PSNS & IMF intends to award a stand-alone firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance, repair, and preservation of IX-551, including docking, exterior cleaning, blasting/preservation of hull and underwater surfaces, tank/void inspections and cleaning, anode replacement, non-skid application, and undocking/delivery. The contractor’s facility must be in the Puget Sound, WA region, defined as the continental U.S. West Coast from Olympia, WA north to Bellingham, WA. The IX-551 will be ready for pickup on or after 1 April 2027. A response to an RFC was posted on 22 October 2026. This is full and open competition, and offerors must be registered in SAM to receive award.

The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and IMF intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance, repair, and preservation of IX-551. The contractor’s facility must be capable of accommodating the vessel’s dimensions and must be located in the Puget Sound, WA region, defined as the West Coast continental US from Olympia to Bellingham, WA. The scope includes docking/undocking, hull cleaning and preservation, tank/void cleaning and testing, inspections, zinc anode replacement, non-skid application, fender work, and pump/valve inspections. The IX-551 will be ready for pickup on or after 1 April 2027. This is full and open competition, and offerors must be registered in SAM to receive award.

The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is seeking industry input for the maintenance, repair, and preservation of the IX-551, a 260-foot steel hull vessel. Work must be performed at the contractor's facility located within the Puget Sound, WA region, from Olympia to Bellingham. The estimated period of performance is April 2027 through July 2027. Interested companies should submit a signed notice of interest with company capabilities and answers to specific questions, limited to five pages. This is a market research sources sought notice, not a solicitation, and does not obligate the government to issue a future contract.