JA 43081 ESSM Bridge_07142025_SIGNED_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a bridge contract action to increase the ordering ceiling on the Emergency Ship Salvage Material (ESSM) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The document is for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), specifically the Fleet Support Contracts Division, and seeks to extend the current contract with Global PCCI (GPC) from its current end date of 17 July 2025 to 17 March 2026.

The bridge contract, valued at $36,600,000, is necessary to continue essential support services for the U.S. Navy's ESSM system, which manages a network of facilities and emergency response equipment for naval salvage, diving, pollution response, and underwater ship husbandry operations. The extension is required due to an ongoing post-award protest to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and GPC is deemed the only source capable of meeting the Navy's requirements without causing unacceptable delays. The contract will be awarded on a cost-plus-award-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee basis to support the Office of the Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving.