USNS CHARLES DREW Annual Liferaft Recertification

The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command is seeking a contractor to provide annual liferaft recertification services for the USNS CHARLES DREW (T-AKE 10), including all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to complete the work in accordance with established specifications. The solicitation requires contractors to be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in South Korea under DFARS 252.225-7042. Key contract requirements include comprehensive annual servicing of 16 Elliott Model 3RA1555-1 liferafts (25-person capacity) in accordance with SOLAS III and 46 CFR standards, including working-pressure leakage tests, floor integrity checks, survival equipment inspection and replacement, battery replacement, inflation system examination, and inflation cylinder weighing with recharging as needed. Additionally, contractors must replace the painter system, weak link, and hydrostatic release unit with USCG and SOLAS-approved components, provide detailed condition reports, and maintain full documentation with manufacturer data and service dates. The government will evaluate proposals using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach, with acceptable past performance as the award criterion, and will make a single award to the responsive offeror with the lowest evaluated price. The proposal deadline is January 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM Korea Standard Time.

This solicitation includes no set-aside designations and does not identify any potential incumbents or current contractors. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the solicitation notice. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price arrangement with a single line item covering the entire scope of work. The performance period runs from February 9-27, 2026, requiring completion of annual recertification services within an approximately three-week timeframe. The place of performance is the MSCO Korea Warehouse in Busan, South Korea, and the contractor's own USCG and ABS-approved servicing facility. Contractor personnel requiring facility access must obtain a Department of Defense Common Access Card and meet background investigation requirements, with SF-86 forms and fingerprint cards to be submitted at least 30 days prior to the work start date.