Pre-Solicitation Notice Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium (AFDM)

The Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) on behalf of the Support Ships, Boats, and Craft Program Office (PMS 325), intends to issue a Full and Open Competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) for the design and construction of one (1) Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium (AFDM) under a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The solicitation will include technical data, a production level data package, crew familiarization, wing wall cranes, vehicle bridge design, and vehicle bridge construction. The RFP is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year FY 2021; this synopsis is provided as an advance notice. The Government anticipates a contract award to be made to a single Offeror who offers the Best Value using trade off procedures. The estimated period of performance is 48 months. The AFDM is intended to be delivered to the Pacific Fleet and operated in the Southwestern United States and shall be designed and built to maximize commercially supportable equipment.

The key design characteristics of the AFDM dry dock are attached.

Any updates and/or changes for this planned procurement, the posting of the RFP, and any future amendments to the RFP, will appear on Beta.Sam.gov. Inquires/questions concerning this announcement may be e-mailed  directly to Felisha Morsell, Contracting Officer, NAVSEA 02, felisha.morsell@navy.mil and Liam O’Neill, Service Craft Project Manager, PEO SHIPS PMS 325T at liam.p.oneill2@navy.mil. Please send inquiries via e-mail to both points of contact.  No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be honored, as a solicitation is not prepared at this time.  This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.  The contracting agency is: Naval Sea Systems Command, 1333 Isaac Hull Ave SE, Washington Navy Yard, DC.  20379-2020.

This pre-solicitation synopsis is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts.  The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis.  This is not a request for proposals, a promise to issue a request for proposals, or a promise by the Government to pay for information received in response to this synopsis or any subsequent synopsis.  The information contained herein is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.

The Government will consider all comments received on the pre-solicitation synopsis.  The Government does not commit to providing a response to any comment or questions. The subsequent revision to any RFP-related documents based on comments received remains solely at the Government’s discretion. No comments, questions, or inquiries shall be made to any Government person other than the points of contact identified in the synopsis.