Solicitation
USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) FY28 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) Request for Proposal(s)
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is asking for proposals to maintain, modernize and repair the amphibious ship USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) in a Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA): a planned shipyard period. One contract goes to one company, solicited coast-wide on the West Coast, and it is not a small business set-aside. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is asking for proposals to maintain, modernize and repair the amphibious ship USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) in a Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA): a planned shipyard period. One contract goes to one company, solicited coast-wide on the West Coast, and it is not a small business set-aside. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Contractor with substantial facilities, including a capable pier for the ship class, and the people to complete, coordinate and integrate multiple areas of ship maintenance, repair and modernization
- Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)
How to submit: Solicitation is issued electronically via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE); proposal instructions are in RFP Section L. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Needs a large shipyard with a capable pier. The Government says market research found no two small businesses able to compete, so this is not set aside for small business and the work needs major facilities.
- Worth checking: Key attachments only on written request. This posting leaves out the CDRLs and the J- and S- attachments; you must request them by email with your UEI before you can price the work.
- Worth checking: Some technical references have limited distribution. Certain references will not come from the Contract Specialist; you must arrange access through the SWRMC Technical Librarian.
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- Minor: Response due date moved by Amendment A0003. The response due date is now November 23, 2026; it was November 9, 2026 before the amendment.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Complete the USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) FY28 DSRA, a mix of maintenance, modernization and repair
- Coordinate and integrate multiple areas of ship maintenance, repair and modernization
- Use a shipyard with substantial facilities, including a pier suitable for the ship class
- Start work in November 2027 and finish in October 2029 (expected)
- Period of performance
- Expected to begin in November 2027 and be completed in October 2029
- Place of performance
- Solicited on a coast-wide basis on the West Coast; exact location not stated
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 23, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Solicitation is issued electronically via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE); proposal instructions are in RFP Section L
What to include when you submit
- Request the Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs: required reports) and the J- and S- attachments in writing from Contract Specialist Jacob Juros (jacob.a.juros.civ@us.navy.mil) and Contracting Officer Brian Romano (brian.c.romano.civ@us.navy.mil)
- Include your company's SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI) with the request; the attachments are sent through DoD SAFE
- For references with limiting distribution statements, contact the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Technical Librarian at swrmc.techdocs@us.navy.mil, as RFP Section L directs
- Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The Government's market research found that there are not two or more small businesses capable of competing, and one contract is expected to go to one contractor.
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation (RFP) sections, including Section L instructions, Section M evaluation factors and the J- and S- attachments, are on PIEE or sent on request and were not read
- Contract type and price terms are not stated in the notice text
- The exact shipyard location is not stated beyond the West Coast
- Evaluation method and factors are not stated
- The contract value is not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- SAM.gov lists no set-aside, but the notice text limits who can bid:
- The notice text says this is set aside for small businesses, but SAM.gov lists no set-aside. Ask the contracting officer which one applies before you bid.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Solicitation is issued electronically via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE); proposal instructions are in RFP Section L. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- NAVSEA HQ, Washington Navy Yard, DC
- Product/service code
- J999 · Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (WEST)
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336611)
- Versions
5 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0003 (this version)Due Nov 23, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 9, 2026
- Sep 9, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 9, 2026 (changed)
- May 4, 2026 · Sources SoughtDue May 18, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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