Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, is awarded a $16,116,593 firm-fixed-price with reimbursable elements contract for time charter of one U.S.-flagged Ice-class tanker vessel Stena Polaris, to support for the Department of Defense’s world-wide bulk fuel requirements. This contract includes a 12-month base period with three 12-month option periods and one 11-month option period, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $98,683,511. Work will be performed worldwide and is expected to be completed if all options are exercised, by Aug. 31, 2026. Working capital funds (Transportation) in the amount of $16,116,593 are obligated for fiscal 2022, and will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website and six offers were received. The Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220522C4172).