NIGP 12084: Ships, All Types (Cargo, Cruise, Salvage, etc.)

NIGP 12084 Ships, All Types (Cargo, Cruise, Salvage, Etc.), Item, covers state and local procurement of marine vessels and vessel services spanning research craft, law enforcement transport platforms, and specialized dive liveaboards. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying custom-built offshore research vessels, prisoner-transport vans with marine-grade fabrication and containment systems, and contracted liveaboard dive services for marine research and environmental remediation in coastal Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is the dominant buyer in the code, regularly soliciting vessels for research, debris removal, and conservation work; the County of Orange, California Sheriff-Coroner also appears as a significant issuer. Work under this code includes full vessel fabrication, rigging, system integration, and delivery; custom outfitting of existing platforms with specialized equipment; and contracted provision of marine assets and crews for multi-day field operations.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Florida, where the FWC has posted multiple opportunities for center-console research vessels, liveaboard services, and derelict-vessel recovery across coastal counties. The County of Orange issued an IFB (0603143802MB) due October 30, 2026 for fabrication and installation of four custom prisoner-containment transportation vans with electronic submission and local small business and DVBE set-asides (5–8% price preferences). The FWC released an ITB (FWC 26-27-18) due October 23, 2026 for one new Carolina Skiff E21 DLX CC with Suzuki 140-horsepower motor and aluminum trailer, registered delivery April 1, 2027, with liquidated damages of $100 per day for delays beyond June 1. Earlier, the FWC withdrew a competitive ITB for three 25–27-foot offshore center-console research vessels (ITB FWC 26/27-17, estimated $285,000 over three years) after receiving fewer than two responsive bids and moved to single-source negotiation. The FWC also issued single-source capability notices for liveaboard dive services in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas and a multi-award RFP (RFP16078) due July 21, 2026 for statewide derelict and at-risk vessel removal and disposal across six regions, with experience weighted at 40 points, equipment availability at 20 points, geographic coverage at 10 points, and cost at 30 points.