Production Support for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a Master IDIQ to supply trade-skilled production support personnel at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, with ordering authority that closed October 2, 2019—the vehicle is no longer accepting new orders. The contract was established October 3, 2018 and has obligated $134.4 million of its $138 million combined potential value across 94 task orders, with the most recent order issued September 28, 2023.

Task orders have slowed materially since the ordering window closed. Annual award velocity peaked at 24 orders in 2022 but dropped to 8 orders in 2023 and has not resumed; the portfolio reflects legacy performance through expiration of existing delivery orders rather than new Navy requirements. No new work is available under this vehicle.

The work consists entirely of touch labor production support across specified trade skills: abrasive blasters, electricians, painters, pipefitters, shipfitters, welders, weight handlers, deck tile setters, fire watch personnel, outside machinists, and marine insulators. Task orders span base year and multi-year option periods, with work performance at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Pricing is predominantly cost-plus-fixed-fee, with a minority of cost-no-fee arrangements.

Orbis Sibro Inc. dominates the prime contractor base, holding 46 of 94 orders and $82.3 million of the $138 million combined potential value. QED Systems, Inc. ranks second with 30 orders and $32.8 million. Delphinus Engineering, Inc. holds 14 orders ($18.3 million), and Oceaneering International Inc. holds the remaining 4 orders ($4.6 million). Orbis Sibro captures approximately 60 percent of vehicle activity by value and order count, with concentration heavily favoring the top two primes.

All 94 orders fund Navy production requirements; no other federal agencies place orders against the vehicle. Eighty-five percent of task orders carry no set-aside designation; 14 percent are Total Small Business set-asides; and 1 percent are Partial Small Business. Task-order ceiling values range from under $25,000 to $12.5 million, with the largest single order—a non-nuclear production support option awarded to Orbis Sibro on August 27, 2023—holding a $12.5 million ceiling.

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) has awarded a Master IDIQ to provide production support for the tasks identified by trade. The trade skills necessary will include, but are not limited to: Marine Electrician Worker; Industrial Fire Watch/Laborer; Marine Pipefitter; Outside Marine Machinist; Marine Painter; Weighthandler (Rigger); Marine Shipfitter; Shipwright (Staging Builder); Welder; Marine Insulator (Lagger); Abrasive Blaster; Deck Tile Setter; Sound Tile Setter; and Sheet Metal.