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 230,000 bbls of clean product (intentions JA1) within vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double-valve isolation. 

Place of Contract Performance:  The intended loading port/place is Athens, Greece. The intended discharging ports/places are Rota, Spain; Marseille FOS-Lavera, France and La Spezia, Italy.  The laydays commence 06 September and cancel 08 September 2023, and the period of performance will be one voyage.

Set-aside Status:  N/A.  The decision to release this solicitation as “Unrestricted” is based on responses received from a recent sources sought notice for this service.  All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency.  MSC’s Deputy Associate Director of Small Business Programs has concurred with this decision.