Award notice, total small business set-aside, first published as sources sought
USNS ROBERT E. SIMANEK (ESB 7) Lay Berth and Ship Repair
N3220525R0005
Department of the Navy, MSCHQ Norfolk. Ship Building and Repairing.
Awarded
$9,085,744.00 obligated so far on USAspending
Description
As published on SAM.gov with the solicitation of January 16, 2026.
USNS ROBERT E. SIMANEK (ESB 7) Lay Berth and Ship Repair. To enhance the vessel?s maintenance status, the vessel will enter a long-term lay berth, maintenance, and overhaul period. The contractor shall provide facilities, services, labor and materials to provide berthing, preventive maintenance industrial assistance, planning, material procurement and execution of a maintenance and repair availability as detailed herein. Due to operational and national security availability considerations, the location shall be US East or Gulf Coast. MSC will retain a limited crew (Engineering and/or Deck officer(s)) comprising of the SMT.
Amendment 0001:
1. Revise table 2 of Section C;
2. Revise solicitation attachment J-6, Representations and Certifications;
3. Replace
FAR 52.204-8 with FAR 52.204-8(Deviation);
4. Answer RFC 1 - 8; and 5. Revise WIs 0050, 0051, 0021, 0109, 0152, 0404, 0453, 0459, 0527, 0568A, 0569, 0570, and 0985.
Amendment 0002:
1. Remove Lay Berth WIs 0021, 0457, 0458, 0512, 0519, 0520, 0521, 0522, 0523, 0557, 0601, and 0602;
2. Remove MTA WIs 0405, 0406, 0504, 0505, 0507, 0509, 0515, 0521, 0529, 0531, 0605, and 0606;
3. Revise MTA WIs 0401 and 0404;
4. Add MTA WI 0101A; and 5. Incorporate RFCs 9-15.
Amendment 0003:
1. Remove WI 0401;
2. Revise WIs 0571 and 0656;
3. Update attachment J-2B; and 4. Incorporate RFCs 16-26.
Amendment 0004: Remove WI 0528; Revise WIs 0302 and 0534; and Incorporate RFCs 27-33.
Amendment 0005: Revise WI 0003 for lay berth and MTA.
Amendment 0006:
1. Restructure Section B to add additional options;
2. Updated J-4 Contractor Price Breakdown - TOTAL, to conform to the revised Section B;
3. Provided two new J-2A Contractor Price Breakdown - Lay berth Category A Items, documents;
4. Updated J-11 Applicable Wage Determinations;
5. Revised
FAR 52.217-7;
6. Revised text in section C, J, and L.
Amendment 0007: Add
DFARS 252.232-7007, Limitation of Governments Obligation; remove SLINs 0001GA, 0001HA, 0001JA, 0002CA, and 0003DA; change the period of performance on all SLINS; remove J-2A Contractor Price Breakdown Lay Berth 3; revise J-2A Contractor Price Breakdown Lay Berth 2 and J-4 Contractor Price Breakdown Total; and extend the due date for final proposal revisions to January 29, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. local Norfolk.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Alabama Shipyard LLC
- UEI
- EEN8SHG8AAC7
- CAGE
- 8ESG9
- Vendor location
- Mobile, AL
- Contract
- N3220526C1209, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $9,085,744.00, current value $15,733,658, potential $30,891,037
- Actions
- 2 between February 26, 2026 and May 26, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 2 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Usns Robert E. Simanek (Esb 7) Lay Berth and Ship Repair
- Match
- award number N3220526C1209 equals the contract number; same awarding office N32205 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
July 1, 2025
Sources sought
USNS ROBERT E. SIMANEK LAY BERTH AND SHIP REPAIR
Due July 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice af8bdce6b74f4366bb873c7d8bf0a6a0
July 25, 2025
Presolicitation, originally sources sought
USNS ROBERT E. SIMANEK LAY BERTH AND SHIP REPAIR
SAM.gov, notice 1d4084079e364610923909fe5994220f
August 11, 2025
Solicitation
Due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 3bfaa64fb4204e7ca7cc8af6a9fbb1d1
August 22, 2025
Solicitation
Due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice e781fa4a7dae472fbc06c097e4083a50
September 4, 2025
Solicitation
Due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice b8d7b8de11b94b1fad289d8579b5184f
September 17, 2025
Solicitation
Due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 68aabb77fc764a92b175092a2caade2c
October 2, 2025
Solicitation
Due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice f0785e05f083447586b65db54afdff63
November 18, 2025
Solicitation
Due December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST. SAM.gov, notice b0335b1605514afe9e3458a488b58c8d
January 9, 2026
Solicitation
Due January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 21896302fffe410da558b04544898623
January 16, 2026
Solicitation
Due January 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 4ac113dc6bd94bdebd12bd5876e4e311
February 27, 2026
Award notice, originally solicitation
Awarded to ALABAMA SHIPYARD LLC Mobile for $30,716,954. SAM.gov, notice 09bf8d10e73040408f2407a71f3a210b
Points of contact
- Damian Finkedamian.w.finke.civ@us.navy.mil5642261277
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