7th Fleet Welder Qualification and Sustained Capability Program

Open Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
SSP27-D001
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
336611 Ship Building and Repairing
Place of performance
SGP South East Singapore

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command is issuing a Request for Information to identify contractors qualified to establish Welding Procedure Specifications for ship repair and maintenance within the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility, excluding Hawaii, with RFI responses due November 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM Singapore time. The Government intends to award Firm-Fixed-Price contracts under FAR Part 12 (commercial products and services) and seeks existing commercial ship repair facilities holding a Master Ship Repair Agreement or Agreement for Boat Repair currently operating in the region.

Work is performed at contractor facilities within the 7th Fleet AOR. The scope comprises three primary tasks: Welding Procedure Preparation, Demonstration, and Testing per Local Work Template 042-001 (Rev 31 OCT 2025) and NAVSEA standards, including procurement of ABS Grade A carbon steel plate and AWS electrodes, machining test plates to specification, conducting weld demonstrations with 72-hour advance notice, and performing visual, radiographic, and magnetic particle inspections using Class 1 acceptance criteria per MIL-STD-2035 Rev A; Procedure Qualification Record Certification and Specification Delivery within 3 calendar days of work completion; and Sustained Business and Availability Plan demonstrating workforce retention, commercial availability for emergent Navy requests, and supply chain reliability. The Government will co-invest in qualification; once certified, the procedure becomes the contractor's permanent asset for future Navy voyage repairs.

Contractors must hold NDT Level II and Level III inspector certifications and demonstrate welder performance qualifications with all-position SMAW certification for carbon steel. Responses not exceeding 10 pages must include company profile, MSRA/ABR agreement number, SAM.gov registration confirmation, facility location, technical approach, past performance examples, cost estimates split between Base and Option phases, and proposed schedules. Clarification questions using Form J-1 are due November 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM Singapore time to flcyc257@us.navy.mil.

Notice text

This is a Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought notice. This announcement is published for market research and planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotation (RFQ).

The Department of the Navy is issuing this RFI to identify sources interested in and qualified to fulfill a capability gap for welding to support ship repair and maintenance located within the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR), excluding Hawaii.

The Government intends to evaluate capabilities and draft plans to determine the feasibility of awarding Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contracts under FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services). This RFI provides industry with the opportunity to review the draft requirements, propose tentative technical approaches, and provide high-level pricing and performance timelines.

Clarification questions (Form J-1) shall be submitted in writing via email no later than 2 Nov 2026, 10:00AM Singapore time.

RFI submission deadline is 15 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM Singapore time.

Please include the team's email in your responses: flcyc257@us.navy.mil

Files

File Type Posted
SSP 27-D001 SRF DET SG Request for Information Sources sought.pdf PDF
J-1 Request for Specification Clarification.docx DOCX document
LWT 042-001.pdf PDF

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