Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NAVSEA HQ
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
Sources Sought response
A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
N0002426ICGN9
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
336611
Product service code
1905
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-03
Response deadline
Sep 7, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
jerry.low.civ@us.navy.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 336611 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
This is a Request for Information (RFI) as defined in FAR 15.101(c), and in accordance with FAR part 10. The Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maritime is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the capability to transport, dismantle, de-militarize, and dispose of ex?Long Beach (CGN 9), including the defueled reactor plants in accordance with the attached Draft Summary Statement of Work (SOW), with all work done within the United States of America. This notice is not a request for proposals or a promise to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the future. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information provided, or administrative costs incurred, in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the Respondent’s expense. The Government will retain all RFI responses, which will be protected as business sensitive and will not be released outside of the Government. The Government may use program support contractor(s) and Government will follow up with interested parties to obtain consent, as required. Defense and commercial contractors, including small businesses, veteran-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, HUB Zone small businesses, and woman-owned small businesses are encouraged to participate. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If an RFP is subsequently issued, the Government intends to synopsize it on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor for additional information pertaining to any future requirement. The Government held an Industry Day 24-25 June, 2026 at Maritime Plaza 1, 1201 M St SE Washington, DC 20003 related to the requirements outlined in this notice. The Industry Day will include a brief from PAE Maritime to cover the planned requirements to transport, dismantle, de-militarize, and dispose of ex?Long Beach (CGN 9), including the defueled reactor plants. Individual one-on-one sessions with interested parties will follow the brief. For the one-on-one session, interested parties will get the opportunity to provide an Executive Summary brief in response to this notice. Briefs shall be no more than 10-12 slides of content (not including cover pages) at a summary level. Following the conclusion of Industry Day, interested parties are required to submit a formal RFI response. This response will be due two weeks after the conclusion of Industry Day. The initial industry day agenda was posted on 6/17/26 along with draft Section B and C of the RFP. UPDATE: The 6/24/26 Industry Day Brief is hereby posted. U.S. Navy CVN Inactivation and Disposal Program Office (PMS 368) requests responses as follows: Executive Summary RFI responses by 5:00 pm 15 June 2026. Submissions will be accepted after this date; however, late respondents’ feedback may not contribute to Industry Day discussions or PAE Maritime’s procurement planning. White Paper RFI responses by 5:00 pm 10 July 2026 (EDT). Submissions will be accepted after this date; however, late respondents’ feedback may not contribute to PAE Maritime’s procurement planning. Information should be e-mailed to Mr. Jerry Low at jerry.low.civ@us.navy.mil and Mr. Herbert R (Ray) Duff at herbert.r.duff.civ@us.navy.mil with the subject line: “Defueled Ex-Long Beach (CGN 9) Transportation & Disposal RFI.” Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside of Government activities, agencies and its program management support contractors without the permission of the provider. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. PAE Maritime may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements and may request a presentation and/or a site visit as deemed necessary. All information received that includes proprietary markings will be handled in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations. Information provided in responses to this notice will not be returned to the submitter. An acknowledgement of receipt will be provided for all responses received. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within two working days, please notify the points of contact listed in this notice. PAE Maritime may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to perform the efforts identified in this RFI and attached draft SOW.
Contact
Point of contact
Jerry Low
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
jerry.low.civ@us.navy.mil
Secondary
herbert.r.duff.civ@us.navy.mil
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.
Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
