USNS ROBERT E. SIMANEK LAY BERTH AND SHIP REPAIR

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or request for proposals, no contract will be awarded from this notice. The draft solicitation and two work item indexes are attached to this notice.

Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, has a requirement for the USNS ROBERT E. SIMANEK (ESB 7) for a lay berth and mid-term availability commencing on or about April 1, 2026, until October 31, 2026, at the contractor’s facility. The area of consideration is East and Gulf Coast. Target date of solicitation issuance is September 1, 2025.

ESB Characteristics:

Length Overall: 239.325 m

Length between Perpendiculars: 233.215 m

Breadth Molded (Max.): 50.000 m

Depth Molded at side(to 01 level amidships): 15.468 m

Displacement Full Load: 106,695 MT

Draft Full Load: 12.000 m

Displacement Light Ship: 35,835 MT

Estimated arrival forward draft: 9.500 m

Estimated arrival aft draft: 9.500 m

Estimated arrival Displacement: 82,113 MT

Estimated arrival Arial Draft Fwd, Fwd Mast Top (Fr 95): 44.850 m

Estimated arrival Arial Draft Aft, Sea Giraffe Ant (Fr 51): 49.350 m

It is requested that interested firms submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities package demonstrating your firm’s ability and capacity to perform the work and experience of performing similar work. This document shall address, at a minimum the following:

(1) Company Profile to include number of employees, office location(s), UEI number, CAGE Code and a statement regarding small business designation and status;

(2) Description and location of the facility where the work will be performed;

(3) This procurement will be solicited under NAICS Code 336611, Ship Building and Repair, which has a size standard of 1,300 employees. Indicate if your company is a large or small business and socioeconomic category (HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.), if applicable.

(4) Partnership, teaming, joint ventures, or mentor-protégé agreements.

Please provide your response to this source sought notice by 4:30 p.m. EDT on July 16, 2025, to damian.w.finke.civ@us.navy.mil. Submission of a capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Government as to the extent of shipyards available for this procurement. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received.