Provide Boom for approx. 8 refueling evolutions, a
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO), Marine Operation Center (MOC), Marine Operation Center Atlantic, is seeking quotes for containment boom services for approximately eight refueling evolutions for NOAA vessels in Charleston, SC. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity. The services include providing, deploying, and recovering containment booms of varying lengths (up to 1000ft) at two Charleston locations. Quotes are due by March 6, 2026, at 8:00 PM MST/MDT.
Scope of Work
The requirement is to provide containment boom services for NOAA vessels during scheduled fueling events. This includes:
- Providing up to 1000ft of fuel boom for partial enclosure of vessel fueling/oil transfer operations.
- Deploying and recovering the fuel boom before and after each event.
- Meeting additional full-enclosure or larger boom requirements with longer lead times.
- Specific events include:
- NOAA Ship Nancy Foster (1000ft boom) at 1050 Register Street, North Charleston, SC, for three events between February and August 2026.
- NOAA Ship Ferdinand Hassler (300ft boom) at 196 Tradd Street, Charleston, SC, for four events between March and May 2026.
- NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (450ft boom) at 196 Tradd Street, Charleston, SC, for one event in May 2026. The Period of Performance is from March 10, 2026, to December 30, 2026.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (RFQ) for a single Firm Fixed-Price purchase order.
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5).
- NAICS: 488310 ($47.0 Million size standard).
- Period of Performance: March 10, 2026 – December 30, 2026.
- Questions Due: December 27, 2025, by 12:00 PM EST/EDT.
- Quotes Due: March 6, 2026, by 8:00 PM MST/MDT.
- Published: February 24, 2026.
Evaluation Criteria
Award will be based on a best value trade-off approach, with Non-Price Technical Solution (Technical Approach and Past Performance) being significantly more important than price. However, as technical solutions become more equal, price will become a more significant factor. Evaluation factors include:
- Capability (Technical): Availability of boom, ability to deploy/recover, scheduling flexibility, coordination with fuel companies, and access to FLETC and Charleston City Pier.
- Past Performance: Submission of at least two references from similar and relevant services within the past two years. References must complete and submit a Past Performance Questionnaire directly to the Contracting Specialist.
- Price: Quotes must be complete, reasonable, and itemized, including cost per foot, deployment/recovery, and overall Firm Fixed Price.
- Delivery/Period of Performance considerations.
- Subcontractor Disclosure: Offerors must confirm if the boom is provided by them or a subcontractor.
Submission Requirements
- Quotes must be submitted electronically (PDF or Microsoft Word) to
Christopher.baker@noaa.gov. - Offerors must have an active SAM.gov registration and include their UEID/CAGE CODE and Page 1 of their SAM registration with the quote.
- Include a copy of Liability Insurance.
- Provide at least two references for similar jobs performed within the past three years.
- Crucially, offerors are responsible for requesting and receiving confirmation of quote receipt.
- Contract administration will utilize FedConnect®, requiring contractor registration.