Usns robert F kennedy T-AO 208 MTA FY27

The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command is soliciting proposals for ship repair services related to the mid-term availability (MTA) of the USNS ROBERT F KENNEDY (T-AO 208). The contractor will be responsible for the preparation and accomplishment of the vessel's mid-term availability work, with performance to take place at the contractor's facility located on the East or Gulf Coast. To participate, interested parties must complete and return a non-disclosure agreement to obtain access to the work item package and government-furnished technical data, and must designate a corporate principal responsible for compliance with strict controls on data dissemination and export control regulations. While specific evaluation criteria are not detailed in the presolicitation notice, contractors should be prepared to demonstrate capability in ship repair operations under NAICS code 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing). The formal solicitation is expected to be released on or about March 27, 2026 through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module, with the presolicitation notice having been posted on February 25, 2026.

This requirement has been designated as a total small business set-aside, based on market research indicating an expectation of receiving proposals from two or more small businesses, with concurrence from the MSC Office of Small Business and the Small Business Administration Procurement Center Representative. No incumbent contractor or current contract holder is identified in the presolicitation notice. The contract does not specify a ceiling value or budget range in the available documentation. The anticipated period of performance is from February 22, 2027 to April 5, 2027, representing a compressed timeline of approximately six weeks for the mid-term availability work. All subcontractors and vendors must execute flow-down non-disclosure agreements with their corporate principals, and offerors are required to identify all vendors and subcontractors by name, address, and corporate principal contact information prior to proposal submission.