Usns henry j. Kaiser FY 27 ROH/DD

The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command is soliciting for the Regular Overhaul and Dry Docking of the USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187), a non-nuclear ship repair service classified under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and PSC J999 (Non-Nuclear Ship Repair - West). The work must be performed at the contractor's facility on the West Coast, with all responsible sources eligible to submit capability statements or proposals under full and open competition. The solicitation will be released on or about January 16, 2026 through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system, and interested parties must complete and return the attached non-disclosure agreement (J-14 NDA.pdf) to access the work item package and government-furnished technical data. The evaluation will be based on capability to perform the overhaul work as specified in the solicitation documents, though specific evaluation criteria have not been detailed in this pre-solicitation notice.

This contract carries no small business set-aside designation, and the notice does not identify any incumbent contractor or potential award value. The anticipated period of performance spans from December 15, 2026 through April 13, 2027, providing approximately four months for the completion of the overhaul and dry-docking operations. As a pre-solicitation notice, specific contract values, detailed technical requirements, and final evaluation methodologies will be contained in the full solicitation expected to be available in mid-January 2026. The Military Sealift Command Office of Small Business and the Small Business Administration Procurement Center Representative have concurred with the decision to conduct full and open competition for this opportunity. Interested contractors should monitor PIEE for the formal solicitation release and prepare their capability statements promptly following the January 16, 2026 release date.