Compliance Boat Engine Maintenance

The Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10, California Great Basin, is seeking qualified vendors to provide Compliance Boat Engine Maintenance services for the research vessel "Compliance," a 40-foot vessel operated for environmental monitoring in the San Francisco Bay and Delta. This Pre-Solicitation Notice is a sources sought announcement issued solely for market research and planning purposes and does not constitute a formal solicitation or obligation to award a contract. Interested firms must submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to perform routine and corrective maintenance on twin Volvo Penta D4-225 engines and DPH-A outdrives, along with integral systems including steering, electrical, hydraulic, fuel, water intake, air intake, and hull structure. Vendors should provide evidence of previous experience with the same or similar scope, personnel qualifications, business size status, and certification designations (such as 8(a), HUBZone, women-owned, small disadvantaged business, or veteran-owned status). The response deadline for this sources sought notice is February 18, 2026, and all interested parties must respond to any subsequent formal solicitation published on www.sam.gov, as this market research may inform future competition and set-aside decisions.

The contract is not subject to a set-aside designation and will be structured as a hybrid Firm-Fixed Price and Time and Materials arrangement with a Base Year running from April 15, 2026, through April 14, 2027, plus two optional years. No incumbent contractor or award value range is specified in this Pre-Solicitation Notice. The vessel may be transported up to 60 water miles from New Bridge Marina in Antioch under its own power, with routine maintenance ordered at manufacturer-recommended service intervals of approximately every 200 service hours, and specialized services performed at higher intervals such as 600-hour, 1200-hour, and 1500-hour services. All work shall be performed at the contractor's facility, though emergency repairs may be authorized at the vessel's location at the Contracting Officer's discretion. The applicable NAICS code is 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) with a small business size standard of 1,300 employees, and the PSC category is J019 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks).