20--Aluminum-Hulled Vessel Marine Paint/Maintenance Barge

The contract involves a procurement for a 20-foot aluminum-hulled vessel specifically for marine paint and maintenance barge purposes. This solicitation, designated as N65540-09-R-0045, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 332312 and managed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, part of the Department of Defense. The solicitation is a low-cost, technically acceptable type rather than being based on a base value and is expected to be issued electronically within three days on the Navy Electronic Commerce Online platform. This notice updates a previous solicitation identified as N65540-09-R-0040, with the change primarily being the solicitation number. The procurement is overseen from Bethesda, Maryland, though no specific place of performance details or points of contact were provided. The nature of the solicitation emphasizes small business participation in compliance with FAR 19.5 regulations. Interested parties should monitor the NECO website for the release of the solicitation documents to submit their proposals accordingly. This update ensures continuity from the earlier release while refining administrative aspects to facilitate the procurement process.