NIGP 95973: Ship Maintenance and Repair

NIGP 95973 Ship Maintenance and Repair, an Item code, covers haul-out maintenance, emergency and preventive repair services, and specialized work on research vessels, patrol boats, and similar watercraft. State and local governments buying under this code solicit comprehensive vessel servicing — mechanical and propulsion-system repairs, hull and structural work, paint and protective coatings, electrical and control-system overhauls, fuel and bilge-system maintenance, safety-equipment inspection, and corrosion control. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies spanning university systems (research vessel operations), county sheriffs' departments (patrol-boat upkeep), and county parks authorities (facility-related marine infrastructure). Vendors typically compete on capability to deliver either full-service, one-stop-shop maintenance or discrete specialty services, with mandatory insurance coverage (General Liability, Workers' Compensation, and Garage Liability), three-year project references, and audited or unaudited financial statements often required.

Recent activity includes the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia soliciting sealed bids for haul-out maintenance and repair of the R/V Savannah in Savannah, Georgia (RFQ 51800ERFQ0020472027, due November 11, 2026), with a mandatory site visit on October 26; the County of Ventura, California requesting proposals for preventive maintenance and emergency repair on Sheriff's Boat 1, a SAFEBoat equipped with three 300-horsepower Mercury outboards (RFP 6229, due June 16, 2026); and a Texas state or local authority posting a master order for a pool of shipyard-services vendors (ITB, posted July 7, 2026, due July 28, 2026). Activity is scattered across California, Georgia, and Texas, with no concentration in any single state or jurisdiction evident from recent postings.