Maintenance, Repair and Preservation of IX-551
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD IMF
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N4523A26Q1004 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 21, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Sep 21, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
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… (show all)
, 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. Accomplish preliminary and final air tests to tanks/voids. Open, pump, ventilate, gas free and clean all tanks. Accomplish partial preservation of Qty (24 EA) tanks. Preserve tank/void manhole covers. Identify distinguishing figures and markings, Remove, clean and reinstall rubber fenders. Open and inspect all pumps and overboard discharge valves. Accomplish visual inspection and final closeout inspection of each tank/void upon completion of all work. Install new manhole gaskets and fasteners. Undock the Asset. Arrange and coordinate the delivery of the Asset back to the Government with the Contracting Officer via the SUPERVISOR. Specific details of all work items and tasks required by this Statement of Work or described in this Scope Overview are included in section 3.0 of the Statement of Work. The IX-551 will be ready for pick up on or after 1 April 2027. Refer to page 1 Request for Quote (RFQ) of the Solicitation regarding desired and required delivery information. This is full and open competition. All offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive award of Government contracts. Offerors are advised also that SAM representations and certifications can be completed electronically via the System for Award Management website at https://www.sam.gov.
Who won similar work
30 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 336611.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLATYPUS MARINE INC | 7 | $10.3M + 1 shared | Sep 30, 2026 |
| MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC | 5 | $11.0M + 1 shared | Jul 2, 2026 |
| LAKE UNION DRYDOCK COMPANY | 3 | $19.1M | May 8, 2026 |
| DRS NAVAL POWER SYSTEMS INC · $DRS | 2 | $273K | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Rix Industries Benicia CA 94510 USA | 2 | $209K | Dec 19, 2025 |
| GLOBAL COATINGS LLC | 2 | – + 2 shared | Jul 2, 2026 |
| SNOW & COMPANY | 2 | – + 2 shared | Jul 2, 2026 |
| EVERETT SHIP REPAIR LLC | 1 | $13.1M | Sep 30, 2025 |
| IMIA, LLC | 1 | $4.4M | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation | 1 | $1.1M | Nov 18, 2025 |
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.
- Sep 30, 2026PLATYPUS MARINE INC$1.7MMaintenance and Repair of SWFPAC 33HS-64PB-78PB
- Jul 2, 2026DELPHINUS ENGINEERING, INC.$24.5M (shared ceiling)Repair and Modernization IDIQ YC-UF-UFDD
- Jul 2, 2026PLATYPUS MARINE INC$24.5M (shared ceiling)Repair and Modernization IDIQ YC-UF-UFDD
- Jul 2, 2026GLOBAL COATINGS LLC$24.5M (shared ceiling)Repair and Modernization IDIQ YC-UF-UFDD
- Jul 2, 2026MOTIVE POWER MARINE, LLC$24.5M (shared ceiling)Repair and Modernization IDIQ YC-UF-UFDD
- Jul 2, 2026SNOW & COMPANY$24.5M (shared ceiling)Repair and Modernization IDIQ YC-UF-UFDD
- May 22, 2026PRECISION EQUIPMENT, INC.$10KAward Posting for Driving Housing
- May 8, 2026LAKE UNION DRYDOCK COMPANY$3.2MMaintenance, Repair, and Preservation YT-802
- Apr 27, 2026PLATYPUS MARINE INC$851KMaintenance, Repair, and Preservation of YC-1588
- Mar 23, 2026Fairbanks Morse, LLC$8KFuel Injection Pump
Competitive landscape
For the 8 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
- $94K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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
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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 3 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
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.