Barge Maintenance

The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, through Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, is soliciting quotations for intermediate-level maintenance services on Barge YFNB 41, encompassing planned preventative maintenance, habitability repairs, electrical repairs, and miscellaneous repairs. The contractor must provide all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, and transportation necessary to complete the work, with particular emphasis on quality workmanship, rapid repairs, and personnel safety. Key qualifications include master-level mechanics with current state certifications and demonstrated experience with similar naval maintenance projects. The award will be made using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation method, with the contractor's Quality Control Plan and documented experience with four major task areas serving as the technical evaluation criteria, while labor rates and parts markups will be reviewed for price reasonableness but not used in the initial award determination. Quotations must be submitted by October 22, 2025, at 4:00 PM ET, with vendors required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) with a size standard of 1,300 employees. The base performance period runs from November 17, 2025, through November 16, 2026, with two optional six-month extension periods available, requiring approximately 24 maintenance visits throughout the contract year. The specific pricing structure includes firm-fixed pricing for scheduled preventative maintenance and predetermined fully burdened labor rates with fixed percentage markups for parts and materials for unscheduled repair services. The work will be performed at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, where the contractor must maintain compliance with stringent environmental and safety protocols, including proper waste disposal and asbestos handling procedures, while responding to repair notifications within 24 hours, completing repairs within 48 hours, and replacing non-operational equipment within 72 hours of initial notification.