Recapitalize 10 Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO) Ships
Forecast New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Department of Transportation
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Full and Open Competition
- NAICS code
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- Forecast number
- 41769
- Points of contact
Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) is procuring services to deliver 10 Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO) cargo vessels to recapitalize the National Defense Reserve Fleet in accordance with Congressional direction from the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. This new requirement represents a full and open competition for vessel construction services, with an estimated solicitation release date of July 18, 2027, and an estimated award date of February 18, 2028. The contract will involve design completion and construction of modern RO/RO vessels to support national defense logistics capabilities.
The total program value is estimated at $6,000,000,000.00, with the contract period of performance extending from February 18, 2028, through February 18, 2032. The procurement falls under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and will be performed in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Inquiries regarding this opportunity should be directed to Brett Scrum at the Department of Transportation (brett.scrum@dot.gov), who serves as the primary point of contact for this definitive contract award.
Forecast text
MARAD intends to award a contract for the procurement of services to deliver 10 Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO) ships to recapitalize the National Defense Reserve Fleet, in accordance with Congressional direction. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), directs MARAD to acquire 10 new Roll-on/Roll-off (RORO) vessels to recapitalize the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF). Section 3546, a (2) states,
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall—
complete the design of a roll-on, roll-off [RO/RO] cargo vessel for the National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for the construction of such vessel to begin in fiscal year 2027; and
seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate vessel construction manager under which the vessel construction manager shall enter a contract for the construction of not more than ten such vessels in accordance with this section.
Total value of the program is estimated at $6,000,000,000.00.
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