1. Action Code:  Presolicitation

2. Date: 01 September 2023

3. Fiscal Year:  2023

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:  N3220523R4138

9. Closing Response Date: 08 September 2023

10. Contract Point or Contracting Officer: David Anaya; 757-443-5883; [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 (IGS) and Segregated Ballast Tanks (SBT) that is capable of carrying a minimum of 125,000 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 St. Theodore, Greece; and the intended discharging ports/places are Souda Bay, Crete, Augusta Bay, Italy, and Rota Spain.  The laydays commence 07 October and cancel 08 October 2023, 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 bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.  MSC’s Director of Small Business Programs concurred with this decision.