Maintenance, Repair, and Preservation of Beluga RCD Barge

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Solicitation number
N4523A25R6004
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
336611 Ship Building and Repairing
Place of performance
Washington, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command is seeking market research responses for maintenance, repair, and preservation of the Beluga RCD Barge at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The contract requires a contractor with capabilities to dry dock a 240-foot steel barge, perform comprehensive steel repairs, generate ABS-approved "Red Line" drawings, and coordinate vessel inspections. Interested companies must submit a 5-page letter of interest by February 10, 2025, at 12:00 PM PT, detailing their business size, performance record, organizational capabilities, and intent to propose. The evaluation will focus on companies' technical skills, quality assurance measures, and ability to perform specialized maritime repair work within the Puget Sound region (defined as the West Coast area from Olympia to Bellingham, Washington). Respondents must address specific questions about their business type, past performance, and operational controls.

The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside for small businesses, though companies must qualify under NAICS code 336611 (with 1,300 or fewer employees to be considered small). The period of performance is estimated from June 2025 through August 2025, representing a roughly three-month contract window for the barge maintenance project. While no specific budget range is disclosed, the comprehensive scope involves extensive repair work on a 46-year-old vessel with full displacement of 988.25 long tons. The contract requires working on four specific tanks (TK-010, TK-011, TK-012, TK-030) and includes 28 different Contract Data Requirements Lists that contractors must complete. Notably, the government emphasizes that this sources sought notice does not constitute a formal Request for Proposal and does not commit to future contract award, serving primarily as a market research instrument to assess industry capabilities.

Notice text

The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in performing the maintenance, repair, and preservation in support of one (1) Beluga RCD Barge. Work will be accomplished at the Contractor's facility. The Government is seeking responses from sources that can perform the following work.

Geographical Area of consideration: To facilitate proper government oversight, the facility shall be located in the Puget Sound, WA region. For this procurement, the Puget Sound, WA region is defined as the West Coast of the continental US, starting from Olympia, WA and extending northward to Bellingham, WA. 

Beluga RCD Barge

  • Length:  240 FT
  • Width: 60 FT
  • Draft: 2.8 FT FWD / 3.3 FT AFT
  • Full Displacement: 988.25 L TONS
  • Age: 46 YEARS
  • Hull Type: STEEL

Scope Overview:  Coordinate with the Contracting Officer, via the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to deliver the vessel to the Contractor’s facility. Upon docking vessel, wash, and clean vessel. Accomplish Steel repairs. Generate ABS approved “Red Line” drawing. Coordinate ABS inspections. Undock the vessel. Arrange and coordinate the delivery of the vessel back to the Government with the Contracting Officer via the COR.

Beluga RCD Barge Period of Performance:

Estimated June 2025 through August 2025

What/Where to Submit:

Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. Please hand or digitally sign your letter of interest and e-mail it to the Government contacts listed below, with "Beluga Barge Sources Sought Response" in the subject field. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in the description shown above, and answers to the following specific questions. Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages.

1. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 336611 (a small business must have 1,300 or less employees)?

2. Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance.

3. Does your company have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors)?

4. Given the work described in this announcement, does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for the Beluga RCD Barge package?

When to Submit:

Responses are requested no later than 12:00PM PT, on 10 February 2025.

Notice Regarding Sources Sought:

This sources sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This sources sought does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Navy is not seeking proposals at this time, nor accepting unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this source sought; all costs associated with responding to this source sought will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this sources sought does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM website (sam.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. PSNS&IMF may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. This sources sought announcement is released in accordance with FAR 15.201.

Information provided in response to this sources sought announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Files

File Type Posted
A5 N4523A25R6004 Beluga RCD Barge SOW_DRAFT.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Maintenance, Repair, and Preservation of Beluga RCD Barge Award Award Notice
Maintenance, Repair, and Preservation of Beluga RCD Barge Latest solicitation Solicitation
Maintenance, Repair, and Preservation of Beluga RCD Barge Pre-Solicitation
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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