Defueled Ex-Long Beach (CGN 9) Transportation & Disposal
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The U.S. Navy, through the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maritime and the CVN Inactivation and Disposal Program Office (PMS 368), is conducting market research under FAR 15.101(c) and FAR part 10 to identify qualified sources capable of transporting, dismantling, de-militarizing, and disposing of the ex-Long Beach (CGN 9), including its defueled reactor plants, with all work required to be performed within the United States. This Request for Information (RFI), identified by solicitation number N0002426ICGN9 and NAICS code 336611, is not a solicitation for proposals and does not obligate the Government to award a contract; respondents must bear all costs associated with their submissions, and no reimbursement will be provided. The Government seeks detailed technical approaches, company experience, and risk assessments through two submission formats: an Executive Summary of up to 12 slides and a White Paper of up to 60 pages, both due by July 10, 2026, with early submissions encouraged to inform Industry Day discussions held on June 24–25, 2026, at the Maritime Plaza in Washington, DC. Responses must be sent to designated Navy points of contact and will be treated as business sensitive, protected from external disclosure, and retained for planning purposes. Any future RFP will be advertised on SAM.gov, and failure to respond now does not preclude future participation. The scope of work requires the contractor to remove and package reactor components as low-level radioactive waste, manage the shipment of large components like reactor vessels, and restore the site to an unrestricted radiological condition per NUREG 1757, Vol I and NRC regulations. The facility must be located in the U.S. and the vessel must be acceptably transported from a mutually agreed location near Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Strict security protocols are mandated, including physical security controls, access limited to U.S. citizens for propulsion plant areas, compliance with NN-801 for Unclassified Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (U-NNPI), and adherence to CMMC Level TBD for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Environmental, safety, and health requirements include implementing plans compliant with OSHA’s National Emphasis Program for shipbreaking and adhering to Federal, State, and local environmental laws. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will review the contractor’s technical capabilities
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This is a Request for Information (RFI) as defined in FAR 15.101(c), and in accordance with FAR part 10. The Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maritime is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the capability to transport, dismantle, de-militarize, and dispose of ex‑Long Beach (CGN 9), including the defueled reactor plants in accordance with the attached Draft Summary Statement of Work (SOW), with all work done within the United States of America.
This notice is not a request for proposals or a promise to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the future. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information provided, or administrative costs incurred, in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the Respondent’s expense. The Government will retain all RFI responses, which will be protected as business sensitive and will not be released outside of the Government. The Government may use program support contractor(s) and Government will follow up with interested parties to obtain consent, as required. Defense and commercial contractors, including small businesses, veteran-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, HUB Zone small businesses, and woman-owned small businesses are encouraged to participate. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If an RFP is subsequently issued, the Government intends to synopsize it on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor for additional information pertaining to any future requirement.
The Government held an Industry Day 24-25 June, 2026 at Maritime Plaza 1, 1201 M St SE Washington, DC 20003 related to the requirements outlined in this notice.
UPDATE 8/3/2026:
Please refer to the file CGN 9 Document Library.pdf for instructions to the data library. Attachment 1 – Security Related Requirements for Access to ex-LONG BEACH Document Library.pdf is also attached.
The ship check dates are tentatively scheduled on September 8-11, 14-18, 21-25 and 28 (no weekends) for planning purposes. The ship check access forms are provided (PSNS Security Request Forms.pdf). Vendors need to assume three to four days for the ship check to include badging, gas freeing, training, and ship check including reactor compartment.
Further questions should be e-mailed to Mr. Jerry Low at jerry.low.civ@us.navy.mil and Mr. Herbert R (Ray) Duff at herbert.r.duff.civ@us.navy.mil with the subject line: “Defueled Ex-Long Beach (CGN 9) Transportation & Disposal RFI.” Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside of Government activities, agencies and its program management support contractors without the permission of the provider.
All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. PAE Maritime may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements and may request a presentation and/or a site visit as deemed necessary.
All information received that includes proprietary markings will be handled in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations. Information provided in responses to this notice will not be returned to the submitter. An acknowledgement of receipt will be provided for all responses received. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within two working days, please notify the points of contact listed in this notice.
PAE Maritime may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to perform the efforts identified in this RFI and attached draft SOW.
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