Presolicitation
USNS John Lenthall Deactivation
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryPresolicitation N3220527R0005 (USNS JOHN LENTHALL DEACTIVATION): Military Sealift Command (MSCHQ Norfolk, Navy) plans a total small business set-aside to deactivate the oil tanker USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) at a contractor's East or Gulf Coast facility. The anticipated work period is July 1, 2027 to September 30, 2027. The solicitation is expected on or about December 1, 2026 on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) site, and a signed non-disclosure agreement is needed to get the work item package. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: The solicitation, work item package and technical data are not in this notice. The solicitation is expected on PIEE, and the package comes after a signed NDA. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Presolicitation N3220527R0005 (USNS JOHN LENTHALL DEACTIVATION): Military Sealift Command (MSCHQ Norfolk, Navy) plans a total small business set-aside to deactivate the oil tanker USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) at a contractor's East or Gulf Coast facility. The anticipated work period is July 1, 2027 to September 30, 2027. The solicitation is expected on or about December 1, 2026 on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) site, and a signed non-disclosure agreement is needed to get the work item package.
Who can bid
- Small business. The notice is a total small business set-aside, and the Navy expects proposals from two or more small businesses.
- A signed NDA for Government technical data, executed by a corporate principal, to get the work item package and technical data
- A shipyard or facility on the East or Gulf Coast where the work can be done
How to submit: The solicitation will be posted on PIEE (Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Solicitation Module); instructions for sending proposals are in that solicitation. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. Only small businesses can win this award, so larger firms and businesses over the NAICS size limit cannot bid.
- Serious: NDA needed to see the work package. You cannot see the work item package or technical data until you return a signed NDA, so the full scope and price drivers stay hidden until then.
- Serious: Contractor facility on the East or Gulf Coast. The ship is worked at the contractor's own facility, so a business needs a suitable ship repair yard on the East or Gulf Coast.
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- Worth checking: Solicitation not yet issued. This is a presolicitation. The full solicitation, with instructions and evaluation details, is expected on or about December 1, 2026 on PIEE.
- Minor: Solicitation number on the NDA differs from the notice. The NDA form names solicitation N3220518R4002, while the notice is N3220527R0005. Ask the contact which number the NDA should cite.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- J-14-TechnicalNDA(2023.07.07).docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Prepare for and carry out the deactivation of USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) as the solicitation and work item package describe
- General services for the ship
- Clean and gas-free tanks, voids, cofferdams and spaces
- Hazardous waste disposal at the contractor's facility
- Equipment removal
- Period of performance
- Anticipated 01 July 2027 to 30 September 2027
- Place of performance
- The contractor's facility, on the East or Gulf Coast
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- Jan 15, 2027, 1:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- The solicitation will be posted on PIEE (Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Solicitation Module); instructions for sending proposals are in that solicitation
What to include when you submit
- To get the work item package and government furnished technical data, complete the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and return it to the point of contact in the notice
- A corporate principal of your company must sign the NDA
- List on the NDA each subcontractor and its corporate principal, who must sign a similar flow-down NDA before getting any of the data
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation, work item package and technical data are not in this notice. The solicitation is expected on PIEE, and the package comes after a signed NDA.
- Contract type, evaluation method, and proposal instructions are not stated
- What the SAM.gov response date of January 15, 2027 is for is not stated
- The contract value is not stated
- The notice does not name a specific shipyard city or state, only the East or Gulf Coast
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 336611
- How to submit, from the AI summary: The solicitation will be posted on PIEE (Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Solicitation Module); instructions for sending proposals are in that solicitation. 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
- Presolicitation
- Office
- MSCHQ Norfolk, VA
- Product/service code
- J998 · Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (EAST)
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336611)
- 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 read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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