Solicitation
USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) FY28 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) Request for Proposal(s)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0002426R4421
Due in 36 days
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The Navy (NAVSEA) wants one shipyard contractor to do a major maintenance, modernization and repair job (a Docking Selected Restricted Availability) on the amphibious assault ship USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) on the West Coast. Work is expected to start in November 2027 and finish in October 2029, with a single award expected by March 2027. The Navy says it is not set aside for small business because it does not expect two or more capable small businesses.
Watch out for
- Large, complex shipyard job. The Navy says the size and complexity mean it does not expect two or more small businesses to be able to compete, so a small business would likely need to team with a shipyard.
there are not two or more small business concerns capable of competing for these requirements
- Pier and facility needed. Bidders need their own substantial facilities and a pier suitable for this class of ship.
substantial facilities, to include capable pier (for the applicable ship class)
- Key documents are not public. The posting lacks the attachments, and some technical references have limited distribution that must be requested separately, which takes extra time.
This posting does not include all relevant attachments.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Execute the FY28 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) on USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8)
- Combine maintenance, modernization and repair work on the ship
- Coordinate and integrate multiple areas of ship maintenance, repair and modernization
- Provide a capable pier for the ship class and substantial facilities and staff
- Period of performance
- Work begins November 2027, expected completion October 2029
- Place of performance
- West Coast (solicited on a coast-wide basis); no specific site stated
- Offers due
- 2026-11-09T14:00:00-05:00
- How to submit
- Solicitation issued via PIEE; monitor PIEE.gov and SAM.gov for the release of the solicitation and amendments
What to include when you submit
- Request the CDRLs and J- and S- attachments in writing from the Contract Specialist (Jacob Juros, jacob.a.juros.civ@us.navy.mil) and the Contracting Officer (Brian Romano, brian.c.romano.civ@us.navy.mil)
- Include your company's SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) with the attachment request
- Attachments are sent through DoD SAFE
- For references with limited distribution statements, contact the SWRMC Technical Librarian at swrmc.techdocs@us.navy.mil per RFP Section L
- Read Section L, General Information, for further details
You must have
- Active SAM registration
Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to participate in this procurement
- Substantial facilities, including a pier capable of handling this ship class, and the people to manage multiple ship repair areas
will require highly capable contractors with substantial facilities, to include capable pier (for the applicable ship class)
- Not set aside for small business; open to all responsible sources
this procurement will not be set aside for small business (FAR 19.502-2(b))
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation method and factors (RFP Section M is not in the notice text)
- Contract type and estimated value
- Specific work package and specifications (in attachments J- and S- and CDRLs)
- Exact submission method and page limits (see RFP Section L)
- Date the solicitation is released, since this posting says to watch for its release
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 9, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- N0002426R4421
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVSEA HQ
- NAICS
- 336611
- Product/service code
- J999
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- JACOB JUROSjacob.a.juros.civ@us.navy.mil2027812904
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) issues solicitation N00024-26-R-4421 for the execution of the USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) FY28 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA). This Signature Availability includes a combination of maintenance, modernization, and repair, and will require highly capable contractors with substantial facilities, to include capable pier (for the applicable ship class) as well as human resources capable of completing, coordinating, and integrating multiple areas of ship maintenance, repair and modernization. This Signature Availability is solicited on a coast-wide basis on the West Coast under a single solicitation, and one (1) contract to complete the availability is expected to be awarded to one (1) contractor. Based on the complexity, magnitude and duration of the requirement, the Governments market research indicates there are not two or more small business concerns capable of competing for these requirements and therefore this procurement will not be set aside for small business (FAR 19.502-2(b)). This solicitation is issued electronically via PIEE and interested parties must comply with this announcement. Interested offerors should monitor the PlEE.gov and SAM.gov pages for the release of the solicitation and any applicable amendments, thereafter. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to participate in this procurement at https://www.sam.gov. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. This posting does not include all relevant attachments. Potential offerors will need to request access to all applicable CDRLs, J- and S- attachments by providing a written request to the Contract Specialist, Jacob Juros at jacob.a.juros.civ@us.navy.mil and the Contracting Officer, Brian Romano, at brian.c.romano.civ@us.navy.mil. Include your companys SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number with the request so that contractor status can be confirmed in the System for Award Management. These attachments will be transmitted via DoD SAFE. ***NOTICE*** In addition, there are references that contain limiting distribution statements and will not be disseminated from the Contract Specialist. In these instances, Offerors shall contact the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) Technical Librarian at swrmc.techdocs@us.navy.mil to arrange access per RFP Section L instruction. Offerors shall review Section L, General Information for further details. ***END NOTICE***The Government anticipates making a single award in or before March 2027. USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) FY28 DSRA will begin in November 2027 with an expected completion in October 2029.
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