SRDRS Long Term, Submarine Rescue Vessel (C)
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- Agency
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Navy Military Sealift Command Norfolk
Military Sealift Command, Department of Defense
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $50,000,000 to $100,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- N3220526C1210 Federal contract award held by Hornbeck Offshore Operators LLC Ends Feb 17, 2027 · Value with all options $16,146,484
- Previous solicitation
- 183-day Special Time Charter w/ 182-day Option N3220526R6008 · Posted Oct 16, 2025
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Place of performance
- Norfolk, VA
- Forecast number
- N32205-25-RFPREQ-DSM-PM4-0258
Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command Norfolk is seeking a Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS) vessel capable of conducting submarine rescue operations in the event of a maritime mishap, with estimated solicitation release on July 1, 2026, and estimated award on October 1, 2026. The procurement requires a Jones Act-qualified U.S. flag vessel capable of supporting NATO Submarine Rescue System operations. The contract is structured as a competitive, unrestricted procurement with no set-aside designation.
The estimated award value ranges from $50 million to $100 million under a firm fixed-price "C" type contract with a period of performance of 56 months. The vessel will be positioned at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with performance oversight by Military Sealift Command at Norfolk, Virginia. The contracting office is MSC (N32205), with the program requirement managed by DSM-PM4.
The incumbent awardee is Hornbeck Offshore Operators LLC, which holds contract N3220526C1210, a $16.1 million firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded January 16, 2026, for a special time charter vessel supporting submarine rescue operations. That contract, with an ultimate completion date of February 17, 2027, covers a base performance period of 183 days and one optional 182-day extension and originated from a pre-solicitation notice posted in October 2025.
Forecast text
US Navy requires a SRDRS, Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System capable of conducting Submarine Rescue in the event of a maritime mishap.
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