MO FY27 Thomas Jefferson Drydock

This solicitation, numbered 1305M226Q0100, is a Request for Quotation issued under RFO Part 12 for the FY27 dry dock repairs of the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, set aside exclusively for small business concerns. The work involves comprehensive structural, mechanical, and system repairs aboard the vessel, including hull and tank renewals, propulsion system overhauls, piping and electrical updates, and preservation of surfaces per NOAA MOC-631-2D and ABS standards. The period of performance runs from July 6, 2026, through February 20, 2027, with an optional post-industrial berthing period extending to March 7, 2027. Offers must be submitted in two volumes by email no later than 2:00 P.M. ET on August 7, 2026, with Volume I containing technical capability, production schedule, and past performance documentation and Volume II containing an unlocked Excel price schedule. Evaluation will follow a Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable approach, with technical acceptability judged on quality of service, cost control, and schedule using adjectival ratings, and award will be made without negotiations. The contract requires strict compliance with numerous FAR clauses, including small business set-aside, subcontracting, labor protections, trafficking in persons, vaccination and employment verification, and sustainable product provisions, all incorporating deviations effective January and April 2026. Specific performance requirements include onsite project coordination, continuous security coverage from February to March 2027, provision of shore power, dockside office spaces, janitorial and water services, climate-controlled storage, safety equipment, and gangways with nets. Deliverables must be inspected and accepted aboard the vessel, with acceptance criteria defined by NOAA and ABS standards, including UT inspections, vacuum box tests, coating DFT measurements, and weld certifications. All payments must be submitted electronically via the Invoice Processing Platform, and contractors must be registered in SAM with a valid UEI. Attachment 1 contains the full dry dock repair package, with references hosted on SAM.gov, and additional items like labor and material growth options are included as NTE line items to be exercised by contract modification. No contract value is specified due to TBD pricing, but the procurement is structured as a Firm Fixed Price contract with options evaluated at award, and all proposals must exclude pricing in the technical volume.