Maintenance, Repair and Preservation of YD-248

The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in performing the maintenance, repair, and preservation in support of one (1) Floating Crane (YD-248). Work will be accomplished at the Contractor's facility. The Government is seeking responses from sources that can perform the following work.

Geographical Area of consideration: To facilitate proper government oversight, the facility shall be located in the Puget Sound, WA region. For this procurement, the Puget Sound, WA region is defined as the West Coast of the continental US, starting from Olympia, WA and extending northward to Bellingham, WA.

YD-248 Length:

175 FT Width:

75 FT Draft:

4 FT Full Displacement:

1,732 L TONS Light Load:

1,337 L TONS Age:

35 YEARS Hull Type:

STEEL Scope Overview: Coordinate with the Contracting Officer, via the SUPERVISOR to deliver the vessel to the Contractor’s facility.

Accomplish docking the vessel, wash, and clean vessel; accomplish required inspections and fender repairs; remove existing and install new zinc anodes; remove existing and install new main deck handrail, complete hull and main deck require UT testing; accomplish hull steel repairs; accomplish blast and paint preservation of hull and freeboard; accomplish preliminary and final air testing; open, clean and certification of voids and tanks; complete main deck non-skid removal and installation; accomplish partial tank and void blast and paint preservation; accomplish access cover and watertight hatch repairs; accomplish liferaft frame removal; sounding and vent tube repairs; waterway bar coaming repairs; watertight door and ventilation watertight cover repairs; storage box repairs; accomplish companionway blast and preservation; accomplish auxiliary machinery room bilge preservation; accomplish valve, reach rod repairs and strainer repairs; bilge suction piping repairs; accomplish ShipALTs 0103D, 0104D, and 0105D removals; undock the vessel; and dockside trials.

Verify vessel drawings and provide redline drawings to reflect actual conditions of the vessel. Arrange and coordinate the delivery of the vessel back to the Government with the Contracting Officer via the SUPERVISOR.

YD-248 Period of Performance: Estimated May 2027 through September 2027 What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. Please hand or digitally sign your letter of interest and e-mail it to the Government contacts listed below, with "YD-248 Sources Sought Response" in the subject field.

The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in the description shown above, and answers to the following specific questions. Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages.

1. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 336611 (a small business must have 1,300 or less employees)?

2. Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance.

3. Does your company have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors)?

4. Given the work described in this announcement, does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for the YD-248 Package?

When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 2:30PM PT, on 28 August 2026. Notice Regarding Sources Sought: This source sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. This source sought does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Navy is not seeking proposals at this time, nor accepting unsolicited proposals.

Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this source sought; all costs associated with responding to this source sought will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this sources sought does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM website (sam.gov).

It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. PSNS&IMF may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement.

Information provided in response to this source sought announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.