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.
- Jun 30, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Jul 1, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
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
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 IX-551. 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 defined as t… (show all)
he West Coast of the continental US, starting from Olympia, WA and extending northward to Bellingham, WA. IX-551 � Length: 260 FT � Width: 85 FT � 0 IN � Age: 10 YRS � Hull Type: Steel � Draft: 8 FT 6 IN � Full Displacement: 3,070 L Tons � Light Load: 2,267 L Tons IX-551 Prime Period of Performance: Estimated April 2027 through July 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 IX-551 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 quotation in response to the anticipated solicitation for the Maintenance, Repair, and Preservation of IX-551 Prime package? When to Submit: Responses are requested no later than 12:00PM PT, on 8 July 2026. Notice Regarding Sources Sought: This sources sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quotation (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ 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 quotations at this time, nor accepting unsolicited quotations. 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 RFQ, 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. 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
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.