FY27 Portland District Dredge Vessel MSRA

update 5/28/26 - an updated General Requirements document was added. Within the section "Job Order Solicitations" it stated  
"Portland District intends to solicit job orders for the annual overhaul and maintenance of each dredge vessel via the Invitation for Bid (IFB) methodology in July 2025" and was corrected to "...July 2026.".

Sources Sought with Intent to Establish Master Ship Repair Agreement(s) (MSRA) 
This announcement is a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This announcement is not a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award of a contract. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to determine interested parties, socioeconomic status availability, capabilities, and qualifications. The Government intends to use responses to this sources sought synopsis to make appropriate acquisition decisions for future ship repair and maintenance requirements for the Dredge ESSAYONS and Dredge YAQUINA vessels by establishing MSRAs with capable repair facilities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District is seeking sources for Master Ship Repair Agreement(s) (MSRAs) under NAICS Code 336611 Ship Building and Repairing. 
Anticipated Schedule Items (subject to change). 

Government shipyard on-site review period: August 2026 through September 2026 
Job Order Invitation for Bid (IFB): July 2026 
Ship visits during IFB period: Approximately July 2026 through August 2026. Multiple dates for each ship will be made available for these mandatory ship visits. 
Bid Opening: August to September 2026 
Award of Job Orders: By 30 September 2026 

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS 
Vendors interested in entering into an MSRA with Portland District must submit the documentation and meet the requirements identified in the general requirements document attached to this announcement. 
***All interested parties, including those with active MSRAs, must resubmit for establishment of a new agreement due to changes with the Army Contract Writing System***

A. General Submission Information:

1.    Point of Contact name, email address, and phone number.
2.    CAGE Code and Unique Entity ID (UEI) number (All contractors are required to be actively registered in the DOD System for Award Management (SAM) via https://www.sam.gov).
3.    In the event that the contractor is a small business under NAICS 336611 or that of a similar size standard, state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, or SDVOSB.
4.    Statement of Capability (SOC)
1.    Point of Contact name, email address, and phone number.
2.    CAGE Code and Unique Entity ID (UEI) number (All contractors are required to be actively registered in the DOD System for Award Management (SAM) via https://www.sam.gov).
3.    In the event that the contractor is a small business under NAICS 336611 or that of a similar size standard, state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, or SDVOSB.
4.    Statement of Capability (SOC)

• Statement of the contractor's skills, knowledge, experience, and capability to perform the described work, such as documentation and examples of recent relevant experience and technical competence with the repair or modernization of ship propulsion, power generation, structural, steering, and ship electronic systems. 
• Statement of availability of Dry-Dock and Mooring Berth.
• Documentation and locations of ports of call that are available for underway repairs in any or all of the following areas: California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii.

5. Teaming Arrangement (if applicable). Include the roles for each team member as well as the socio­economic status that will be considered for this proposed arrangement.

B. Qualifications Documentation:

1. Submit a completed Attachment A - Qualification checklist for both vessels, if applicable.
2. Submit point of contact information for coordinating facility site visit for USACE representative to certify compliance with OSHA and USACE 385-1-1.
3. Submit documentation demonstrating the contractor's performance of .YP- to five wojects within the Rast five years that are similar in size and scope to Portland District's requirements, as described below:
a.    To be considered similar in size to Dredge YAQUI NA, a project must have a total final cost of greater than $4 million.
b.    To be considered similar in size to Dredge ESSAYONS, a project must have a total final cost of greater than $8 million.
c.    For a project to be considered similar in scope, the contractor must demonstrate that at a minimum, all of the following types of work were complete:

i. Ship fitting (gas/arc/shear cutting, rolling, shaping, grinding and fitting steel plates and shapes);
ii. Sheet metal work (forming, shaping, gas/arc/shear cutting and stamping steel sheets);
iii. Welding (steel plates and shapes and piping joints and fittings);
iv. Pipefitting (targeting, fitting, bending, pickling, testing, stress relieving and threading);
v. Machinist/Mechanical (removing, machining, repairing, testing, cleaning, hydraulic flushing and reinstalling shafting, propellers, sea chests, foundations, winches, elevator hoists, davits, deck equipment, pumps, valves and bearings);
vi. Electrical (installing and checking out ships' cabling, controllers, switchboards, equipment, motors including motor rewind and repair, lighting, communications, telephones, solenoids, pressure level indicators and metering);

vii. Electronics (removing, repairing, reinstalling and operational testing of electronic equipment);
viii. Rigging (availability of equipment to remove and to install major ship components and equipment);
ix. Painting/coating; and
x. Quality control.
 

INSTRUCTIONS
Submit technical inquires and questions relating to this sources sought in writing via email to 
Brandon Lasich (brandon.m.lasich@usace.army.mil) and Ian Lutjens (ian.k.lutjens@usace.army.mil). To ensure adequate time for Portland District to reply prior to the response due date, inguiries must be submitted no later than seven (I) calendar days Prior to the response due date. 
Please submit documentation in the same order and labeled as shown above. All required documentation shall be submitted via email to Brandon Lasich (Brandon.M.Lasich@usace.army.mil) prior to the response due date.

SMALL BUSINESS POINT OF CONTACT
The point of contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business:
Michael Stearns
Phone: 410.962.5674
Emaii: Michael.D.Stearns@usace.army.mii
 

Attachments:

1. General Requirements
2. Essayons Qualifications Checklist
3. Yaquina Qualifications Checklist