Award notice, total small business set-aside, first published as combined synopsis and solicitation
MPV BRANDY STATION - TOWING SERVICES
W912PM25QA033
Department of the Army, W074 Endist Wilmington. Navigational Services to Shipping.
Awarded
$159,000.00 obligated so far on USAspending
Description
As published on SAM.gov with the combined synopsis and solicitation of October 8, 2025.
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation – MPV BRANDY STATION – TOWING SERVICES Solicitation Number: W912PM25QA033. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ.
Solicitation Issue Date: 25 September 2025 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is being issued under the authority of FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a total small business set aside. This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ).
This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-05 effective August 07, 2025. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 488330 with a size standard of $47M.
Description of Requirement: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supplies, materials, vessels and services to provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) “Brandy Station” (hereafter referred to as the “Brandy Station”) with Ship Towing and Tug Assist services to facilitate departure from the USCG Station dock in Freeport, TX and towing to a final destination at a Contractor facility within 40 nautical miles of Houma, LA.
The resulting award issued from this request will result in one award. Wage Determinations (WD) will be based on the Contractor’s place of performance. The WD that will be incorporated into the contract award will be the county where the work will take place. Determinations can be found on www.sam.gov. The Offeror is responsible for referring to the wage determination and applying it as applicable.
The following documents have been provided: A21 - (A) Combined Synopsis-Solicitation - MPV BRANDY STATION - TOWING SERVICES W912PM25QA033 - Final A21 - (B) SOW_BS_TOWING - 09-22-2025 A21 - (C) Enclosure #1_U.S.
Navy Towing Manual_SL740-AA-MAN-010-rev4 QUESTIONS ARE DUE NOT LATER THAN 4:00 PM, ET, 03 October 2025. QUOTES ARE DUE NOT LATER THAN 2:00 PM, ET, 14 October 2025. SUBMIT QUESTIONS & QUOTES ELECTRONICALLY via email to BOTH diana.d.curl@usace.army.mil and rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil .It is your responsibility to follow up and ensure quotes have been received by the Contract Specialist prior to the due date and time for quotes.
Quotes are due as specified on the solicitation document (as amended if applicable). The time & date of Quote receipt will be the delivery time & date recorded within the email submission as received by the individuals listed above. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process.
If an electronic submission is uploaded minutes before the deadline but the upload or transmission doesn’t complete until after the deadline, the submission will be considered late. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the email “sent” and “receipt” verification confirmation for their record. INSTRUCTIONS Please read the instructions and all solicitation documents very carefully before submitting your bids.
All Quote Submission Packages must include the following items: Signed Offer as well as signed amendments if issued. Technical Proposal with the documentation listed in clause 52.212-2 of the solicitation:
Evaluation of Award: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Issuance of award will be made to the lowest price offeror that is technically acceptable.
Price Quote and Technical Proposal: Each offeror must submit both a Price Quote of each line item and a Technical Proposal via email. The technical proposal shall include information that clearly demonstrates the ability to meet all requirements set out in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall include the technical information that is listed in provision 52.212-2 within the solicitation for submittal requirements. No hard copies will be accepted or evaluated.
Both the Price Quote and Technical Proposal must be received by the closing date and time set forth within the solicitation. In an effort to reduce paper and cost, all quotes shall be submitted electronically. All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format and shall be on 8 ½ x 11 size pages in no less than 10 pitch or 10 fonts. Offerors may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce fie size and facilitate electronic transmission.
Title file(s) in the following format: W912PM25QA033_COMPANY NAME_PRICING W912PM24QA033_COMPANY NAME_TECHNICAL SAM Registration: Each prospective awardee shall be registered and be active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award.
If the Offeror does not become registered to receive contracts with an active Cage Code and show as active to receive contract awards in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer (NLT due date/time of solicitation), the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.
Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ or by calling 866-606-8220, Monday – Friday from 8am – 8pm EST. On-line Representations and Certifications may also be filled out at this website. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. This announcement and written Request for Quote constitutes the only “Request for Quote” that will be made for this requirement.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Tradewinds Towing LLC
- UEI
- EJB4XGFNA919
- CAGE
- 4A2N9
- Vendor location
- New Orleans, LA
- Contract
- W912PM26PA009, purchase order
- Obligated
- $159,000.00
- Actions
- 1 between October 22, 2025 and October 22, 2025
- Competition
- Competed Under SAP, 8 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Described as
- Brandy Station Towing
- Match
- solicitation number W912PM25QA033 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W912PM (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.
September 25, 2025
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 296929aed8cc4c67bbc768e2f4b5aecf
September 25, 2025
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice a321d7b605524928998b65d11a83ef36
October 2, 2025
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 65af5790eea8405a9109491465670cad
October 6, 2025
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice a56e857e7bc644b3ba5f0751fb523137
October 8, 2025
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice b992c21267344dbe97c441d5ac2b0a8b
November 14, 2025
Award notice, originally combined synopsis and solicitation
Awarded to TRADEWINDS TOWING LLC New Orleans for $159,000. SAM.gov, notice 232c2b794dbd44cbb34c00bd1bf627e1
Points of contact
- Diana Curldiana.d.curl@usace.army.mil9102514915
- Rosalind Shoemakerrosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil9102514436
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