1. Action Code: Presolicitation
2. Date: 28 November 2023
3. Fiscal Year: 2024
4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511
5. Classification Code: V124- Transportation/Travel/Relocation - Transportation: Marine Charter
6. Contracting Office Address: 471 East C St., Bldg. SP-64, Naval Station Norfolk,
Norfolk, VA 23511
7. Subject: Tanker Voyage Charter
8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220524R4016
9. Closing Response Date: 05 December 2023
10. Contract Point or Contracting Officer: Samantha Wooton; 757-341-7250; [email protected]
11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: T.B.D.
12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: T.B.D.
13. Contract Line Item Number: N/A
14. Contract Award Date: T.B.A.
15. Contractor: T.B.D.
16. Description: one, clean, approved, U.S. or foreign flag, double-hull tanker, with an inert gas system and segregated ballast tanks that is capable of carrying a minimum of 270,000 bbls of clean product (intentions F76) within vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation.
17. Place of Contract Performance: The intended loading port/place is Tanjun Bin, Malaysia (Vitol Terminal); and the intended discharging ports/places are Diego Garcia, BIOT; Fujairah, UAE (EPPCO/Horizon Terminal); and Jebel Ali, UAE. The laydays commence 11 January and cancel 13 January 2024, and the period of performance will be one voyage.
18. 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. MSC’s Associate Director of Small Business Programs concurred with this decision.