N6264924RA999_CVN_Sources_Sought_FY26.pdf

**Sources Sought Notice**

USS Aircraft Carriers, Nuclear Propulsion (CVN) Ship Repair, Maintenance, Modernization, and Overhaul at

Yokosuka, Japan Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka (FLCY), in support of U.S.

Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) and the United States (U.S.) Navy’s fleet of nuclear propulsion hull class of aircraft carriers (CVN), are seeking interested contractors with significant maintenance, repair, ship alteration/modernization, advanced planning and execution experience to provide scheduled non-dry-docking maintenance and non-scheduled maintenance and repair between scheduled availabilities. The work is of significant complexity and will be performed pier side of Berth 12 at U.S. Naval Installation Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Yokosuka, Japan.

This Sources Sought Notice should not be construed as a formal solicitation or an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. Any information provided to the U.S. Government is strictly voluntary and at no cost to the U.S. Government. The purpose of this notice is to determine interested parties, availability, capabilities, and qualifications. The U.S. Government intends to use responses to this sources sought notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision for the following requirement(s):

Contract Type: Single award Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Estimated Contract Length: Five (5) years Estimated Contract Effective Dates: May 2026 ~ May 2031 Estimated Solicitation Issue Date: May 2025 Estimated Solicitation Due Date: June 2025 Estimated Man-Day Labor Hours: 50,000 Man-Days per year Estimated Available Resources: Share of 10,000 SF of available contractor laydown area. Share of satellite laydown areas for sub-contractor’s temporary shacks. The distribution of the available space will be determined based on contractors and their respective man-day workload.

Prospective contractors must possess a Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) with NAVSUP FLCY at the time of contract award to meet the requirements of DFARS 217.71 Master Agreement for Repair and Alteration of Vessels (MARAV). It is the responsibility of the Contractor to establish and acquire all necessary licenses, regulatory compliance, approvals and permits prior to commencing shipbuilding or ship repair related businesses specific to Japan. Contractors doing business in Japan are subject to all applicable Japanese laws, including the Shipbuilding Act (Act No. 129 of 1950), the Small Shipbuilding Industry Law (Law No. 119 of 1966), and all environmental laws (e.g., The Water Pollution Prevention Act (No. 138 of 1970).

1. Tasking may include, but is not limited to the following:

a. Structural repair and preservation to ship’s hull, tanks, uptakes, intakes, exhausts, and superstructure.

b. Non-skid deck covering replacement on the flight deck, Aircraft Elevator (ACE) and hangar bays.

The CVN estimates replacement of 140,000 square feet of non-skid deck covering every year.

c. Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) repairs to include, but not limited to:

1) Repair and replacement of insulation and lagging.

2) Inspections to Catapult troughs (to include repairs and preservation).

3) Repair and replacement of damaged or wasted structural members.

4) Repair, blasting, and recoating of various fuel, potable water, and black water tanks.

5) Interior and exterior painting (to include cleanliness) and deck covering (i.e. tile work and cosmetic polymeric deck covering) replacement.

6) Repair and replacement of ventilation and Air Conditioning (A/C) system components including work involving handling refrigerants.

7) Refurbishment, repair, and replacement of piping and associated valves in seawater, black water, potable water, fuel, and air systems.

8) Refurbishment and repair to various pumps and motors.

9) Repair to switchboards, diesel generators, electrical distribution systems, cableways, and associated auxiliary components.

10) Repair to interior communications equipment.

11) Repair of various exterior communications and ship’s sensing systems.

12) Repairs to include welding fabrication and inspection.

d. Testing and Quality Capabilities

1) Process and quality control procedures.

2) Quality management program standards, requirements and processes.

3) Test plan development, documentation, management and integration.

e. Utilize drawings, Technical Work Documents (TWDs) and references provided in English and Government Furnished Material (GFM), as required.

f. Support services to include but not limited to:

1) Scaffolding

2) Temporary ventilation and air conditioning

3) Temporary lighting

4) Temporary fire protection systems

5) Temporary internal and external communications

6) Shore based power 3-phase 60 Hz 400 V 2000 Amps and temporary electrical connections

7) Forklift and rigging services

8) High pressure air (mechanical equipment), low pressure air (pneumatic equipment), and shore manifold

9) Gas free services (i.e. marine chemist)

10) Hazardous material/waste removal and disposal (e.g. asbestos, paint, oily waste, bilge water)

11) Potable, demineralized, and sea water connections/services

12) Hydraulic pier/barge services (e.g. sewage, grey water, black water)

13) Debris and non-hazardous waste removal and disposal

g. All contracted work shall be performed in accordance with current Fiscal Year NAVSEA Standard

Items (https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/RMC/CNRMC/Our-Programs/SSRAC/) and local standard items (to be provided to by the U.S. Government).

https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/RMC/CNRMC/Our-Programs/SSRAC/

2. The contractor must have recent experience in repairing and/or constructing surface ships’ hulls, mechanical and electrical systems with satisfactory past performance on completed jobs of similar magnitude and complexity as the work described in this announcement. The contractor should demonstrate the capability to perform the following trade skills:

a. Shipfitting (e.g. gas/arc/shear cutting, rolling, shaping, grinding and fitting steel plates and shapes to include repair and replacement of hull plating and girders);

b. Sheet metal work (e.g. forming, shaping, gas/arc/shear cutting and stamping steel sheets);

c. Welding (e.g. steel plates and shapes and piping joints and fittings) (will require contractor’s welding program to meet U.S. Navy certification standards prior to commencement of welding);

d. Pipefitting (e.g. targeting, fitting, bending, pickling, testing, stress relieving and threading);

e. Machinist/Mechanical (e.g. removing, machining, repairing, testing, cleaning, hydraulic flushing and reinstalling shafting, propellers, sea chests, foundations, winches, elevator hoists, davits, deck equipment, pumps, valves and bearings);

f. Electrical (e.g. installing and checking out ships' cabling, controllers, switchboards, equipment, motors including motor rewind and repair, lighting, communications, telephones, solenoids, pressure level indicators and metering);

g. Electronics (e.g. removing, repairing, reinstalling and operational testing of electronic equipment);

h. Rigging (e.g. availability of equipment to remove and to install major ship components and equipment);

i. Architecture and engineering services (e.g. ability to produce ship drawings, technical work documents to support repairs, testing documents/plans and repair recommendations when abnormal or out of scope conditions are encountered);

j. Painting/Sandblasting;

k. Quality Assurance; and

l. Testing.

3. The contractor must have technical and project management skills sufficient to manage work the scope and complexity described above, including the following:

a. Demonstrate relevant corporate experience within the last three years with the repair or modernization of ship propulsion, power generation, structural, steering, electronic systems on large ships of similar complexity to naval surface ships to include U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) or other ship types similar in mission.

b. Demonstrate corporate experience providing engineering and design support capabilities with sufficient capability to diagnose and evaluate technical problems and issues, and to make technical recommendations, via Condition Found Report(s), for resolution.

c. Demonstrate corporate experience in completing, controlling, integrating, scheduling, estimating, and progressing complex ship repair requirements including providing regular reports detailing the breakdown of material and labor cost per task.

d. Demonstrate corporate experience managing subcontractors successfully, including successfully selecting, scheduling, managing, monitoring, and controlling of subcontractors.

e. Demonstrate the capability of executing complex ship repair tasks at SRF-JRMC for this effort, to include experience in integrating various project requirements between shipboard, government, and contractor personnel to de-conflict work delays and stoppages.

4. Interested companies should respond to this notice by submitting the below information or by completing the Sources Sought Questionnaire, via email to the Contracting Officer (gil.lopez3.civ@us.navy.mil) and Contract Specialist (peterjommel.s.arrieta.ln@us.navy.mil) with the subject line “CVN Sources Sought” no later than 01 November 2024, 1600 Japan Standard Time

(JST):

a. Company name, point of contact, telephone numbers, e-mail address, company Cage Code, and

SAM Unique Entity ID;

b. Approximate annual gross revenue;

c. Capability Statement;

d. Description of similar repair projects of the same magnitude and complexity of the requirement described in this sources sought notice, completed within the last three years; including agency/company the job was performed for, dollar value of project, percent of job complete (if job is ongoing). Use the capabilities criteria in Section 2 (a through l) and experience criteria in Section 3 (a thru e) above to describe your company’s experience.

e. Clearly indicate whether your company intends to submit a proposal. If no, please explain why so the Government may evaluate mitigation factors for increasing competition.

The U.S. Government is under no obligation to consider information received after the due date as part of the formal market research for this acquisition.

mailto:gil.lopez3.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:peterjommel.s.arrieta.ln@us.navy.mil