The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) intends to issue a solicitation N50054-21-R-0005 for the execution of the USNS HUNTER (TSV-3) Docking Phased Maintenance Availability (DPMA). The availability will include hull gauging and repairs. The main repairs include electrical, mechanical, piping, and structural repairs.

Offerors must possess a valid Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) or Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR) in order to receive award.

The North American Industry Classification Industry (NAICS) NAICS code for this acquisition is 336611, Ship Building and Repair, and the applicable size standard is 1,250 employees.

This procurement is a Firm Fixed Price arrangement and the contract award will be made to the offeror representing the Best Value to the Government utilizing technical, past performance, and price as evaluation factors.

A Sources Sought Notice was posted to Beta SAM on 17 December 2020 under tracking Number 420-21-085. Based on the results of the Sources Sought Notice and other market research conducted, the Government has determined this requirement will be competed as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. A Small Business Coordination Record (form DD-2579) documenting this decision has been approved by the Small Business Deputy.

The contractor’s inspection, period of performance, and place of performance will be noted in the solicitation. The place of performance is restricted to the Norfolk, VA homeport area.

A complete proposal request (RFP) Package will be available at https://beta.sam.gov/ on or around 1 February, 2021. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site. This office will NOT issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency.

Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept an offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges any prospective awardee must be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of the contract resulting from this solicitation. Contractors not registered in the SAM database are ineligible for award. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements can be found at http://sam.gov.

Please direct all questions regarding this requirement to Veronica Johnson, veronica.johnson1@navy.mil.