** UPDATE ** - 10/20/2025
RFP amendment 0006 has been issued to extend the offer due date. All other terms and conditions remain the same.
** UPDATE ** - 10/10/2025
RFP amendment 0005 has been issued to extend the offer due date. All other terms and conditions remain the same.
**UPDATE** - 10/09/2025
Answers to offerors questions (round five) have been posted.
**UPDATE** - 09/26/2025
Answers to offerors questions (round four)
**UPDATE** - 09/25/2025
Amendment 003 is to a) revise section 23 & 31 of the Requirements Specification (Attachment 05), and b) add
additional instructions within the technical approach section 3.1.1 on Section L. All other terms and condition remain the same.
** UPDATE ** - 09/24/2025
Answers to questions from Industry Day Two held on 22 July 2025 have been posted.
** UPDATE ** - 09/23/2025
An RFP amendment has been issued to extend the offer due date. In addition, the questions & answers deadline has been extended.
The following documents have been updated:
Solicitation Amendment N0016725R10010002 SF 30
The following document has been added as part of the RFP amendment:
Answers to offerors questions (rounds two & three)
*Update * - 22 September 2025 - Barge IX-527 & IX-528 Photos from Industry Day
Photos from the second Industry Day held on 22 July 2025 are available to prospective offerors who are approved via the Joint Certification Program (JCP). To receive the Industry Day photos please send an email to:
alexander.c.lambis.civ@us.navy.mil
AND
james.m.mcgarvey.civ@us.navy.mil
A secure link with the photo package will be sent via the DoD SAFE system.
** UPDATE ** - 09/11/2025
An RFP amendment has been issued. The following documents have been updated:
Solicitation Amendment N0016725R10010001 SF 30
Attachment 01 – Updated
Attachment 06 – Updated
The following documents have been added as part of the RFP amendment:
Attachment 09 – new attachment added
Answers to offerors questions
Original RFP Description:
The Signatures Department (Code 70) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) is
responsible for development of stealth technology to support Navy surface ship and submarine program goals. As part of
its mission, Code 70 develops, operates and maintains major acoustic research, development, test, and evaluation
(RDT&E) facilities at the Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility (SEAFAC), located on Back Island, near
Ketchikan, Alaska. SEAFAC is the primary acoustic measurement facility for Pacific Fleet submarines. SEAFAC has
two major test sites - a static site where the test vessel is suspended at various depths for specific noise investigations and
an underway site for performing noise investigations at various speed conditions and depths.
The IX527 and IX528 Service Craft are permanently moored at NSWCCD SEAFAC Static Site in Western Behm
Canal near Back Island. The Service Craft are modified from their original construction to include a moon pool and large
deckhouse structure and sail area.
The Contractor shall provide inspection, repair, maintenance, and preservation support services of the SEAFAC
static site service craft IX527 and IX528. Requirement Specifications for the IX527 and IX528 services are outlined in
this Statement of Work (SOW) as attachments in Section J.
