USNS APACHE (T-ATF) Mid-Term Availability (MTA) - Synopsis

This presolicitation notice seeks maintenance and repair services for the USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) to be conducted during its fiscal year 2020 mid-term availability. The Military Sealift Command Norfolk requires contractors to perform over one hundred work items across various ship systems at an East or Gulf Coast facility for approximately 60 days beginning September 14, 2020. Responses to solicitation N3220520R7001 are due by April 25, 2020, with award anticipated for July 31, 2020. Evaluation will consider a contractor's ability to perform tasks like hull repairs, machinery servicing, system inspections, drydocking services, and maintenance of equipment.

This requirement has been set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 336611, Ship Building and Repairing, which has an employee size standard of 1,250. The period of performance is from September 14, 2020 to approximately November 2020. No incumbent or budget information is provided, though the work item list indicates a variety of preservation, repair, and certification efforts will be required across all ship systems and structures.