Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) Shipyard Maintenance and Drydocking
Open State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- ITN-17223
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Clifton James cliftonj@usf.edu
Opportunity details come from vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The University of South Florida, on behalf of the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), is soliciting agreements with shipyards for maintenance, repairs, and drydocking of its research fleet, with sealed submissions due November 13, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. EST. The procurement is an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) issued through USF Procurement and Payment Services and posted October 12, 2026, with the opportunity tagged to Hillsborough County, Florida.
Services are required as needed for two research vessels, the R/V W. T. HOGARTH and the R/V WEATHERBIRD II. The ITN seeks qualified shipyards to establish agreements for this work. Proposers must register and submit through the USF Sourcing portal, where detailed specifications and bid documents are available for download from the USF Procurement Services site at bids.sciquest.com.
Questions go to Clifton James at USF Procurement and Payment Services (cliftonj@usf.edu).
Opportunity text
The University of South Florida on behalf of the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) is seeking to establish agreements with shipyards for Maintenance and Repairs as needed for FIO's fleet of two (2) research vessels the R/V W. T. HOGARTH and the R/V WEATHERBIRD II.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| MFMP FIO ITN.pdf |
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