Description
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is seeking information about the cost and availability of a coastal tanker that meets specific requirements. The tanker should be a clean, U.S.-flagged, double-hull shallow draft tanker with segregated ballast tanks, capable of carrying a minimum of 40,000 BBL of JP8, JP5, JA1, or F76. The primary mission of the vessel is to serve as an afloat storage tanker with the ability to conduct consol, lighterage, and transfer over the shore in support of the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy (DLA-Energy). The period of the charter is one year with an option for an additional 11 months.
• The vessel should have a minimum of 3 segregations with double-valve isolation.
• The vessel should have a bow/jet thruster and a minimum SOA of 12 knots in moderate weather.
• The vessel should be able to serve as a floating storage platform and conduct consol and lighterage.
• The vessel should have a 3-ton boom or crane that is capable of reaching both port and starboard.
• The vessel should be less than 20 years old for the duration of the charter.