# USNS ROBERT E. SIMANEK (ESB 7) Lay Berth and Ship Repair

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- Solicitation number: N3220525R0005
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Alabama Shipyard LLC for $30,716,954.00
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: MSCHQ Norfolk (N32205)
- NAICS: 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- Product or service code: J998 Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- First posted: July 1, 2025
- Last posted: February 27, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/09bf8d10e73040408f2407a71f3a210b/view

## Description

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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Alabama Shipyard LLC (UEI EEN8SHG8AAC7)
- Contract: N3220526C1209, definitive contract
- Obligated: $9,085,744.00, current value $15,733,658
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 2 offers received
- Link: award number N3220526C1209 equals the contract number; same awarding office N32205 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_N3220526C1209_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 1, 2025: Sources sought, due July 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM EDT. Notice af8bdce6b74f4366bb873c7d8bf0a6a0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/af8bdce6b74f4366bb873c7d8bf0a6a0/view
- July 25, 2025: Presolicitation. Notice 1d4084079e364610923909fe5994220f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1d4084079e364610923909fe5994220f/view
- August 11, 2025: Solicitation, due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 3bfaa64fb4204e7ca7cc8af6a9fbb1d1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3bfaa64fb4204e7ca7cc8af6a9fbb1d1/view
- August 22, 2025: Solicitation, due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice e781fa4a7dae472fbc06c097e4083a50. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e781fa4a7dae472fbc06c097e4083a50/view
- September 4, 2025: Solicitation, due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice b8d7b8de11b94b1fad289d8579b5184f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b8d7b8de11b94b1fad289d8579b5184f/view
- September 17, 2025: Solicitation, due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 68aabb77fc764a92b175092a2caade2c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/68aabb77fc764a92b175092a2caade2c/view
- October 2, 2025: Solicitation, due October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice f0785e05f083447586b65db54afdff63. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f0785e05f083447586b65db54afdff63/view
- November 18, 2025: Solicitation, due December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice b0335b1605514afe9e3458a488b58c8d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b0335b1605514afe9e3458a488b58c8d/view
- January 9, 2026: Solicitation, due January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 21896302fffe410da558b04544898623. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/21896302fffe410da558b04544898623/view
- January 16, 2026: Solicitation, due January 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 4ac113dc6bd94bdebd12bd5876e4e311. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4ac113dc6bd94bdebd12bd5876e4e311/view
- February 27, 2026: Award notice. Notice 09bf8d10e73040408f2407a71f3a210b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/09bf8d10e73040408f2407a71f3a210b/view

## Points of contact

- Damian Finke, damian.w.finke.civ@us.navy.mil, 5642261277

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