Shipboard Habitability Ship Systems Alteration Development and Installation

The Shipboard Habitability Ship Systems Alteration Development and Installation indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), provides comprehensive engineering and technical support services for habitability systems on various naval vessels. The contract focuses on material procurement, tooling, equipment, labor, and facilities for design, installation, and repair of habitability spaces, facilities, distributive systems, fixtures, and equipment. These spaces include living, leisure, community, sanitary, food service, medical, personnel service, laundry, office, workshop, laboratory, and storage areas across different naval vessel types.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a pattern of targeted ship system upgrades, with contract values ranging from $22,000 to over $22 million and typical durations spanning 6-24 months. Prime contractors frequently include Delphinus Engineering, QED Systems, Tecnico Corporation, Integrated Marine Services, and Valkyrie Enterprises, all of which are small businesses. The majority of task orders are cost-plus-fixed-fee and do not utilize specific set-aside designations, though the original solicitation was set aside for total small business. Common places of performance include naval shipyards and facilities in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and California, with work primarily supporting aircraft carriers (CVNs), guided missile destroyers (DDGs), and amphibious vessels. The task orders consistently involve specific habitability improvements such as deck covering installations, sanitary space repairs, food service equipment replacements, laundry system upgrades, and berthing complex renovations.