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3577 NASA PEGASUS Pre-solicitation Notice

Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W2SD ENDIST PHILADELPHIA
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Solicitation number
W912BU27BXXXX
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
336611
Product service code
J020
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-06
Response deadline
Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
domenic.l.sestito@usace.army.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS The Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to initiate an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in the near future to procure services for drydocking, maintenance, repair, and completion of required ABS Surveys for the NASA Barge PEGASUS. The period of performance will be 60 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed by the Contracting Officer. There will be liquidated damages associated with this procurement. Prior to the award of this Contract, the Contractor shall enter into a Mastership Agreement for Repair and Alteration of Vessels. If the Contractor has entered such an agreement prior to this Contract, that agreement may be utilized. For more information, see DFARS Subpart 252.217-71, Master Agreement for Repair and Alteration of Vessels. The Invitation for Bid Number (IFB) solicitation is intended to be available on or about October 20, 2026. Hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. Contractors may download the solicitation (including drawings) and any amendments via the hyperlink to the Sam.Gov website, www.sam.gov , on (or after) the issue date. The official media of distribution for the IFB is the Web. All amendments to the IFB will be posted to the Sam.Gov website. It is the offeror responsibility to monitor the website in order to access the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the IFB and any amendments. NAICS code is 336611 Ship Building and Repair.

Contact

Point of contact
Domenic Sestito
Role
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Email
domenic.l.sestito@usace.army.mil
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