EPF class chill water unit overhaul

Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, is seeking vendors to inspect and overhaul five Carrier Model 30HXS-146R-6-KA Chill Water Units, with a sources-sought response deadline of June 15, 2026, and a target solicitation issuance date of June 22, 2026. This is a sources-sought notice only; no contract will be awarded from responses. Work is classified under NAICS 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance), which carries a $12.5 million small business size standard.

Vendors must possess Carrier AC Service Representative qualification and operate an equipped repair facility. Work scope includes disassembling, inspecting, and rebuilding the units to OEM specifications, performing Eddy Current testing on all condenser tubes, replacing all O-rings, gaskets, filters, dryer cores, and thermal expansion valves, conducting nitrogen and freon charge leak tests, and operational testing. Contractors must provide preservation activities including rust and loose paint removal, degreasing, cleaning, repainting per OEM specifications, and opening and cleaning all electrical covers and control contacts. Units shall be returned ready for issue, re-crated in ISPM 15–compliant international shipping crates with external 3-inch block lettering, and accompanied by comprehensive documentation including photographs of disassembled components, an as-released condition report, and final certification.

Capabilities packages must be submitted by 11:00 EDT on June 15, 2026, to molly.l.george.civ@us.navy.mil, and must include company profile with employee count, office locations, UEI number, CAGE Code, small business status, facility description, and applicable socioeconomic category (HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.). A draft Statement of Work is attached but subject to change. Geographic area of consideration is limited to the East Coast. Submission is not mandatory for future solicitation consideration.