IDIQ MAC for Outsourcing Submarine Work from Chief of Naval Operations

This is a sources sought notice in accordance with FAR 15.201 and in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. The Naval Sea Systems command (NAVSEA) is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in performing discrete production, non-discrete production and other production work to support the Navy’s four public shipyards, Trident Refit Facilities (Kings Bay, GA; Bangor, WA), Naval Submarine Base New London, CT, and Naval Base Point Loma, CA, in accomplishing repair, maintenance, and modernization of all nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs, SSBNs and SSGNs). NAVSEA is especially interested in determining small business capability and interest. Reponses are welcome from small business concerns and small business teaming arrangements or joint ventures. This market research will also provide information to the

Contracting Officer that may be relevant to FAR 7.107 for consolidation/bundling. EXISTING

REQUIREMENTS #1: Rolling Admissions for Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) for Outsourcing Work from Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Availabilities on Fast Attack Submarines. The Government is conducting annual market research for the Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Outsourcing Work from Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Availabilities on Fast Attack Submarines (SSNs). Specifically, this is a notice contemplating a new competition for rolling admissions of additional IDIQ MAC holders onto NAVSEA’s existing FY25 IDIQ issued under N00024-25-R-4321. The MAC IDIQ is for discrete production, non-discrete production and other production work to support the Navy’s four public shipyards in accomplishing repair, maintenance, and modernization of nuclear-powered attack submarines. The specific

requirements will be defined at the delivery order level, and will encompass efforts such as preservation, structural/non-destructive testing, shipboard work, electrical services, component repair, and engineering and technical support. Efforts include performing drydock submarine repair, maintenance and alterations at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY), and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY), and performing the repair and restoration of select critical components. Offerors are not required to have their own drydock. Work would be performed under delivery orders which will be competed among MAC IDIQ awardees over the remaining four-year base ordering period and three additional option years. The Navy has included rolling admissions provisions enabling the Navy to annually announce an interim competition for the purpose of adding additional contractors to the MAC IDIQ. The Navy has categorized the

requirements to be procured under the MAC IDIQ into two tiers: Critical (Lot

1) and Non-Critical (Lot 2), as defined as follows: Critical (Lot