3228 CESWG Survey Vessel

The Marine Design Center (MDC) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to issue a solicitation to acquire an aluminum catamaran hydrographic survey vessel, conforming to commercial standards. The vessel acquired under this solicitation will be used to support the Galveston District (SWG) of the USACE in their mission of maintaining navigable waterways along the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

The survey vessel will have a centerline-moon-pool deployed survey transducer strut system. If determined by the designer, the catamaran hull may incorporate a hydrofoil support system.

The Contractor assumes complete responsibility for building the survey vessel according to this specification, the Contract Drawings, and the documents that are called for in this procurement, to meet the requirements of this Contract.

Contractor will be required to fabricate and deliver the vessel to the Government.

Delivery and final acceptance will be at the:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Army Engineer District, Galveston

There will be liquidated damages associated with this procurement.

Bid guarantee, payment, and performance bonding will be required.

The Request for Proposal number (RFP) W912BU-25-R-A018 is intended to be available on or about August 8, 2025. 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’s 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.

All contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by accessing the SAM website at www.sam.gov. Instructions will be included in the solicitation.

Also, all Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry located at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/.