>

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