USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) Inactivation & Defueling Advance Planning
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0002425C2127
- Agency
-
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- N0002425C2127 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Huntington Ingalls Inc.
- NAICS code
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- PSC
- 1905 Combat Ships And Landing Vessels
- Place of performance
- Newport News, Virginia 23607, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command has issued a Class Justification and Approval (CJ&A) for a sole source contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) for the advanced planning and accomplishment of inactivation, defueling, and towing to disposal for two aircraft carriers: USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). HII-NNS was selected as the sole source vendor due to their unique capabilities, extensive experience, and prior history with NIMITZ Class carriers, making them the only responsible source capable of performing these highly specialized, complex nuclear-powered aircraft carrier inactivation efforts. The contract, awarded on March 13, 2025, covers comprehensive services including documentation, engineering, material procurement, shipchecks, personnel training, shipyard work, preparation for inactivation, defueling, and towing preparations. While the total estimated cost remains redacted, the contract will be funded through Operations and Maintenance, Navy (O&M) funding. The contract actions will involve detailed work on both aircraft carriers, with efforts beginning and continuing through unspecified dates under the contract N0002425C2127.
Notice text
This Class Justification and Approval (CJ&A) is for the award of sole source contract actions to Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) for the Advance Planning and Accomplishment of the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) Inactivation, Defueling, and Towing to disposal site.
Awarded contract N0002425C2127 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-03-13.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| N00024_22034.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) Inactivation & Defueling Advance Planning | Award Notice |
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