Sole Source Procurement of Marine Evacuation System for NSMV Class Vessels
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- MAPR61025000024
- Agency
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Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Norfolk, Virginia 23508, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source purchase order for a Maritime Evacuation System (MES) to Life Systems Australia (LSA). This procurement is specifically for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV) class and is classified under NAICS code 336999 for All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing and PSC code 2090 for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. The notice was posted on July 3, 2025, with a due date of July 17, 2025. The agency has prepared and attached an approved Justification and Approval document to support this sole source procurement decision. This acquisition falls under the category of procurements that do not utilize any set-aside provisions.
The primary objective of this sole source procurement is to establish a rotational spare MES set to support operational readiness during scheduled annual servicing of the NSMV fleet. The Maritime Administration selected LSA as the exclusive source due to the critical need to maintain certification and compliance of lifesaving systems, requiring all equipment to have identical approvals for uniformity, safety, and regulatory compliance. Market research confirmed that no alternative vendors offer a fully compatible system with the existing fleet, and any deviation would necessitate costly U.S. Coast Guard reapproval, retrofitting, and retraining. The MES was specifically chosen for the NSMV fleet because of its superior capability to rapidly evacuate large numbers of people through a high-capacity inflatable slide system that enables fast, simultaneous boarding of life rafts without manual launching. Since this is a sole source procurement with predetermined vendor selection, there are no open eligibility criteria for contractor participation, as LSA has been identified as the only viable source for maintaining the NSMV class vessel requirements.
Notice text
The Maritime Administration intends to award a sole source purchase order for the procurement of a Maritime Evacuation System (MES) from Life Systems Australia (LSA). See the attached, approved Justification and Approval (J&A).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sole source for MES (JA form MA-880) SAM_Redacted.pdf |
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