THIS IS A SYNOPSIS NOTICE ONLY. This is not a Request for Quote/Proposal/Bid and no contract or purchase order will be awarded as a result of this notice. There is no solicitation, specifications, or drawings available at this time.

Military Sealift Command (MSC) contracting office is seeking eligible businesses for the Mid-Term Availability (MTA) of the USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189) commencing on or about 01 April 2021 for fifty (50) calendar days.  

The USNS JOHN LENTHALL has a length of 677.5 ft. and beam of 97.5 ft., an anticipated arrival draft of 20 Ft FWD and 27ft AFT not including a minimum draft clearance of three (3) feet beneath the keel at mean lower low water (MLLW) (tide ranges may be considered), and is 20,706 tons’ gross. Work to be performed at the Contractor’s facility on or about the above-mentioned dates. Area of Consideration is East and/or Gulf Coasts.  Estimated date of Solicitation is on or about 01 September 2020. Major work items associated with this availability include:

Degaussing Cable and Conduit Removal, 01 Deck Steel Renewal, Structural Steel Repairs, Double Bottom Tank Top Steel Replacement, Main Engine Turbochargers Overhaul, Reduction Gear Thrust Collar Renewal, Port Main Engine Clutch & Coupling Overhaul, PTO Clutch & Coupling Overhaul, Constant Tension Winch NO2 & NO3 Overhaul, Winch Control Booth Window & Steel Replacement, and UNREP Station's No 3, No 6 & No 7 Steel Repairs.

This requirement will be solicited as a 100% Total Small Business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a Bid, Proposal, or Quotation in response to the solicitation which shall be considered by the agency.

The estimated issue date for this solicitation is on or about 01 September 2020 with an estimated closing date of 16 October 2020. Upon issuance, the solicitation & supporting documentation will be posted and can be found on the Government Wide Point of Entry located at beta.sam.gov under solicitation number N3220520R4009.

The appropriate NACIS code is 336611. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. There are no responses due based on this pre-solicitation notice. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Ian Keller at [email protected].