Usns city of bismarck (T-EPF 9) VRA
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NXXXXXXXX
- Agency
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Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- PSC
- J999 Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (West)
- Place of performance
- Naha Japan
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka issued a synopsis notice on July 2, 2026 announcing its intent to solicit competitive bids for Voyage Repair Availability (VRA) work on the USNS CITY OF BISMARCK (T-EPF 9), with responses due by July 7, 2026 at 11 a.m. Singapore Standard Time. The VRA is tentatively scheduled for July 20–31, 2026 and will be performed at a contractor shipyard in Nata, Japan.
Eligible offerors must maintain active registration in SAM.gov and be authorized to conduct business in Japan. The work encompasses three discrete items: conversion from USNS to USS designation and recertification of the Voyage Data Recorder and radio communication equipment per TEPF-class requirements.
Interested ship repair firms must submit a capability statement and a notice of interest on company letterhead, including firm name, telephone number, mailing address, and email address. Submissions go to Contract Specialist Hipolito P. Ferrer (Hipolito.p.ferrer.civ@us.navy.mil) with subject line "Notice USNS CITY OF BISMARCK Response." The Government accepts electronic submission only. This synopsis is notice of intent only and does not constitute a solicitation or binding commitment to award a contract.
Notice text
This is a Synopsis notice only. This is not a solicitation or request for proposal and no contract will be awarded from this notice. The information in this notification is subject to change and in no way binds the U.S. Government to award a contract.
The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka intends to issue a competitive solicitation for the Voyage Repair Availability (VRA) requirements for the USNS CITY OF BISMARCK (T-EPF 9) to all known shipyard firms in the SEVENTH FLEET Area of Responsibility (AOR). The VRA is tentatively scheduled from 20-31 July 2026 for a shipyar repair availability to be performed at a contractor shipyard in Nata, Japan.
To be eligible for award, the offeror must have an active registration in the System for Awards Management (SAM.gov)). Firms with inactive registrations will not be considered for award. Firms must be authorized to do business in the country of performance. Ship repair firms that are interested in applying should submit a capability statement via email.
Ship repair firms interested in applying for this and future similar opportunities should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address to the point of contact below.
Please email the capability statement or interest to Contract Specialist at Hipolito.p.ferrer.civ@us.navy.mil, Notice USNS CITY OF BISMARCK Response in the subject field. All responses are by 8 July 2026, 11AM Singapore Standard Time. The Government will only accept electronic submission of interest and capability.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Work Items City of Bismarck VRA.pdf |
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