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Watercraft Operations and Maintenance

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FA481925R00090003Federal

Submission Closed10/20/2025, 06:00:00 PM UTC

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The contract for Watercraft Operations and Maintenance at Tyndall AFB, issued under solicitation number FA481925R00090003, is structured as a firm fixed-price effort with multiple line items covering ongoing watercraft support, aerial target mission assistance, vessel parts, repairs, overhaul, training, and security support, with specific not-to-exceed (NTE) dollar limits for certain items. The performance period begins on June 1, 2026, and extends through May 31, 2030, including a base year and three option years, with all services to be performed at Tyndall AFB, FL, under destination inspection and acceptance terms. The government emphasizes a best value award process, evaluating proposals on technical acceptability, past performance, and price, with technical and past performance factors weighted approximately equally to cost. Offerors must submit detailed staffing, security clearance, and quality control plans, including a draft Quality Control Plan with their proposal, and address mission-essential functions per DFARS requirements. The solicitation incorporates a comprehensive set of FAR, DFARS, and Air Force-specific clauses, including security, cybersecurity, subcontracting, and supply chain provisions, with clauses like FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-4 tailored by addenda. Offerors are required to provide representations and certifications via SAM, including socioeconomic statuses such as small business, SDVOSB, HUBZone, WOSB, and EDWOSB, with joint ventures providing additional entity information. Proposal submission is strictly electronic through the PIEE portal, organized into three volumes—Price, Technical, and Past Performance—with page limits, formatting standards, and virus-free files. The contract mandates strict security clearance procedures, including submission of a DD254, base access protocols, and personnel identification requirements. Payment requests will be processed via WAWF, with designated DoDAACs for invoicing. Overall, the contract emphasizes compliance with federal acquisition regulations, security standards, and detailed planning for staffing, quality control, and mission continuity, ensuring support for critical testing and operational functions at Tyndall AFB.

General Info

Amendment updates solicitation FA481925R0009 for watercraft maintenance at Tyndall AFB, deadline October 2025.

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA4819 325 Cons Pkp

NAICS

488330 - Navigational Services to Shipping

Place of Performance

Tyndall AFB, FL, 32403, USA

Set-Aside

SBA

Documents

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors

rfp

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Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation Factors for Award

specifications

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FA481925R0009 Attachment 13 Question Worksheet

q-and-a

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Solicitation FA481925R00090003 - Watercraft Operations and Maintenance

rfp

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Solicitation FA481925R0009 Amendment 0003

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Attachment+10+Past+Performance+Questionnaire.docx

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Timeline

3 updates

PhaseClosed

PostedSep 19

Solicitation

Notice updatedSep 19

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Notice updatedSep 23

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedSep 23

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Response DeadlineOct 20

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

10/20/2025, 06:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA4819 325 Cons Pkp

Contacts2 people available

OfficeTYNDALL AFB, FL, 32403, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA4819 325 Cons Pkp

Office AddressTYNDALL AFB, FL, 32403, USA

Contacts

David Hackney

Brice O'HARA

Full Description

09/23/2025 Due to restrictions with the Excel Spreadsheet for questions and responses, this document has been converted to a PDF format. 9/19/2025 Amendment 0003 to solicitation FA481925R0009 Watercraft Operations and Maintenance. The following changes will be made to the Watercraft Operations and Maintenance solicitation: A. Attachment 10: 1. Attachment 10 due date is changed from 01 October 2025 to 15 October 2025. B. Attachment 08 Addendum 52.212-1 instructions to offerors: 1. Section N, paragraph 4 Tables, Charts, Graphs and Figures is changed from 12 point font to 10 point font. 2. Included language to exclude table of contents and glossary from Volumes II and III, for overall page count. 3. Updated Volume II Tab 3, Technical Subfactor 2 - Security Clearance changed the refence to 3.4.2.2 & 5.1.1 4. Volume II - Technical, Page 7 Changed "(2) Technical Approach" and replaced with "(2) Security Clearances." 5. Volume II Tab 2 subfactor 1 Staffing Plan, a. removed "Functional Area" and replaced with "Labor Category". 6. Vol I Tab 2 Title Changed to reflect the narrative in Volume I section D. Tab 2. 7. Section T Vol 2 Tabs have been corrected to proper order. 8. Remove Mission Essential Services Plan from the evaluation criteria in Section T Volume II and include the language for Mission Essential Contractor Services Plan into Section T Volume I Tab 6. Mission Essential Services Plan will no longer be evaluated under Technical Evaluation in Volume II. 9. The narrative of the Mission Essential Contractors Services Plan have been updated to reflect those of DFARS 252.232-7024. 10. Updated Volume II Tab 4 a. Quality Control Plan to include the following language, "The offeror will be required to submit a DRAFT copy of the Quality control plan with their proposal." C. Attachment 09 Addendum to 52.212-2 Evaluations: 1. Removed title language at 1.2 and language at 1.2(v). 2. Included language at 2.1 to read as "This is a subjective trade-off source selection and, for those Offerors who are determined to be technically acceptable, tradeoffs may be made between past performance, and price in which competing offerors past performance information will be evaluated at approximately equal to price." 3. Included language at Section 4 Technical Evaluation, "Evaluation will continue until ALL responsive proposals have been evaluated." 4. Removed Mission Essential Services Plan from Section 4 Technical Evaluation of the addendum. 5. Updated Section 4.3 Technical Subfactor 3: Quality Control Plan to include the following language, "The offeror will be required to submit a DRAFT copy of the Quality control plan with their proposal." 6. Updated Section 6 Evaluation Methodology: Step 1: Evaluate all proposals for responsiveness to the solicitation terms and conditions. Step 2: Evaluate all responsive proposals for technical acceptability and past performance. Step 3: Make a Best Value determination based on the offerors technical acceptability, past performance, and price.