N3220523C4224

May 2023: Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Florida, is awarded a $33,476,761 firm-fixed-price portion of an already awarded contract (N3220523C4224), with reimbursable elements for time charter of one clean, approved upon delivery U.S. Flag, double hull tanker, CELSIUS RIGA, with an inert gas system and segregated ballast tanks that is capable of carrying a minimum of 310,000 barrels of clean petroleum products (intention JP8, JAA, or F76) within the vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation. This contract includes a 12-month base period with three one-year option periods, and one 11-month option period, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $97,674,640. The contract will be performed in Hawaii with expectation of additional worldwide possibilities, and it is expected to be completed, if all options are exercised, by April 2026. A working capital funds (Transportation) in the amount of $33,476,761 is obligated for fiscal 2023, and will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited via the System Award Management website and six offers were received. The Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220523C4224).