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Scheduled Fuel Barge Transportation Service in Gulf Region

Issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE · USTRANSCOM · USTRANSCOM-AQ · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
8 Oct 2026
Closes
9 Nov 2026, 23:00 UTC
Reference
HTC71127RE117
Location
United States
Sector
Transport & Logistics

At a glance

DEPT OF DEFENSE · USTRANSCOM · USTRANSCOM-AQ in United States has published a tender in transport & logistics: “Scheduled Fuel Barge Transportation Service in Gulf Region”. Submissions close on 9 November 2026, 32 days from today. Quote reference HTC71127RE117 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 5 notices from this buyer since 2026, 4 of them currently open. There are 56 open transport & logistics notices in United States on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities, not through FreeTender.

Details

DEPT OF DEFENSE · USTRANSCOM · USTRANSCOM-AQ is soliciting Scheduled Fuel Barge Transportation Service in Gulf Region. Solicitation number HTC71127RE117. Classified under NAICS 483211 — Inland Water Freight Transportation. Product/service code V115 — TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: VESSEL FREIGHT. Responses are due by 09 November 2026 23:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

This contract covers dedicated scheduled and on-call fuel barge transportation services for Department of War-owned bulk Jet A Aviation Fuel (JAA), Jet Propellant 5 (JP5), and F76 Marine Diesel by tug and barge between all ordered United States ports and points along the Gulf of America, the Lower Mississippi River, and their connecting waterways and tributaries.

Context for bidders

We hold 5 notices from DEPT OF DEFENSE · USTRANSCOM · USTRANSCOM-AQ, going back to September 2026 — 4 of them still open. There are 56 open Transport & Logistics tenders in United States. This one closes in 32 days.

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