USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101) Underwater Hull Preservation
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 N4523A-27-RFPREQ-PSNS-101 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 2, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This is a sources sought announcement in anticipation of a potential future procurement program. PSNS & IMF Naval Station Everett is conducting market research to determine industry capability and interest to provide required paint, coatings, preservation products, and engineering/technical services for the Underwater Hull Preservation w/Paint on the USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101) location of availability TBD, with an anticipated start date of 16 March 2027. The vessel will be dry-docked. The government seeks paint original equipment manufacturers that can provide support as follows: Provide paint, coa… (show all)
tings, and preservation products per the attached Work Statement. Paint, coatings and preservation products must meet the required standard per the attached Navy Paint Warranty. Company (vendor) must provide the required warranty without waiver or subcontract. Provide personnel that meet or exceed the minimum qualifications within the Work Statement in order to perform and certify work stated. Personnel may not be substituted without express approval by the Government, as submitted per the attached Work Statement. Place of performance: Contractor's Dry-dock Facility (TBD). PSNS & IMF Everett is especially interested in determining small business capability and interest. The anticipated Request for Quote (RFQ) release date is on or around Wednesday 21 October 2026 (subject to change). PSNS & IMF Everett is contemplating award of a firm fixed price contract for the requirement specified in the attached draft Statement of Work. The applicable NAICS code is 325510 � Paint and Coating Manufacturing. What/Where to Submit: Interested companies should submit, on company letterhead, a letter of interest including the name, telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address of one point of contact. Please scan your letter of interest and email it to Contract Specialist, Luke Semler, at luke.j.semler.civ@us.navy.mil, Masada Younker, at Masada.d.younker.civ@us.navy.mil, and Adrienne Larcom, at adrienne.j.larcom.civ@us.navy.mil with �USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101) OEM U/W Hull Preservation w/Paint SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE� in the subject field and hand or digitally sign your letter of interest. The letter of interest should include a brief description of your company and its capabilities as they relate to the requirements set forth in the draft Statement of Work, and answers to the following specific questions. Please limit your response to no more than 5 pages. 1. Is your company a paint original equipment manufacturer? 2. Is your company a small or large business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under NAICS code 325510 (the small business size standard is 1,000 in number of employees)? If small business please specify (small, 8(a), women-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned) [more than one category may be selected as applicable]. How many employees does your company have? 3. Does your company have a website? If so, what is your company�s website address? 4. 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. 5. Is your company able to provide both the paint product desired AND the manufacturing guarantee, as required within the work statement? 6. Given the complexity of the work described in this announcement, including draft Statement of Work, please describe your company�s historical experience completing work onboard U.S. Navy ships and other vessels described in draft Statement of Work, or briefly describe how your company would be capable of meeting these requirements as of contract award. Information provided shall be treated as Business Sensitive or Confidential to the responder, exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. PSNS & IMF Everett may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements set forth in the announcement. This sources sought announcement is not a request for proposal. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gather information from the market place. 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. No telephone inquiries will be accepted and requests for solicitation packages will not be granted, as a solicitation has not been prepared at this time. When to Submit: Responses to this Source Sought notice are requested no later than 12:00PM PST 09 October 2026 Notice Regarding Sources Sought: Please note that this sources sought is for information purposes and to identify potential sources. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government of any kind. Other: The Government will not pay for any effort expended or any material provided in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests, nor will the Government return any data provided. Future information, if any, will be posted at the website SAM.gov. Contracting Office Address: Naval Station Everett 2000 W Marine View Drive Everett, WA 98201 Point of Contact: Luke Semler, email: luke.j.semler.civ@us.navy.mil Masada Younker, email: Masada.d.younker.civ@us.navy.mil Adrienne Larcom, email: adrienne.j.larcom.civ@us.navy.mil
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same product/service code (PSC) 8010.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $66K to $83K, median $82K; range $50K to $84K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE AGAIN.COM Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA | 1 | $84K | Apr 8, 2026 |
| THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY · $SHW · $24.4B | 1 | $82K | Sep 22, 2026 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $50K | Oct 3, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $SHW reported $24.4B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $82K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 22, 2026THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY$82KUSS SAMPSON Underwater Hull PreservationMateriality: <0.01% of $SHW revenue (Low) SEC
- Apr 8, 2026SAVE AGAIN.COM Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA$84KInternational Paint Brands RFPNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 3, 2025FSR CONSULTING LLC$50KInternational Paint Brands IDIQNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 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
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.