Carderock HM&E Systems Modernization

Naval Sea Systems Command established this Master IDIQ on February 8, 2019, to procure engineering and technical services for hull, mechanical, and electrical (HM&E) system modernization on Navy vessels, but ordering closed on September 7, 2023, and the vehicle is no longer active.

The contract supported turnkey, equipment-level modernization projects performed pier-side at various homeports, with a shared ceiling of $184.9 million. Work consisted primarily of blue-collar installation labor and associated technical services for machinery alterations (MACHALTs), condition-report remediation, and system replacement controllers across destroyer-class hulls. Pricing was cost-plus-fixed-fee or cost-no-fee throughout the vehicle's life.

Over its four-and-a-half-year ordering window, the vehicle generated 27 task orders totaling $20.6 million in potential value, with $13.3 million obligated. Activity declined in the final year: orders per year averaged 5.6 through 2022 but dropped to 4 in 2023. The vehicle served only one customer: Naval Sea Systems Command.

Prime concentration was moderate. Amee Bay, LLC holds 15 orders worth $13 million combined potential value (63% of the portfolio), while Aviation & Maritime Support Services LLC holds 11 orders worth $7.4 million (36%). Thermcor Inc. received one order. Task-order values ranged from $262 thousand to $1.4 million in potential value, with typical durations of 12 to 36 months.

The vehicle was originally set-aside for competitive 8(a) small business, but the actual task-order mix drifted unrestricted: 74% of orders carried no set-aside, 15% were designated total small business, and 11% were competitive 8(a). This shift reflects how the originating solicitation's set-aside intent diverged from execution. All orders funded Navy programs. Most awarded work targeted machinery alterations across multiple hull numbers (669, 735, 738, 744, 745, 746, and others) or condition-report funding for specific vessels (DDG-90, CG-65, and others). Delivery dates extended only through July 2025, well before this analysis date.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) Philadelphia, PA has awarded a Master IDIQ for Engineering and Support Services in support of various Navy Modernization Programs. This effort shall provide blue collar installation and associated technical services for upgrading Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) systems and deploying technologies which improve availability, increase reliability, ship readiness, and decrease maintenance and workload requirements for machinery systems and components.