USNS CODY Mid-Term Availability

The USNS CODY (T-EPF 14) Mid-Term Availability contract requires a contractor to prepare for and execute all tasks associated with the ship's mid-term availability during the period of performance from February 1, 2027, to April 17, 2027. All work must be performed at the contractor’s facility located on the U.S. East or Gulf Coast, in alignment with operational and national security requirements, and must strictly follow the work item package and solicitation directives. Access to critical government-furnished technical data and computer software related to the vessel is controlled and contingent upon the completion and return of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) executed by a corporate principal. This NDA imposes strict handling, use, and protection requirements on all technical information, including flow-down obligations to subcontractors, organizational controls subject to audit, and mandatory return or destruction of all data upon contract award to another party or completion of work, with written certification required within 30 days. The solicitation is issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, based on market research indicating a reasonable expectation of at least two responsive small business offers, and is categorized under NAICS code 336611. The solicitation, identified as N3220526R6104, will be released on or about July 3, 2026, through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Solicitation Module, and is managed by the Department of Defense’s Mschq Norfolk office in Norfolk, Virginia, with designated points of contact for inquiries and NDA submission. No contract pricing, evaluation factors, or delivery specifications are provided in the pre-solicitation materials, and formal contract clauses, inspection criteria, or administration details are not yet available.