Notification of Sole Source Award for Training Ship Freedom Star Tail Shaft Parts Procurement

The Maritime Administration published a Special Notice on December 6, 2023 to notify of a sole source award to Defense Maritime Solutions for overhaul parts for the port and starboard tail shafts of the Training Ship Freedom Star. The award utilizes industrial support to procure needed parts from Defense Maritime Solutions for the ship's 2025 drydocking, with responses due by December 19, 2023.

The Special Notice provides details for procuring tailshaft overhaul parts to support the ship's next five-year regulatory drydocking and maintenance of its port and starboard tailshafts. Defense Maritime Solutions is identified as the original equipment manufacturer of the tailshaft parts. The parts must be shipped to the Maritime Administration's warehouse in Virginia by the contractor by June 28, 2024. A sole source justification document in the filing notes Defense Maritime Solutions is the only acceptable supplier due to its status as the original manufacturer and previous issues arising from use of non-original parts.