MARMC Messing and Berthing Barges Program

The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command awarded this Master IDIQ on July 16, 2025, to manage repair, maintenance, and sustainment of U.S. Navy Messing and Berthing Barges and auxiliary systems through July 15, 2030. The vehicle is a Total Small Business Set-Aside, succeeding a five-contract set-aside awarded February 7, 2020 to Lyon Shipyard Inc., BMFT JV DVO, Colonna's Ship Yard Inc., Fairlead Boatworks Inc., and East Coast Repair & Fabrication LLC.

Ordering authority remains open with nearly four years of runway remaining. The vehicle has generated 32 task orders across ten months of activity, with ordering momentum accelerating from 13 orders in 2025 to 19 in 2026, averaging approximately one order per week in recent months. Combined potential value stands at $34.9 million, with $32.4 million obligated (93% of total), indicating rapid obligation velocity.

Work spans depot-level troubleshooting, repair, renewal, refurbishment, modernization, maintenance, testing, and periodic docking of both hull and mechanical-electrical systems. Task orders reference specific barge assets (YRBM, APL designators, USS Hartford messing barge) and repair activities including dry docking, RCC settlement work, and sustainment operations. Pricing is firm fixed-price across the portfolio.

Competition concentrates among four primes. Baytec Marine LLC leads with 14 orders totaling $12.5 million in combined potential value, followed closely by Colonna's Ship Yard Inc. with 8 orders and $12.1 million. Lyon Shipyard Inc. and East Coast Repair & Fabrication each hold 7 and 3 orders respectively, with combined values of $5.1 million and $5.2 million. These four firms capture 100 percent of awarded work. All task orders fund Naval Sea Systems Command exclusively, with no inter-agency distribution.

Set-aside mix splits 81 percent toward Total Small Business (26 orders) and 19 percent unrestricted (6 orders). Individual task-order ceilings range from $180,744 to $8.26 million, with the largest single order (N5005425D0015-N5005426F2027 for APL-61 sustainment) carrying a $8.26 million ceiling. Task durations typically span six to nine months from award to ultimate completion date.