Vessel Acquisition Manager 2. 0
Past Recompete 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
- Place of performance
- Norfolk, VA
- Forecast number
- 47998
- Points of contact
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- Levi Abrams levi.abrams@dot.gov (202) 977-6939
Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of Transportation is recompeting a comprehensive vessel acquisition and lifecycle management contract to support the Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Force recapitalization program, with solicitation release estimated for October 1, 2026, and award targeted for May 1, 2027. The contractor shall conduct global market surveys to identify suitable commercial vessels, prepare Business Case Analyses and Life Cycle Cost Estimates, execute vessel acquisitions, manage reflagging and reclassification, integrate National Defense Features and other required modifications, and provide operations, maintenance, and sustainment support to ensure vessels achieve and maintain mission readiness for U.S. strategic sealift requirements. The contract is being competed as full and open competition under a combination contract type with a ten-year period of performance extending through May 1, 2037.
Place of performance is Norfolk, Virginia. The incumbent contractor is Crowley Government Services under awarded contract order 693JF721D000007. Levi Abrams, Technical Officer and Contracting Officer Representative at the Department of Transportation, serves as the point of contact and may be reached at levi.abrams@dot.gov or (202) 977-6939. The Maritime Administration's Office of Acquisition is the funding office for this agency-funded effort.
Forecast text
The contractor shall provide comprehensive support for the acquisition and lifecycle management of commercial vessels to support the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) Ready Reserve Force (RRF) recapitalization program. Services include conducting global market surveys to identify suitable vessels, preparing Business Case Analyses (BCA) and Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCE), executing vessel acquisitions, managing vessel reflagging and reclassification, integrating National Defense Features and other required modifications, and providing operations, maintenance, and sustainment support to ensure vessels achieve and maintain mission readiness in support of U.S. strategic sealift requirements. The contractor will provide end-to-end acquisition and technical expertise to deliver mission-capable vessels that meet military operational requirements while optimizing cost, schedule, and lifecycle performance.
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