Provide two tugs and one pilot NOAA ship pisces

Closed Solicitation Posted

This opportunity was awarded. See its 2 award notices in the notice history.

Solicitation number
1333MK26Q0004
Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
488330 Navigational Services to Shipping
PSC
M2BZ Husbanding Services—Other Port Services
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine & Aviation Operations, is soliciting quotations for tug and pilot services to assist the NOAA Ship Pisces in docking at the Marine Operation Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia. The procurement requires two tugs with a minimum of 600 horsepower each and one pilot to facilitate safe docking operations due to the vessel's bow thruster casualty. The government will award a firm fixed-price contract based on best value, with evaluation criteria including contractor experience, past performance, and proposed price. Vendors must submit electronic quotations by October 31, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET to alexander.cancela@noaa.gov, and the expected service date is November 7, 2025. This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under solicitation number 1333MK26Q0004, issued as a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items.

This acquisition is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 488330 (Navigational Services to Shipping) with a size standard of $47 million, making it available exclusively to qualified small business entities. No incumbent contractor or previous award value information is identified in the solicitation documents. The service period is one day within the November 3–15, 2025 window, with tugs required to meet the NOAA Ship Pisces at 10:00 AM on November 7, 2025. The NOAA Ship Pisces is a 209-foot fisheries survey vessel weighing 2,218 tons, and the docking location is the C-D berth at 439 West York Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. Vendors must provide itemized cost breakdowns for both tug services and pilotage separately and include company information, active SAM registration, references for similar vessel towing work, and acknowledgment of any solicitation amendments with their quotes.

Notice text

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333MK26Q0004 CONSTITUTES A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) AND INCORPORATES PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGH FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 2025-06.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF MARINE & AVIATION OPERATIONS (OMAO), NOAA SHIP PISCES REQUIRES TWO TUGS AND A ONE PILOT SERVICES AT THE OMAO, MARINE OPERATION CENTER- ATLANTIC (MOC-A) NORFOLK, VA 23510.


PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:
ONE DAY BETWEEN:
03-15 NOVEMBER 2025

EXPECTED DATE:
07 NOVEMBER 2025

PLACE OF DOCKING:
NOAA, OMAO, MOC-A
439 WEST YORK STREET
NORFOLK, VA 23510

CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

0001 PROVIDE TWO TUG AND A PILOT SERVICE TO THE NOAA SHIP PISCES FOR DOCKING AT MOC-A NORFOLK, VA PER ATTACHED SOW.

***VENDOR SHALL ITEMIZED QUOTE BREAK-DOWN. ***

1. TWO TUGS
2. ONE PILOTAGE

THE VENDOR SHALL CONFIRM SERVICES BEING REQUESTED PER CLIN AND DATES OF ARRIVAL/ DEPARTURE.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT BASED ON BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT: EXPERIENCE/ PAST PERFORMANCE, AND PRICE.

THIS ACQUISITION IS AVAILABLE 100% FOR SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE UNDER NAICS CODE 488330, NAVIGATIONAL SERVICES TO SHIPPING, WITH SIZE STANDARDS OF $47 MIL. THE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE IS M2BZ.

PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED RFQ 1333MK26Q0004 AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH THE OFFER:

1. PLEASE PROVIDE NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAIL, UNIQUE ENTITY ID, CAGE #, AND TAX ID.

2. PROVIDE PAGE ONE OF YOUR SAM REGISTRATION; ENSURE IT IS AN ACTIVE ACCOUNT.

3. PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED AND ITEMIZED COST TO INCLUDE THE TOTAL AMOUNT PER STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS AND EXPLAINED HOW EACH SERVICE IS BEING QUOTED.

4. INCLUDE A STATEMENT SPECIFYING TO THE EXTENT OF THE AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVISION INCLUDED IN THIS RFQ.QUOTES THAT REJECTS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS RFQ MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION.

5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS (SF-30) IF ANY.

6. PLEASE PROVIDE AT LEAST THREE REFERENCES FOR JOBS PERFORMED WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS THAT ARE THE SAME OR SIMILAR IN IN SCOPE SPECIFICALLY IN "VESSEL TOWING".

VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE A POINT OF CONTACT THAT INCLUDES NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAILS AND A DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE PERFORMED AND PRICE.

ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BYTHE AGENCY. QUOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS (EMAIL) NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 31, 2025 AT 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET). TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV.

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NONRECEIPT OF EMAIL. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST A CONFIRMATION OF THE EMAIL RECEIPT.

ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV NO LATER THAN BY OCTOBER 30, 2025, AT 12:00 P.M ET. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED.

CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER WITH THE FEDBIZOPPS VENDOR NOTIFICATION SERVICE AS WELL AS THE INTERESTED VENDORS LIST FOR THIS ACQUISITION (SEE APPLICABLE TAB WITHIN SAM.GOV WHERE THIS SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION IS POSTED). QUOTERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SAM DATABASE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS AWARD. REGISTRATION IS FREE AND CAN BE COMPLETED ON-LINE AT HTTP:// WWW.SAM.GOV/.

FOR CLAUSES AND PROVISION PLEASE SEE ATTACHED STANDARD FORM 1449 1333MK26Q0004.

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
WH-1313_Poster.pdf PDF
STATEMENT_OF_WORK.pdf PDF
Sol_1333MK26Q0004.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
Provide two tugs and one pilot service to the NOAA Latest Award Notice
Provide two tugs and one pilot NOAA ship pisces Award Notice
Provide two tugs and one pilot NOAA ship pisces This notice · Latest solicitation Solicitation

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