C8 N4523A25R1052 TWR-7-8_Attachment J-3 RFC Form.docx

This is a Request for Clarification (RFC) form template related to solicitation N4523A25R1052 for the maintenance, repair, and preservation of TWR-7 and TWR-8 naval vessels. The form is a standard template that allows contractors to submit questions about the specification to the Navy POCs Katie Lauer and Christopher Davidson. The form includes fields for contractor information, question details, paragraph references, and technical review sections, but contains no actual questions or responses. All RFCs must be submitted by the deadline specified in the Request for Proposal.

The associated contract opportunity is for maintenance work on two 85-foot aluminum naval vessels at the contractor's facility in the Puget Sound region (between Olympia and Bellingham, WA). Work includes hull cleaning, fendering replacement, tank inspections, system overhauls, and various repairs during a performance period of June-November 2025. This will be a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 336611 with a 1,300 employee size standard. The Navy plans to release the RFP in January/February 2025 with award in April 2025 as a firm-fixed-price contract using lowest price technically acceptable evaluation criteria.