Contract Award: American Petroleum Tankers LLC (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania) – $27,010,000

American Petroleum Tankers LLC, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $27,010,000 option (P00005) for the fixed-price portion of a previously awarded firm, fixed-price contract (N3220520C4105) with reimbursable elements to exercise a one-year option period to support the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and provide ocean going transportation to meet the Department of Defense’s (DOD) bulk fuel movement requirements. The M/V Empire State will provide worldwide support to assist DOD and DLA in meeting its need for global transportation of petroleum products. This contract includes a one-year-firm period of the performance, three one-year option periods and one 11-month option period, which if exercised would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $136,560,500. Work will be performed worldwide and is expected to be completed, if all options are exercised, by July 23, 2025.  Working capital funds (transportation) in the amount of $27,010,000 are obligated for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022, and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This procurement was released under full and open competition, with an unlimited number of companies solicited via the beta.sam.gov website and two offers were received. The Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.