1. Action Code: Presolicitation
2. Date: 23 November 2021
3. Fiscal Year: 2022
4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 23511
5. Product or Service Code: V- Transportation, Travel, & Relocation services
6. Contracting Office Address: 471 East C Street, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 23511
7. Subject: Tanker Voyage Charter
8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220522R4027
9. Closing Response Date: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
10. Contract Point of Contact or Contracting Officer: Michelle James, [email protected];  [email protected]; 757-443-3870
11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD
13. Contract Line Item Number: N/A
14. Contract Award Date: TBA
15. Contractor: TBD
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 310,000 bbls of clean product (intentions JA1) within vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double-valve isolation.
17. Place of Contract Performance: The intended loading port/place is Sitra, Bahrain; and the intended discharging port/place is Mesaieed, Qatar. The laydays commence 30 December and cancel 31 December 2021, 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 all work being done outside of the U.S. and its outlying areas. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. MSC’s Deputy Associate Director of Small Business has concurred with this decision.