Notice of Intent to Sole Source MV Puget Hull Corrosion and Engine Repair
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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ENDIST Seattle
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- Place of performance
- Seattle, Washington, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District has published a Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract to Platypus Marine INC for structural repairs to the MV Puget vessel. This Special Notice, posted on February 5, 2026, addresses repairs needed to safely return the vessel to sea-worthiness following its current dry-dock period at the Platypus Marine shipyard. The procurement falls under NAICS code 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and PSC J019 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks). The contracting authority is derived from 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and FAR 12.102(a), which authorize sole source acquisitions under specific circumstances. This is not a competitive solicitation, though the government has invited interested parties to respond.
The objective of this procurement is to obtain all necessary labor, materials, and equipment to complete structural repairs on the MV Puget and prepare it for sea trials. Interested contractors must submit their capability statement and expression of interest via email to brantley.w.dowell@usace.army.mil by 12:00 PM Pacific Time on February 12, 2026; telephone inquiries will not be accepted. No formal solicitation package will be issued as part of this process. While there are no stated eligibility restrictions, responses will be evaluated solely to determine whether the government should conduct a competitive procurement in the future. The government retains full discretion to proceed with the sole source award to Platypus Marine INC or pursue alternative acquisition strategies based on the responses received.
Notice text
1. Introduction
The USACE Seattle District intends to award a sole source contract to Platypus Marine INC.
2. Description of Services
The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, and equipment to perform structural repairs on the MV Puget. The MV Puget is currently in dry-dock at the Platypus Marine shipyard. Follow-on repairs are needed to safely un-dock the vessel for sea worthiness and sea trials.
The NAICS code is 336611.
3. Authority
41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1)
FAR RFO 12.102(a)
4. No solicitation package will be issued. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 12:00 PM Pacific Time on 12th Feburary 2026. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to brantley.w.dowell@usace.army.mil. No telephone requests will be honored.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.
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