Sources Sought
East Coast Tanker Time Charter (Extended Term)
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
From the noticeThis Sources Sought Notice is for an Option Evaluation and will be used to determine whether to exercise and Option on an existing Charter Contract. Please see attached for full details. Read more
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From the notice
This Sources Sought Notice is for an Option Evaluation and will be used to determine whether to exercise and Option on an existing Charter Contract. Please see attached for full details.
Eligibility and how to respond
Who can reply
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
How to respond
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- MSCHQ Norfolk, VA
- Product/service code
- V124 · Transportation/Travel/Relocation – Transportation: Marine Charter
- Business type
- Transportation, logistics & vehicles (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 483111)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
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