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) wants one shipyard contractor to maintain, modernize and repair USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) during its fiscal year 2028 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA), a planned maintenance period. The work is expected to begin in November 2027 and finish in October 2029, with a single award in or before March 2027. It is not set aside for small business, and the response due date is November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern (an amendment moved it to Nov 23, 2026, 2:00 PM EST). More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 26, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 9, 2026 to Nov 23, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 20, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 26, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 9, 2026 to Nov 23, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) wants one shipyard contractor to maintain, modernize and repair USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) during its fiscal year 2028 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA), a planned maintenance period. The work is expected to begin in November 2027 and finish in October 2029, with a single award in or before March 2027. It is not set aside for small business, and the response due date is November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Be a highly capable contractor with substantial facilities, including a pier capable for the ship class, and the people to run multiple areas of ship work
How to submit: Issued through PIEE (the Defense Department's procurement portal); proposal instructions are in RFP Section L, which is not in this notice text, due November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: Not set aside for small business. The Navy found there are not two or more capable small businesses, so a small business would need the pier, facilities and staff of a major shipyard or a team that has them.
- Serious: Most solicitation documents must be requested. The posting does not include all attachments; you must request them in writing and some references are held by a technical librarian.
- Worth checking: Two amendments change the attachments. Amendment A0001 updated Section B notes and Attachments J-1, J-4, J-8 and J-10, and A0002 cancelled work items and updated Attachments J-1, J-3, J-4, J-8, J-9 and J-10; use the current versions.
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- Worth checking: Large, multi-year ship availability. The work runs from November 2027 to October 2029 and combines maintenance, modernization and repair, so it needs the capacity to manage many trades at once.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Carry out the ship's FY28 DSRA, a combination of maintenance, modernization and repair, as a Signature Availability
- Complete, coordinate and integrate multiple areas of ship maintenance, repair and modernization
- Provide substantial facilities, including a pier capable of handling the ship class, and the people to do the work
- Work under one solicitation on a coast-wide basis on the West Coast, with one contract expected to go to one contractor
- Complete the availability by the Contract Complete date of October 30, 2029 (set in Amendment A0001)
- Period of performance
- DSRA begins in November 2027 with expected completion in October 2029; Amendment A0001 aligns the Contract Complete date to October 30, 2029 (replacing October 2, 2026)
- Place of performance
- West Coast, solicited on a coast-wide basis; no specific shipyard is named
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 20, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Issued through PIEE (the Defense Department's procurement portal); proposal instructions are in RFP Section L, which is not in this notice text
What to include when you submit
- Send a written request for the CDRLs (Contract Data Requirements Lists, the required deliverable data items) and the J- and S- attachments to the Contract Specialist, jacob.a.juros.civ@us.navy.mil, and the Contracting Officer, brian.c.romano.civ@us.navy.mil
- Include your company's SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) with the request so contractor status can be confirmed; 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 to arrange access per RFP Section L
- Review Section L, General Information, for further details
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The Government's market research found that there are not two or more small business concerns capable of competing, so the buy is not set aside for small business.
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation (Sections B, C, I, J and L) and its attachments are on PIEE or sent on request, not in this notice text; the CDRLs and the J- and S- attachments are not posted here.
- How proposals are evaluated and the contract type are not stated in the text.
- The specific shipyard location and the contract value are not stated.
- The proposal format and submission steps are in RFP Section L, which was not read.
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: Issued through PIEE (the Defense Department's procurement portal); proposal instructions are in RFP Section L, which is not in this notice text. 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 20, 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 0003Due Nov 23, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due 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
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Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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