PNSY-Sanitary Tank Cleaning

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, operating under the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, is seeking quotes for the cleaning and sanitizing of sanitary tanks aboard a U.S. submarine while in dry dock. The procurement requires contractors to demonstrate confined space certification, marine chemist testing capabilities, and comprehensive safety and environmental protocols compliant with 29 CFR 1915 standards. Key qualifications include U.S. ownership with U.S. citizen personnel, technical capabilities to clean tanks to specified standards, remove debris and loose paint, conduct bacteriological testing, and perform sodium hypochlorite sanitization. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with evaluation factors including technical acceptability, relevant experience with prior sanitary tank cleaning projects within the past five years, schedule adherence, and price. Interested vendors must submit responses by December 29, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST, with technical and experience submissions required demonstrating at least two recent relevant project examples.

This solicitation (N3904026Q2982) is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, with no incumbent contractor identified in the available documentation. The contract performance period runs from March 3, 2026, through June 2, 2026, encompassing the cleaning of two sanitary tanks at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. Contractors must comply with applicable Service Contract Act wage rates for York County, Maine, as specified in the wage determination, with minimum wage requirements of $17.75 per hour under Executive Order 14026. The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan establishes zero-tolerance standards for certain requirements and includes rigorous performance benchmarks with potential consequences for non-compliance ranging from corrective action reports to contract termination. All submissions should be directed to the contract specialist William V. LeDuc III via email, with comprehensive documentation including Quality Assurance Plans and bacteriological test results required prior to work inspection.