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1. Action Code: Presolicitation


2. Date: 15 December 2022


3. Fiscal Year: 2023


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: 90-day Tanker Time Charter


8. Proposed Solicitation Number: N3220523R4028


9. Closing Response Date: Thursday, 22 December 2022


10. Contract Point of Contact or Contracting Officer: Robbin Jefferson, robbin.a.jefferson@us.navy.mil; 757-443-5886


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. flag, double-hull tanker, with an inert gas system and segregated ballast tanks that is capable of carrying a minimum of 260,000 bbls of clean product (intentions JP5, JP8, F76, and/or JA1) within vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double-valve isolation.


17. Place of Contract Performance: The place/range of delivery and redelivery is the Pacific Ocean, Range and Port in Charterer’s Option (Intentions Honolulu, Hawaii, USA). The laydays commence 22 January and cancel 24 January 2023, and the period of performance will be 90 days.


18. Set-aside Status: N/A. The decision to release this procurement as “Unrestricted” is based on responses received from a recent sources sought notice for this service. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The Small Business Administration Procurement Center Representative has concurred with this decision.