3228 CESWG Survey Vessel

SolicitationW912BU25RA018Notice typeSolicitation

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3228 CESWG Survey Vessel

SolicitationW912BU25RA018Oct 7, 2025 · v8

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Opportunity Summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Marine Design Center has issued a formal solicitation to acquire an aluminum catamaran hydrographic survey vessel. The vessel will be constructed to commercial standards to support the USACE Galveston District in its mission to maintain navigable waterways along the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico. This procurement requires the contractor to assume full responsibility for the design, fabrication, and delivery of the vessel, which must feature a centerline-moon-pool deployed survey transducer strut system and may incorporate a hydrofoil support system if required by the design. Final delivery and acceptance will take place at the Army Engineer District in Galveston.

This solicitation, identified as W912BU25RA018, is managed by the Department of the Army, USACE Philadelphia District. The project is classified under NAICS code 336611 for Ship Building and Repairing and PSC 1925 for Special Service Vessels. This procurement is designated as a Small Business Administration (SBA) set-aside. Award of the contract carries requirements for bid guarantees, payment bonds, and performance bonding, and the terms include provisions for liquidated damages.

Interested parties must submit their proposals by the response deadline of November 14, 2025. All offerors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses must also be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Inquiries regarding this solicitation are directed to point of contact Domenic Sestito. The notice contains no attachments, though the solicitation and its five subsequent amendments were distributed through the official government point of entry.

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Opportunity Details

Response deadline: Nov 14, 2025Expired 203 days ago
NAICS: 336611 (opens in new tab)
PSC: 1925 (opens in new tab)
Set aside: SBA
Published: Aug 8, 2025
Updated: Oct 7, 2025
Agency: DEPT OF THE ARMY (opens in new tab)
Office: W2SD ENDIST PHILADELPHIA
Department: —
Source: View on SAM.gov (opens in new tab)

Contact and place of performance

Point of contact: Domenic Sestito

Place of performance: Not specified

Original Description

The Marine Design Center (MDC) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation to acquire an aluminum catamaran hydrographic survey vessel, conforming to commercial standards. The vessel acquired under this solicitation will be used to support the Galveston District (SWG) of the USACE in their mission of maintaining navigable waterways along the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The survey vessel will have a centerline-moon-pool deployed survey transducer strut system. If determined by the designer, the catamaran hull may incorporate a hydrofoil support system. The Contractor assumes complete responsibility for building the survey vessel according to this specification, the Contract Drawings, and the documents that are called for in this procurement, to meet the requirements of this Contract. Contractor will be required to fabricate and deliver the vessel to the Government. Delivery and final acceptance will be at the :U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Army Engineer District, Galveston There will be liquidated damages associated with this procurement Bid guarantee, payment, and performance bonding will be required. Hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. Contractors may download the solicitation (including drawings) and any amendments via the hyperlink to the Sam.Gov website, www.sam.gov, on (or after) the issue date. The official media of distribution for the IFB is the Web. All amendments to the IFB will be posted to the Sam.Gov website. It is the offeror?s responsibility to monitor the website in order to access the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the IFB and any amendments. NAICS code is 336611 ? Ship Building and Repair. Offerors shall submit any questions they may have in writing to Matthew Rhoads at [email protected] and Domenic Sestito at [email protected]. NOTE: Offerors shall submit all questions and requests for clarifications no later than 2:00PM EST on 28 August 2025. The decision to respond to questions and requests for clarification received after this time and date shall be at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. All contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by accessing the SAM website at www.sam.gov. Instructions will be included in the solicitation. Also, all Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry located at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/.******In the PIEE module, please click on the W912BU25RA018 link at the bottom left of the page to view the attachments.************************************* AMD 0001 - RFP EXTENDED TO 9/12/2025***************************************************** amendment 0004 posted.*********** ********************* Amendment 0005 posted - RFP Closing Extended to 14 Nov 2025*****************************