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FY26-FY31 Small Boat Maintenance and Repair Services

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A060891Federal

Submission Closed04/17/2026, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA4418 628 Cons Pk

NAICS

488390 - Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Place of Performance

Charleston AFB, SC, 29404, USA

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NONE

Documents

FA441826CXXXX Small Boat and Outboard Engine Maintenance PWS

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PhaseClosed

PostedApr 6

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineApr 17

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

04/17/2026, 04:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA4418 628 Cons Pk

Contacts1 person available

OfficeJOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SC, 29404-5021, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA4418 628 Cons Pk

Office AddressJOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SC, 29404-5021, USA

Contacts

Madison Nerenberg

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Joint Base Charleston (JB CHS), located in Charleston, SC seeks a contractor to provide support services to perform maintenance and repair of Waterfront Operations small vessels and support equipment. The contractor provides all personnel, equipment, materials, supervision and other items necessary to perform maintenance and repair of Government vessels for JB CHS-WS IAW all local, State and Federal regulations, Standard Commercial Practices and the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The services under this contract are considered to be Mission Essential, therefore the Contractor will be required to perform during various contingency situations (i.e., inclement weather, increased force protection levels, etc.).

Interested parties should provide the following information:

1. Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, Phone Number, Email Address, and CAGE Code.
2. Capability Statement and/or information you wish to provide about your business.
3. Your small business size representation for NAICS 488390 - Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (e.g., is your business small or large? If small, is your business VOSB, SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), etc.?). The Size Standard for NAICS 488390 is $47M.

4. Do you believe this acquisition should be assigned a different NAICS other than 488390 - Other Support Activities for Water Transportation? If so, which one?
5. Do you believe this acquisition should be assigned a different PSC other than J019 - Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks? If so, which one?

The government is seeking responses from all qualified sources. Those wishing to identify their capability to provide the aforementioned services to any or all of the required locations should respond to this announcement via email to madison.nerenberg@us.af.mil and taylor.mcdaniel.1@us.af.mil no later than Monday, 17 Apr 2026 at 1200 PM EDT.

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR "SOURCES SOUGHT" SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. INFORMATION IS TO BE PROVIDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES INCLUDING POSTAGE AND SHIPPING WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.