Operation and Maintenance of T-ATS Navajo Class Vessels
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N3220526R6006
- Agency
-
Military Sealift Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Place of performance
- Worldwide
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command seeks proposals for operation and maintenance of the T-ATS Navajo Class vessels under solicitation N3220526R6006, with proposals due November 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST through PIEE, extended from October 26. No set-aside is used. The NAICS code is 483111, Deep Sea Freight Transportation, and the PSC is V124, Marine Charter.
The notice lists place of performance as 533 S Rockford Ave, Tulsa, OK 74120. The DD Form 254 states initial performance on the U.S. East Coast during Post Delivery Tests & Trial and Post Shakedown Availability, then worldwide, with cognizant security oversight by MSC Security Directorate N021 at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. The Q&A assigns vessels to C7F (Far East), C3F (San Diego and Pearl Harbor), C5F (to be determined), and 80.3 (U.S. East Coast).
The base period is 12 months, anticipated to start April 1, 2027, with four 12-month option periods. Eight vessels are phased into one contract as delivered, from April 2027 through December 2030, from Austal USA (Mobile, Alabama) and Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding (Pascagoula, Mississippi). The award is a firm-fixed-price arrangement based on per diem rates by operating status (FOS, ROS, RAV, NUC-1, NUC-2, NUC-3), with separate pass-through reimbursable CLINs. Protection and indemnity coverage must reach a minimum of $3.08 billion per vessel per incident, including war risk coverage.
Offerors must hold a TOP SECRET facility security clearance at proposal submission. The DD Form 254 states that no safeguarding of classified material is required at the contractor facility and that contractor personnel hold SECRET or TOP SECRET clearances depending on duties. Other requirements include an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certificate, an ISM Code-compliant Safety Management System, CMMC Level 1 certification, and DFARS 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7025 compliance. Past performance must include three relevant Government contracts completed within three years.
The Government will evaluate proposals through a trade-off, ranking technical approach, past performance, and price in descending order of importance, and it will not credit projected savings. Technical proposals are limited to 30 pages, excluding checklists and specified attachments.
Amendment A0002, dated October 27, 2026, answers 77 industry questions in Attachment 22 and updates the PWS, Sections L and M, the CLIN structure, Pricing Form B, and Wage Determination Rev 27.
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Update #3 · Latest ·
This procurement is for the Operation and Maintenance of the T-ATS Navajo Class Vessels. The purpose of amendment A0002 is to incorporate key updates and address industry feedback as follows: 1. Answer industry questions. Added Attachment 22 providing responses; 2. Update Section L and M: Updated Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation Criteria. Updates are in RED; 3. Updated DFARS 252.204-7025 (Notice of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements); 4. Update Attachment 1 (Performance Work Statement). Updates are in RED; 5. Update Attachment 11 (Pricing Form B); and 6. Update the CLIN structure to reflect anticipated days in each operating status. 7.Updated Attachment 2 Wage Determination Rev 27. Except as provided herein, all other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.
Update #2 ·
Amendment A0001 is provided to update the RFP response deadline from 26 October to 16 November 2026. Please note the time for the Submission End Date should reflect 1:00PM EST (SAM Error).This procurement is for the Operation & Maintenance of the T-ATS Navajo Class Vessels. Please use the following link to upload submissions into PIEE. The attachments can be found in PIEE as well.
https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/search/oppMgmtLink.xhtml?noticeId=N3220526R6006¬iceType=SolicitationNotice
Update #1 ·
This procurement is for the Operation & Maintenance of the T-ATS Navajo Class Vessels. Please use the following link to upload submissions into PIEE. The attachments can be found in PIEE as well.
https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/search/oppMgmtLink.xhtml?noticeId=N3220526R6006¬iceType=SolicitationNotice
Please note the Time for the Submission End Date should reflect 1:00PM EST (SAM Error).
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| SHIP CHECK NOTICE--Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of T-ATS Vessels | Special Notice | |
| Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of T-ATS Vessels | Pre-Solicitation |
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