From the notice

22 October 2026- Response to RFC 001 has been posted. ________________________________ The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS and IMF) intends to award a stand-alone Firm-Fixed-Price contract to accomplish maintenance, repair, and preservation of IX-551. The IX-551 characteristics are Length: 260 FT, Width: 85 FT, Age: 10 Years, Hull Type: Steel, Draft: 8 FT 6 IN, Full Displacement: 3,070 L Tons and Light Load: 2,267 L Tons. The Contractors facility must possess the capability of IX-551 with the dimensions as stated above. To facilitate proper government oversight, the facility shall be located in the Puget Sound, WA region. For this procurement, the Puget Sound, WA region is defined as the West Coast of the continental US, starting from Olympia, WA and extending northward to Bellingham, WA. Scope Overview: Coordinate with the Contracting Officer, via the SUPERVISOR to deliver the Asset to the Contractors facility. Upon docking the Asset, wash, and clean the exterior surfaces of the Asset. Blast and preserve all exterior hull surfaces, underwater body, freeboard, moon pools and bulwark surfaces of the Asset. Fill, drain, air test, inspect each underwater skeg on the Asset. Accomplish visual inspections of hull and body and all tank/voids. Remove existing and install new zinc anodes and hardware on the underwater hull. Shift the Asset on the blocks to achieve 100 percent preservation of underwater hull. Apply non-skid system to main deck and 02/03 level decks.

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