USS MIGUEL KEITH (ESB 5) MTA A0009

The USS MIGUEL KEITH (ESB 5) Mid-Term Availability contract requires a qualified contractor to perform comprehensive maintenance, repair, and alterations at a ship repair facility in Thailand or Singapore, with performance scheduled between October 26 and December 10, 2025, and extended options available through December 26, 2026. The contractor must hold a valid MSRA/ABR to operate in the designated overseas locations and is required to execute work in accordance with detailed technical specifications including SSU SN 27-001 and SING-003-27, covering hull and structural repairs, propulsion, electrical systems, navigation, habitability, and drydocking. All work must comply with stringent quality, safety, and environmental standards, incorporating MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129 for unique item identification and shipment marking, and adhere to NACE, ASME, and ASTM standards for welding, coatings, and non-destructive testing. The contract is awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with technical acceptability as a mandatory threshold and price as the decisive factor. Offerors must demonstrate understanding of the work package, ability to perform with adequate facilities and personnel, and a robust quality assurance and hazardous waste management system, supported by past performance data from recent naval or commercial vessel projects. Proposals must include detailed technical, pricing, past performance, and administrative volumes submitted electronically via DoD SAFE or email under strict formatting, file size, and submission protocols, with no amendments permitted after the deadline. The contractor must submit a comprehensive set of attachments including a price breakdown, past performance sheet, contract administration plan, quality assurance surveillance plan, and facility survey form, while ensuring full compliance with cybersecurity requirements such as NIST SP 800-171, CMMC certification, and safeguarding of covered defense information. All key personnel must be identified with certifications in NDT, coating inspection, and safety operations, and an organizational chart must be submitted within ten days of award. Subcontracting is tightly controlled, with mandatory flowdown of all security, compliance, and conflict of interest clauses, and prohibitions against using active-duty Navy personnel or subcontracting with entities linked to state sponsors of terrorism. Invoicing is exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow, and payment is administered by the Navy ERP office in Mechanicsburg, PA. The contract includes a growth provision for up to 11,515 labor hours and $