# SAM #N3220527R6014

MSC tanker time charters for clean petroleum products

**Buyer:** MSC Norfolk
**Posted:** October 21, 2026
**Respond By:** October 28, 2026
**Identifier:** N3220527R6014
**NAICS:** 483111

The Department of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command is seeking tanker charter services to move clean petroleum products in the Western Pacific and Sea of Japan.
- Government buyer: Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command (MSC), MSC Norfolk, Strategic Sealift Program Support Office (N103A).
- Requirement: Proposals for up to two tanker time charters, with each vessel independently meeting the full requirement.
  - Each charter is approximately 90 days; the Government may extend performance by up to six months total.
  - Delivery is intended in Ulsan, South Korea, and redelivery in Sasebo, Japan, with locations subject to the charterer’s options within the Western Pacific/Sea of Japan.
- Vessel and cargo requirements: Clean, approved U.S.- or foreign-flagged, double-hull tankers with an inert gas system and segregated ballast tanks; at least 240,000 barrels of clean F76 and/or JP5 capacity in naturally segregated cargo tanks with double-valve isolation.
  - Maximum 200-meter length overall and 50,000 metric-ton deadweight; minimum laden speed of advance of 13 knots in moderate weather; ability to stow the required cargo without exceeding a 13.41-meter draft.
- Notable operating requirements in the TANKTIME materials include arriving clean and gas-free for cargo-tank inspection, certified marine chemist support, tank cleaning and inerting within three days, hot washing at no more than 58°C, ship-to-ship/lightering capability, and vessel status reporting every six hours. Copper or copper-alloy cargo-contact systems require a DLA-E waiver.
- Additional services may be required if activated, including oil-spill arrangements, fuel-monitoring reports, secure communications and space, and an armed security team of at least four. Shipment coordination for the DRAKE c-UAS system may also be requested.
- OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs, contractors, or resellers are identified. DRAKE is named as a system, but no manufacturer is specified.

### Description

<p>Please see the attached RFP and supporting documents.</p>

<p>RFP N3220527R6014 is hereby amended. Please see attached Amendment 0001.</p>

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