Naval Surface Warfare Center

The Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command, has a requirement for Support Ship for Naval Surface Warfare Center – Panama City

Solicitation Summary

The Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command, has a requirement for Support Ship for Naval Surface Warfare Center – Panama City

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Details
Agency Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command
Solicitation Number  N3220525R4006
Status Post-RFP
Solicitation Date 06/13/2025
Award Date 12/2025 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $7,831,000
Competition Type  Full and Open / Unrestricted
Type of Award Other
Primary Requirement  Operations & Maintenance
Duration  1 year(s) base plus 4 x 1 year(s) option(s)
Contract Type  Firm Fixed Price
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
483111

Deep Sea Freight Transportation
Size Standard: 1050 Employees
Place of Performance:
  • Panama City, Florida, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/d88d95805ca44968806d8e44e393ed96/view

Background

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Requirements

The time-chartered vessel shall serve as host/support ship for at-sea operations conducted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC-PCD).  At-sea operations shall include deployment and recovery of inert or live mines and test instrumentation and objects, the tow of surface and submerged vehicles, housing and support of test data acquisition equipment and personnel, deployment and recovery of subsea equipment, Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV) operations, and on-station monitoring.  The vessel shall be required to follow computer generated track lines while towing sonars or other towed systems.  The vessel shall be required to accurately hold station while subsea equipment is deployed or recovered using the vessel’s crane from its stern.  The vessel shall be required to hold station while an ROV is being deployed and operated over the side of the vessel.

Services shall include, but not be limited to the following:

  • Deployment and recovery of up to fifty (50) inert or live mines and test instrumentation and objects per at-sea period.
  • Tow of surface and submerged vehicles
  • Housing and support of test data acquisition equipment and personnel
  • Deployment and recovery of subsea equipment/systems
  • ROV operations
  • Guard Duty (for guarding shallow targets in an area in the Gulf of Mexico). Vessel may be anchored overnight to perform guard duty (keep other vessel’s out of the area) in test area.

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