# Watercraft Operations and Maintenance Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa481925r0009 - Solicitation number: FA481925R0009 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation) - Status: Awarded to Bowhead Marine Support Services, LLC for $8,521,643.08 - Department: Department of the Air Force - Agency: Department of the Air Force - Contracting office: FA4819 325 Cons PKP (FA4819) - NAICS: 488330 Navigational Services to Shipping - Product or service code: J020 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Ship and Marine Equipment - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - County: Bay County (FIPS 12005). https://abierto.us/counties/bay-county-fl-12005 - City: Panama City. https://abierto.us/cities/panama-city-fl-1254700 - First posted: June 10, 2025 - Last posted: March 27, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4baa630b27ea4664bfed04034a066b6d/view ## Description This is the official solicitation synopsis for Watercraft Operations and Maintenance 82 ATRS Service at Tyndall Air Force Base. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Vendors shall NOT submit proposals in response to this synopsis. The purpose of this contract is to provide all management, labor necessary Program Management, Operation and Maintenance (O and M) and Mission Support for the 53d WEG watercraft mission. Provide all management, personnel, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform the O and M services as defined in this PWS, Government Furnished Property (Facilities and Equipment) and Services. The nature of this work will demand that the Contractor be capable of quick response to stringent deadlines. The 325th Contracting Squadron intends to issue a formal solicitation on or about 15 July 2025 via SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/) under the solicitation number FA481925R0009. The solicitation will result in a firm-fixed priced contract with a one (1) year base period and three (3) twelve-month option periods. The solicitation will be for a commercial services and prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 15. This requirement is being solicited as a competitive Small Business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 488330, Navigational Services to Shipping and a Service Code of J020, Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment?Ship and Marine Equipment, will apply to this acquisition. The size standard for this NAICS code is $47.0. The contract award will be made on the basis of subjective tradeoff procedures IAW DoD Source Selection Procedures, dated 20 August 2022, where technically acceptable offerors past performance history will be evaluated on a basis significantly more important than cost or price. All instructions for submitting proposals will be provided in the solicitation. The solicitation will only be made available via the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) via https://sam.gov. No paper copies will be issued. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring sam.gov for the release of the solicitation package. To be eligible for contract award offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Registration is accomplished via the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov. Any questions related to this pre-solicitation notice must be submitted in writing via email to Mr. David Hackney at david.hackney.1@us.af.mil and 2d Lt Brice Ohara at brice.ohara.1@us.af.mil. A comment matrix has been included as an optional use. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Bowhead Marine Support Services, LLC (UEI HG4NLAJJX2B3) - Contract: FA481926C0004, definitive contract - Obligated: $954,000.00, current value $2,131,186 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 6 offers received - Link: award number FA481926C0004 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA4819 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA481926C0004_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - June 10, 2025: Presolicitation, due June 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 88ac271e797c46cf93c4a9598aff4782. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/88ac271e797c46cf93c4a9598aff4782/view - August 21, 2025: Solicitation, due October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 09ff80c7dcc04fd88a6e8e005d525ef7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/09ff80c7dcc04fd88a6e8e005d525ef7/view - August 22, 2025: Solicitation, due October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice cce82f786d7f4aafa1cc2dc81fd16fa4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cce82f786d7f4aafa1cc2dc81fd16fa4/view - March 27, 2026: Award notice. Notice 4baa630b27ea4664bfed04034a066b6d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4baa630b27ea4664bfed04034a066b6d/view ## Points of contact - Mr. David Hackney, david.hackney.1@us.af.mil, 850-283-8664 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa481925r0009.