Small Craft Mechanic

The United States Marine Corps seeks non-personal services to provide full-time small boat maintenance and operations support through a Small Craft Mechanic contract. The 4th Reconnaissance Battalion requires comprehensive maintenance across five geographically separated boat lockers located in San Antonio, Texas (primary duty location at Fort Sam Houston), Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Alameda, California, Smyrna, Georgia, and Mobile, Alabama. Personnel must be U.S. citizens with high school education, Microsoft Office and Oracle Global Combat Support Systems proficiency, fluent English capability, and a minimum of one year of Oracle software experience, with five years of military watercraft and engine maintenance experience preferred. Required certifications include competency with Evinrude E-Tec outboards, USMC Evinrude Multi-Fuel engines, Mercury Verado engines, and various watercraft coxswain qualifications. Evaluation will be based on technical capability, past performance (requiring minimum two relevant references within three years), and price, with technical and past performance weighted equally and significantly more important than price overall. Questions must be submitted by 1200 CST on April 1, 2026, and all proposals are due by 1200 CST on April 3, 2026.

This solicitation is a 100% small business set-away designated for Women-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 488390 with a size standard of $47,000,000. The contract base period extends from May 15, 2026 through May 14, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods available through May 14, 2031, for a potential five-year contract duration. The contract includes two line items: Small Craft Mechanic services with firm fixed pricing for 12 months and travel costs capped at a cost-no-fee arrangement not to exceed $15,000 annually. Personnel will work 40 hours per week (1,920 hours annually) with scheduled site visits to secondary locations approximately four times per year, potentially increasing to two visits per site annually, and will maintain a fleet of approximately 45 Enhanced Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft vessels and four 31-foot Open Water Safety Craft. Performance acceptance will be conducted at 4th Reconnaissance Battalion headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, with invoice submission required through the Wide Area WorkFlow system.