Sources SoughtPosted May 6, 2026·Responses due May 15, 2026

Maintenance, Repair, and Preservation of Caisson 4-5 Spare

NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD IMF

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336611
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N4523A26R1001
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J019
Place
USA
Contact
ALICE ROBERTSON (alice.n.robertson.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N4523A26R1001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • May 6, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Jun 11, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Jul 10, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jul 10, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 19, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026, middle of the range Sep 22, 2026.
Measured from 51 past early notices at Dept of the Navy with NAICS 336611 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from May 6, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The Regional Maintenance Center at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest in performing the maintenance, repair, and preservation of Caisson 4-5 Spare. Work will be accomplished at the Contractor's facility. The Government is seeking responses from sources that can perform the following work. Geographical Area of consideration: 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 d… (show all)

efined as the West Coast of the continental US, starting from Olympia, WA and extending northward to Bellingham, WA. Caisson 4-5 Spare Length: 147 FT � 5 IN Width: 27 FT Height: 53 FT � 11 IN Draft: 25 FT � 11 IN Hull Type: Steel Full Displacement: 1,565 L Tons Light Load: 884 L Tons Scope Overview: Coordinate with the Contracting Officer, via the Contract Officer�s Representative (COR) to deliver the Asset to the Contractor�s facility. Upon docking Asset, wash and clean Asset: Perform various base metal and structural repairs, Replace the port rubber seal and perform required inspections and maintenance of starboard seal. Conduct ultrasonic and visual inspections of the hull, weather deck, tanks, piping and operations deck. Clean and pump tanks. Maintain/replace deck hatches. Install new mimic board. Test alarm systems. Clean ventilation. Replace all valves. Replace dewatering pumps. Replace grease lines and steady bearings. Replace actuator stands. Replace actuators. Replace valve-stem extension shafts. Remove, clean and reinstall rubber fendering. Preserve hull, weather deck, weather deck handrails, tanks, piping and operations deck. Replace zinc anodes. Conduct operational testing. Undock the Asset. Arrange and coordinate the delivery of the Asset back to the Government with the Contracting Officer via the COR. Caisson 4-5 Spare Period of Performance: Estimated March 2027 through September 2027 What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a notice of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. Please hand or digitally sign your letter of interest and e-mail it to the Government contacts listed below, with " Maintenance, Repair, and Preservation of Caisson 4-5 Prime Sources Sought Response" in the subject field. The notice of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in the description shown above, and answers to the following specific questions. Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages. 1. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 336611 (a small business must have 1,300 or less employees)? 2. Does your company have a satisfactory performance record for the type of work required? Please provide examples of relevant and recent (within three years) past performance. 3. Does your company have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors)? 4. Given the work described in this announcement, does your company plan to submit a proposal in response to the anticipated solicitation for the Maintenance, Repair, and Preservation of Caisson 4-5 Spare package? When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 12:00PM PT, on 15 May 2026. Notice Regarding Sources Sought: This sources sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This sources sought does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Navy is not seeking proposals at this time, nor accepting unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this source sought; all costs associated with responding to this source sought will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this sources sought does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM website (sam.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. PSNS&IMF may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. This sources sought announcement is released in accordance with FAR 15. Information provided in response to this sources sought announcement will not be considered an offer by the responding contractor and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Who won similar work

21 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD IMF), same product/service code (PSC) J019 and NAICS 336611.

Single-winner award sizes (14): middle half $1.6M to $4.1M, median $1.7M; range $252K to $13.1M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
PLATYPUS MARINE INC7$10.3M + 1 sharedSep 30, 2026
MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC5$11.0M + 1 sharedJul 2, 2026
LAKE UNION DRYDOCK COMPANY3$19.1MMay 8, 2026
GLOBAL COATINGS LLC2– + 2 sharedJul 2, 2026
SNOW & COMPANY2– + 2 sharedJul 2, 2026
EVERETT SHIP REPAIR LLC1$13.1MSep 30, 2025
DELPHINUS ENGINEERING, INC.1– + 1 sharedJul 2, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 7 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (11 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.