Purchase Order N0060426P4007

Pacific Maritime Group Inc., doing business as Pacific Tugboat Service, was awarded a $101,430 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command on January 29, 2026, for chartered maritime vessel support services. The contract, which is not set aside for small businesses, will be performed in San Diego, California, through February 6, 2026. The award supports the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit One (EODTEU-1) and requires provision of a Jones Act-qualified, U.S.-flagged vessel certified by the U.S. Coast Guard and classified by the American Bureau of Shipping. The vessel must meet specific operational requirements including a minimum 1,080 square feet of deck space, capacity for at least 16 passengers, and the ability to launch and recover two small boats in sea state three conditions across water depths ranging from 40 to 1,000 feet.

Pacific Maritime Group was selected based on technical acceptability and price reasonableness through unrestricted, full and open competition. The contractor must support mine countermeasure training operations and minefield maintenance activities in the Southern California area, including operations near Imperial Beach, Camp Pendleton, San Clemente Island, and locations up to 50 nautical miles from its San Diego home port. The requirement demands 24-hour, as-needed operational readiness with no flexibility for vessel transit time, making the contractor's established maritime infrastructure and proximity to San Diego critical to meeting this specialized training support mission during the compressed performance period.