NDSTC Craft Operations

The Naval Supply Systems Command is soliciting proposals under Solicitation N6883627R0001 for service craft operations and maintenance at the US Naval Diving & Salvage Training Center (NDSTC), with questions due November 17, 2026 and proposals due December 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside, issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services under FAR Part 12.

Place of performance is NDSTC aboard Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida (32407). The contractor provides all personnel, labor, equipment, supplies, and supervision to operate and maintain watercraft, boats, service craft, and salvage equipment, and to perform port operations and waterfront administration on a 24-hour basis. Scope includes operating Yard Diving Tenders with minimum five-person crews, coxswain support for Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force training evolutions, repair parts, vessel overhaul, docking phased maintenance availability (DPMA), and over-and-above unplanned maintenance. Normal duty hours are 0600-1630, Monday through Friday, with exceptions for YDT underway training evolutions and USMC/USAF nighttime training not exceeding 12 hours per day.

All contractor employees must obtain security clearances, complete antiterrorism training, pass drug screening, and meet USCG and vessel-specific licensing requirements. Key personnel include a Program Manager, Senior Maintenance Engineer, YDT Craftmaster, and Boat House Supervisor. The government furnishes facilities, utilities, equipment and materials listed in Technical Exhibits 1-3, office supplies, and fuel oils; the contractor supplies all other consumables and tools. Three Service Contract Act wage determinations apply.

The base period runs nine months, from 09 March 2027 to 08 December 2027, preceded by a 30-day transition period, with four one-year options and one six-month extension, for a total potential duration of 66 months. Base operations and services are priced firm fixed-price; repair parts and vessel overhaul are priced cost-no-fee. The NAICS code is 488310 with a $47 million size standard, and the PSC is J019.

Evaluation weighs technical capability (acceptable/unacceptable), past performance, and price. Technical capability and past performance are equal and significantly more important than price. Volume I (pricing) has no page limit, Volume II (technical capability) is limited to 20 pages, and Volume III (past performance) is limited to 10 pages. Questions go by email to Joseph Rojas and Harold Melton. Award is anticipated after the proposal deadline.