This is a solicitation for the Midterm Availability (MTA) of the USNS Miguel Keith ESB 5. The period of performance is from October 26, 2026, to December 10, 2026, with options. Performance will be in Thailand or Singapore. Offerors must possess a current Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) or Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR) and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Proposals are due by 11:00 AM local time on May 8, 2026. The contract will be a firm-fixed-price with time-and-materials contract line item number (CLIN) award. Offerors must submit proposals electronically. Late submissions will not be considered. The solicitation includes detailed instructions for proposal preparation, content, and submission, covering technical factors, price, and past performance. Evaluation will be based on the lowest evaluated price and acceptable non-price factors. The government reserves the right to award based on initial proposals without discussions, but may conduct discussions if necessary.
The period of performance for the contract is from October 26, 2026, to December 10, 2026, with options for extension. The solicitation states, Period of performance: 26 October 2026 10 December 2026 **** December 2026 with option.
The bid notice indicates that payment will be made by Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) and specifies that Payment will be made by the following office or as otherwise specified in the contract at each site. It also details invoice submission requirements and payment processing through WAWF.
The contract includes clause ****, Extension of Commercial Warranty, which states, The contractor shall extend to the government the full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale, provided that such warranty is available at no additional cost to the government.
The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal offers the lowest evaluated price and for which non-price factors are rated as acceptable. The solicitation states, Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal offers the lowest evaluated price and for which nonprice factor is rated as acceptable in accordance with the established criteria in the solicitation.
To be eligible for award, offerors must possess a current Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) or Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR) and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The solicitation states, 6. Award of a job order resulting from this solicitation is restricted to firms, which possess a current master shiprepair agreement msraagreement of boat repair abr and is restricted to firms which have a currentupdated registration in system for awards management.
The bid notice mentions liquidated damages under clause ****, stating, The liquidated damages under clause **** paragraph f of this contract is set at 61, **** per calendar day of delay.
The solicitation indicates that a site visit may be accommodated based on ship availability. It states, c. Inspection of site: The government will attempt to accommodate the ship check request based on the availability of the ships schedule.
The solicitation states, All requests for specification clarification including deviationexception requests must be submitted not later than the close of fifteen 15 calendar days before the time and date for receipt of offers.
