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USNS OSCAR V. PETERSON FY 27 Mid-Term Availability

Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · MSCHQ NORFOLK
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
N3220526R6078
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
336611
Product service code
J998
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-09-24
Response deadline
Oct 16, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
thomas.l.white222.civ@us.navy.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

Prepare for and accomplish the Regular Mid-Term Availability of the USNS OSCAR V. PETERSON (T-AO 206) as specified in the solicitation and in accordance with the work item package. The anticipated period of performance is April 14, 2027 to May 26, 2027. The place of performance for this contract shall be the contractors facility. Area of consideration shall be East and/or Gulf Coast. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation will be made available on or about 17 May 2026 through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Solicitation Module. https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/index.xhtml. To obtain access to the work item package and government furnished information technical data, complete and return the attached non-disclosure agreement to the point of contact of this announcement. The decision to solicit as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside was made from market research. The MSC Office of Small Business and Small Business Administration Procurement Center Representative concurs. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to the point of contact of this announcement. Amend 01: Revise work items 0021, 0202, 0301, 0501, 0505, and 0574C. Answer request for clarifications 001 - 013 and 015 - 017. Edit the descriptions for option CLINs 0003 and 0004. Amend 02: Remove WI 0401, Answer RFCs 14, 18, and 20 - 30, Revise J-1 Work Item Index Attachment, Revise J-2 Category A Work Items Attachment. Amend 03: Answer RFCs 016, 019, 031 - 039, revise RFC answers 020, 023, and 024. Revise work items 0450, 0159, 0173A, and 0173B. Amend 04: Answer RFCs 036, 040, 041, 042, 043, 044, Revise RFC answer 039, and Revise WI 0011. Amend 05: Input 1 and Solicitation Module in PIEE within block 9 of the solicitation, add the following sentence at the end of paragraph (a) under FAR 52.211-11, Total Liquidated Damages shall not exceed 50% of the contract value., and set the final proposal revision due date to October 16, 2026 at 5:00PM EDT.

Contact

Point of contact
Thomas White
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
thomas.l.white222.civ@us.navy.mil
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