The U.S. Fleet Forces Command (Atlantic Fleet) awarded a $519,206 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Bahrain Ship Repairing & Engineering Co. (Basrec) on July 24, 2025, to perform Inactive Continuous Maintenance Availability (ICMAV) on the USS Gladiator (MCM 11), an Avenger-class minesweeper. The repair package encompasses 24 work items plus one option work item, with an ultimate completion date of September 22, 2025. The contract was awarded on a full and open basis with no set-aside designation. Performance will take place in Bahrain, where Basrec maintains a significant operational presence supporting U.S. Navy vessels deployed throughout the Persian Gulf region.
Basrec is a well-established maritime maintenance and repair contractor based in Manama, Bahrain, with over two decades of federal contracting experience dating back to its 2003 SAM.gov registration. The company serves as a critical support provider for naval ship maintenance, repair, and alteration services, with particular expertise across multiple vessel classes including minesweepers, patrol coastal ships, and guided missile destroyers. This award operates under Basrec's larger $50 million Basic Ordering Agreement with the Naval Supply Systems Command, an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract effective through September 30, 2031, which streamlines the Navy's procurement of routine and complex maintenance services for vessels operating in the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.