60-DAY JONES ACT TANKER TIME CHARTER

Amendment / Modification

This document is Amendment 0001 to the Sources Sought Notice N32205-SS-N351-26-087, originally dated 03 April 2026. The amendments are as follows:

• Paragraph 6 Amended: The Laydays section has been updated. The commencing date is now 22 May 2026, and the cancelling date is 26 May 2026. Respondents are still required to indicate dates of vessel availability.
• Paragraph 11 Amended: The response submission deadline has been changed. Responses are now requested via email prior to 1400 hours Eastern Time on Wednesday, 15 April 2026. The point of contact remains Brandon Page, with the email address BRANDON.A.PAGE.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL and phone number (564) 226-1239.

Paragraphs 6 and 11 of the original Sources Sought Notice are affected.

The deadline for submitting responses has been modified. All other paragraphs of the original Sources Sought Notice remain unchanged.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a market research notice (Sources Sought) from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) to gather information on the availability and price of U.S. Jones Act-compliant, clean petroleum tankers (MR Tankers, Integrated Tug Barges (ITB), or other non-connected tug and barge combinations). The primary mission is to transport clean petroleum for the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy.

• Vessels must be U.S. Jones Act compliant.

• Must have an inert gas system (or equivalent) and segregated ballast tanks.

• Minimum cargo capacity: 230,000 bbls JP5/F76/JAA for MR Tankers; 150,000 bbls JP5/F76/JAA for ITB/ATB or non-connected tug and barge.

• Vessel age: Less than 20 years for the duration of the charter. Vessels exceeding 15 years must be enrolled in a Classification Society's Condition Assessment Program (CAP) rated 2 or better, or provide terminal acceptance records.

• Maximum LOA: 675 feet (206 meters).

• Maximum DWT: 50,000 MT.

• Maximum Beam: 106 feet (32.3 meters).

• Maximum Draft: 36.0 feet (11.00 meters).

• Minimum Sea Speed (SOA): 13 knots for MR Tankers; 9-10 knots for others in moderate weather.

• Minimum two cargo segregation capability with double-valve isolation (minimum 50,000 bbls per segregation).

• Capability to lift cargo hoses with cruciform bits to the manifold on both port and starboard.

• Charter period: 150 days.

• Laydays commencing: May 22, 2026.

• Cancelling: May 26, 2026.

• Place of Delivery: Long Beach, CA (USA).

• Place of Redelivery: Puget Sound, WA (USA).

• This is a Request for Information (RFI) only; responses are not offers.

• Interested parties must provide company information (name, contact, small business status, UEI) and vessel/rate information (vessel name, Q88, description, charter hire rate, fuel consumption, availability, alternative indications).

• Responses requested via email prior to 1000 hours Eastern Time, Friday, April 10, 2026.

• Small business size standard for NAICS 483111 (Water Transportation) is 1,050 employees. Respondents must indicate if they are a small business concern.

• The government will not pay for any costs incurred in response preparation.

• Availability is requested for May-June 2025 (Note: This appears to be a typo in the document, likely intended for 2026 given the laydate). The government is seeking information on vessel availability and pricing.