Indefinite Delivery Contract 693JF725D000013

The contract is an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) to Pacific-Gulf Marine, Inc., a for-profit maritime services provider based in Metairie, Louisiana. The $177,596,614.81 single-award IDC is for ship management services for the Navy's Ready Reserve Force (RRF) fleet, including vessels such as the Cornhusker State, Gopher State, Gem State, and Keystone State. The contract provides a hybrid of firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement task orders covering a broad range of maritime services, including ship repairs, maintenance, logistics support, regulatory compliance, security, crew management, and operational support. The IDC has a 10-year period of performance, with a 5-year base period and a 5-year option period. This contract supports critical national defense infrastructure by maintaining the operational readiness of the Navy's RRF fleet and the training mission of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

The original solicitation, which is a pre-solicitation notice, indicates that MARAD intends to award approximately 23 single-award IDCs for RRF ship management services through this procurement. The contracts will be awarded on an unrestricted basis, without any small business set-asides. The solicitation is expected to be released on or around December 7, 2022, with proposals due by March 3, 2023. The proposed contracts will be performance-based service contracts for the maintenance and operational services of MARAD's National Defense Reserve Fleet/Ready Reserve Force ships.