REQUEST FOR INTEREST USS BENFOLD.pdf

REQUEST FOR INTEREST

USS BENFOLD SRA 7C1

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (Detachment Everett)

September 23, 2025

I. SUMMARY

1. DESCRIPTION. The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

(Detachment Everett), in support of the Department of the Navy (DON), is seeking information on how an interested party could possibly accomplish the following tasks in attachment A: Possible Work Items. Interested responders may complete and submit a Request for Interest (“RFI”) response in support of their proposed project ideas/concepts for the USS BENFOLD SRA 7C1 no later than October 8, 2025. The Department of the Navy intends to use the RFI responses to further evaluate potential courses of action.

2. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INTEREST ONLY. This RFI is a market research tool issued to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources for the DON’s information and planning purposes. This is not a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) or a promise to issue another solicitation type in the future. This RFI does not obligate the Government to offer the property or purchase services from any responder, and the DON reserves the right to cancel this RFI at any time. Further, the DON is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. By participating in the RFI process, all responders agree to hold the United States of America, its officers, employees, and advisors harmless from all claims, liabilities, and cost related to all aspects of this RFI. Under no circumstances shall the United States of America be liable for any costs, or other forms of compensation related in any way to activities undertaken by any person as a result of or in response to this RFI; all costs incurred with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.

Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if one is issued.

II. BACKGROUND

PROJECT OBJECTIVES. The DON seeks to ascertain feasibility and industry interest in accomplishing Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) of non-nuclear surface ships including DDG which may encompass complex scheduled modernization, and repair requirements in the following most common critical systems:

This list is not all inclusive, and subject to change prior of RFP, if an RFP is issued:

AC PLANT CLEAN AND OVERHAUL SSGTG EXHAUST REPAIRS/BLISS CAP REPAIRS

STRUCTUAL REPAIRS LUBE OIL PURIRIER CLEAN

PIPING REPAIRS/REPLACE MRG SYSTEMS

WAVEGUIDE REPLACE GTG UPTAKE REPAIRS/DUCT COLLECTOR REPAIRS

SHIPALTS MRG CASING CLEANING

VCHT REPAIRS HPAC OVERHAUL

TANK CLEANING AND REPAIR FLIGHT DECK SAFETY NET MODERNIZATION

CPS FAN ROOM REPAIRS SLEWING ARM DAVIT /TILTING SLIDING PADEYE

1. SITE LOCATION. The USS BENFOLD to be located at Everett Naval Station, Washington.

III. RFI RESPONSE

1. RFI REQUIREMENT. The DON requests each responder prepare an RFI response addressing interest or non-interest in one or all the following:

Start of Availability

(SOA)

End of Availability (EOA)

USS BENFOLD (DDG65) 30-NOV-2026 23-JUL-2027

2. RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS. In addition to providing the RFI response described above, responders are requested to address the following questions within their respective RFI responses. These answers may be used to further evaluate the DON requirements. Not providing an RFI response will not preclude future RFP participation.

a. What are the key risks, considerations, and concerns you might have regarding the potential SRA?

IV. SUBMISSION OF RFI RESPONSE

1. RFI RESPONSE (DUE NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 8, 2025). Responders are invited to prepare an RFI response in Microsoft Word or PDF compatible format. All costs associated with any

RFI response shall be at the responder’s sole expense and shall not be reimbursed by the

DON. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Responses may be submitted electronically via email to:

2. Contract Specialist, Masada Younker Masada.d.younker.civ@us.navy.mil

3. Contracting Officer Christopher Davidson Christopher.t.davidson7.civ@us.navy.mil

4. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Proprietary information included in the RFI response, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information.

3. RFI RESPONSE (PART 1). Part 1 of the RFI response shall provide the respondents’ administrative information:

a. Name of Company

b. Name of designated point of contact (POC)

c. Mailing address

d. Phone Number for POC

e. Email of designated POC mailto:Masada.d.younker.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:Christopher.t.davidson7.civ@us.navy.mil

4. RFI RESPONSE (PART 2). Part 2 of the RFI response shall at a minimum address the request for interest or non-interest described in the above

V. STATEMENT OF LIMITATIONS

1. LIMITATIONS. The Government represents that this RFI, submissions from responders to this RFI, and any relationship between the Government and responders arising from or connected to or related to this RFI, are subject to the specific limitations and representations expressed within this RFI, as well as any terms and conditions contained elsewhere in this RFI. By submitting a response to this RFI and without the need for any further documentation, the responders acknowledge and agree to the Government’s rights and all other terms and conditions as set forth in the RFI, including this Statement of Limitations.

2. DEEMED ACCURATE. To the best of the Government’s knowledge, the information provided herein is accurate. However, the Government makes no representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to this RFI or the property, including representations and warranties as to the accuracy of any information or assumptions contained in this RFI or otherwise furnished to responders by the Government, site and environmental conditions on the property or the suitability of the property, or any portion thereof, for any specific uses or development. Responders should undertake appropriate investigations in preparation for submitting a response.

VI. POINTS OF CONTACT

The DON points of contact for this RFI are:

Masada Younker Masada.d.younker.civ@us.navy.mil

(425) 304-5908

Christopher Davidon Christopher.t.davidson7.civ@us.navy.mil

(360) 689-8774 mailto:Masada.d.younker.civ@us.navy.mil mailto:Christopher.t.davidson7.civ@us.navy.mil