Hull Cleaning Period of Performance Extension

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to extend previously competed Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts N00024-09-D-4219 and N00024-10-D-4170 awarded to Seaward Marine Services Inc., located at 5409 Beamon Road, Norfolk, Virginia 23513 for an additional six (6) months. The intended contract extensions will provide for waterborne hull cleaning, inspection, repair and associated ship husbandry on the underwater portion of U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, and Military Sealift Command ships and craft, via the issuance of Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) orders to be performed on a minimum of 13 vessels simultaneously around the world in areas that include, but are not limited to, Norfolk, VA, Mayport, FL; Groton, CT; San Diego, CA; Everett and Bremerton, WA; Pearl Harbor, HI; Yokosuka and Sasebo, Japan; Guam; Singapore; Diego Garcia; and various locations throughout the Arabian Gulf and Mediterranean . These services provide the Fleet critical maintenance of underwater ship systems to significantly reduce propulsive fuel consumption, extend operating ranges, extend interval between dry docking, increase systems life and improve anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The extension of period of performance for this contract will be for an additional six months onto the current contracts completion date of 11 August 2014. This contract period of performance extension will be awarded pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) only one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Only Seaward Marine Services Inc. currently possesses the knowledge and expertise to meet the Navy's technical and schedule requirements to support the Navy's worldwide waterborne underwater hull cleaning initiative. No other source has the technical capability to perform the work described herein in the time frame required to meet the Navy's operational needs. This contract extension is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov/. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all capability proposals received within fourteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.