Ocean Engineering Services 2014-2018 (OESS)

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) awarded this Master IDIQ for ocean engineering services on September 15, 2014, with ordering closed as of September 14, 2019—this vehicle is no longer active. The successor vehicle, Ocean Engineering Services 2018-2023, was established in April 2018 and should be evaluated for ongoing pursuit.

Over its five-year life, the vehicle issued 93 task orders with $113.6 million in combined potential value, of which $113.5 million (100 percent) has been obligated. Ordering activity peaked in 2015 and 2016, with 29 and 30 orders respectively, then declined to 11 orders in 2018, the final award year.

Work spans construction, installation, maintenance, inspection, repair, and salvage of ocean cable systems, offshore structures, moorings, and ocean construction equipment across arctic-to-tropic environments worldwide at all water depths. Recent task orders show recurring mission areas: single-point mooring (SPM) buoy refurbishment in Guam and Okinawa, fleet mooring repairs at overseas naval bases including Japan and Hawaii, submarine surveillance systems installation (notably the Seismohydroacoustic Data Acquisition System at Cyprus for $16.5 million), and specialized systems like Low Frequency Active sonar handling equipment and magnetic silencing facility upgrades.

The competitive landscape is heavily concentrated. Sound & Sea Technology, Inc. dominates with 25 awards totaling $51.1 million in potential value (roughly 45 percent of the total vehicle value). Pcci, Inc. and Oceanetics Inc. follow with $25.8 million and $20.2 million respectively, combining with Sound & Sea to hold approximately 76 percent of potential value. Mar Range Services, LLC, GPA Technologies, Inc., and Oasis Systems, LLC split the remainder.

The customer base is overwhelmingly Navy. Naval Facilities Engineering Command placed 48 orders ($72 million), Naval Sea Systems Command 16 orders ($22.8 million), and the remaining Navy commands account for the balance. Outside Navy, Defense Logistics Agency Energy placed four orders ($3.9 million).

Approximately 86 percent of task orders (80 of 93) were set-aside for small business, with the remainder unrestricted. Most awarded orders are small-business sole-source or competitive within the set-aside pool. Pricing splits between firm fixed price and cost-plus fixed fee, with durations typically one to three years. Task orders range from $25,000 to $16.5 million, with several mega-orders exceeding $10 million. The two largest awards—SHDAS installation at Cyprus ($16.5 million) and Offshore Surveillance/Test Bed systems ($9.5–$10.3 million)—represent specialized submarine detection infrastructure.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) office in Port Hueneme, CA has awarded a Master IDIQ for ocean engineering services in support of projects involving ocean cable systems, ocean work systems, waterfront facilities, offshore structures, moorings, and ocean construction equipment. Work under this vehicle is performed in environments ranging from arctic to tropic worldwide and at all water depths where construction, installation, maintenance, inspection, repair, and salvage operations are required.