Non-Skid Removal and Application

The Department of the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a Master IDIQ, Non-Skid Removal and Application, for removing old deck covering and underlayment, abrasive blast and ultra high pressure water jet cleaning, surface preparation, primer application, and installation of new non-skid deck covering on Navy and other military vessels, including submarines. Ordering remains open through February 23, 2027, with 3 months 3 weeks of ordering authority left. The vehicle is multiple-award with five prime contractors and is not fully set aside: 170 orders (86%) carry no set-aside and 27 (14%) are Total Small Business.

The vehicle was established February 11, 2021, and the source identifies no predecessor or successor vehicles. Orders per year have declined each year, from 43 in 2022 to 38, 34, 29, and 24 in 2026. Of the $41.6 million combined potential value, $41.4 million is obligated. The most recent task order was awarded July 17, 2026.

Task orders buy non-skid alterations on carriers (including CVN-69, CVN-75, CVN-77, and CVN-78), amphibious ships, destroyers, cruisers, and littoral combat craft. The originating solicitation, N5005420R0005, was a Total Small Business request for standard slewing arm davit materials with Fleet, Virginia performance, which does not describe the work the orders now place.

Surface Technologies Corporation holds 149 of 197 orders and $31.9 million in combined potential value. It is followed by International Flooring & Protective Coatings Inc. (23 orders, $5.1 million), South Bay Sand Blasting And Tank Cleaning, Inc. (16 orders, $3 million), and UHP Projects, LLC (8 orders, $1.6 million). Main Industries, Inc. holds one order valued at $3 thousand. Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command is the only customer agency and funds all 197 orders.

Individual orders range from $0 (de-scoped or terminated) to $1.13 million, the largest being Delivery Order N5005421D2103-N5005426F5045 on USS George H W Bush, awarded March 6, 2026. Most orders run about three to eight weeks from award to ultimate completion date. Orders awarded since December 16, 2025, all carry Total Small Business designations.

Provide management, administrative and production services, materials, tools, equipment, and required support to accomplish removal of old deck covering and underlayment (including rubber base if present), abrasive blast, ultra high pressure water jet, and power tool clean decks; prepare surfaces, apply primer coatings, and install new non-skid deck covering onboard U.S. Navy or other military type vessels including submarines.