Notice of Award - Rental Space for NNSY Career Fairs FY26

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) has awarded a contract for rental space to host three career fairs in the Hampton Roads area during Fiscal Year 2026, with events scheduled for July 18, September 19, and November 7, 2026. The venue must accommodate between 700 and 1,500 attendees and provide a minimum of 15,000 square feet of space, equipped with furnished interview areas featuring privacy barriers, electrical outlets, pipe and drape, and ten 8x30-inch interview tables. Additional requirements include eighty 8x30-inch tables, eight registration tables, twenty rope and stanchions, eight water stations, high-speed wireless internet for at least forty laptops, surge protectors, and a functioning copier and printer. Technical support and security alignment are mandatory, requiring coordination with NNSY stakeholders through site walkthroughs. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price arrangement with three line items: the base job covering the first event and two optional jobs for the subsequent events, each covering a separate career fair. The base period runs from July 1 to August 31, 2026, with options extending through October 22 and November 30, 2026. Performance is FOB destination, with inspection and acceptance occurring at NNSY’s Building 276 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The award is unrestricted with no set-aside, classified under NAICS code 531120. Offerors must submit through SAM-validated entities, maintain current representations, and comply with numerous FAR and DFARS clauses including prohibitions on inverted corporations, confidential agreements, cybersecurity safeguards, whistleblower rights, and restrictions on telecommunications equipment from adversarial nations. Invoicing must be submitted via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) with detailed cost breakdowns by CLIN or SLIN, labor categories, hours, and supporting documentation for all direct costs. Payment instructions require electronic submission, with email notifications sent to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative on the same day of WAWF submission. Evaluation is based on a pass/fail technical acceptability gate, with awards made on a best-value basis, giving equal weight to past performance and price reasonableness. The contracting officer is Chaunsa Saunders, and the offer due date was June 10, 2026, with the government reserving the right to award without discussions.