FY26 Ronald H. Brown 5 Year Drydock Repairs
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1305M2-26-3979
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- PSC
- 1920 Fishing Vessels
- Place of performance
- Pascagoula, Mississippi 39581, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NOAA's Eastern Acquisition Division issued a Special Notice on February 5, 2026, announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract to Bollinger Mississippi Repair, LLC (BMR) for planned FY26 5-year drydock repairs on the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown. The contract will be negotiated using FAR Part 12 procedures and falls under NAICS code 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing). The Department of Commerce, through NOAA, justified the sole-source award based on the ship's current operational limitations and BMR's ongoing involvement with the vessel. This Special Notice provides interested parties with an opportunity to submit capability statements before the government proceeds with the sole-source award. The statutory authority for this non-competitive procurement is 41 U.S.C. 1901.
The objective of this procurement is to complete comprehensive drydock repairs and remediation work on the Ronald H. Brown, which experienced an engine room fire during sea trials and is currently unable to maneuver under its own power. The work scope encompasses approximately 30 categories of repairs and maintenance, including structural steel repairs, mechanical system overhauls, safety system certifications, and various vessel upgrades, with an estimated 12-month completion timeline. Interested contractors must submit a written capability statement with detailed technical information to Jessica Loftus at Jessica.Loftus@noaa.gov by 10:00 AM EST on February 20, 2026, with the subject line referencing Announcement Number 1305M2-26-3979 and the project title. While NOAA acknowledges that other shipyards are technically capable of performing the work under normal circumstances, the agency determined that the Ronald H. Brown's inability to self-navigate and BMR's current involvement in fire remediation repairs make an alternate shipyard infeasible. No competitive solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov, as this is a sole-source procurement.
Notice text
The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Bollinger Mississippi Repair, LLC. (BMR), using the procedures in FAR Part 12, to perform planned FY26 5-year drydock repairs on the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown.
Work items include, but are not limited to temporary services, misc. steel repairs, Z drive maintenance, misc. valves and piping, misc. electrical repairs, voyage data recorder renewal, Safer Seas CCTV system installation, gauge/meter calibrations, fuel oil purifier repairs, ventilation system repairs, reefer systems repairs, pressure vessel inspections, firefighting systems certifications, weight handling gear inspections, cargo lift maintenance/inspection, heavy lift cranes overhaul, hydro boom overhaul, portable crane overhaul, fast rescue boat maintenance, ballast water treatment plant maintenance, lifesaving equipment inspections, misc. habitability repairs, hospital maintenance, dry docking, sea valve maintenance, underwater transducer maintenance, underwater hull preservation, freeboard hull preservation, ECDIS renewal, and domestic reefer plant renewals.
BMR was awarded the contract for the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Mid Life Repairs. While preforming sea trails, the Ronald H. Brown experienced an engine room fire and was towed back to BMR in order to undergo remediation of the damages attributed to the fire. It is estimated to take 12 months to complete these repairs. The Government acknowledges that other ship repair companies are capable of completing the planned 5 year drydock repairs under normal circumstances, but because the ship is unable to maneuver under its own power, and BMR is completing the fire remediation repairs, it is not feasible to sail the ship to an alternate shipyard for this requirement.
The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 1901 as authorized by Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 12.201.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 336611 – Ship Building and Repairing, which has a business size standard of 1,300 employees.
This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, nor will one be posted on the Government Entry Point, SAM.gov.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if any interested party believes that it is capable of meeting the requirements outlined in the attached draft Specifications, and in an effort to comply with the requirements outlined in FAR 5.102, a firm may submit a written notice expressing their comprehensive understanding of the requirement along with a narrative statement of the company’s capabilities, including technical information to support the company’s ability to meet the requirement. Please note, the capability statement must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements.
Please send your correspondence to the Contract Specialist, Jessica Loftus, at Jessica.Loftus@noaa.gov, with the subject line to include the Announcement Number: Project Title.
Any notice, to include all supporting documentation, must be received on or before 10:00 AM EST on February 20, 2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source (1305M2-25-3979 - BMR).pdf |
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