Sonar Gondola Detailed Design and Fabrication
Updated
Sources Sought from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for work in South Carolina. Due Nov 9, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 16 days left.
| Title as posted | SONAR GONDOLA DETAILED DESIGN AND FABRICATION |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | REQUIREMENTS-27-0299 |
| Agency | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Office | Dept of Commerce NOAA |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Ship Building and Repairing (336611) |
| Product or service code | J020 |
| Place of performance | South Carolina |
| Posted | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 9, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (16 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division, Norfolk, VA, on behalf of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), is performing market research to determine potential sources for providing detailed design, fabrication, and related engineering services for a sonar gondola onboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER (R-352).
Contracting contact
- Tamara Horton · [email protected] · (757) 364-6909
- Andrew Northcutt · [email protected] · (757) 441-6457
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 336611, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,300 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for ship building and repairing work, who also hold NOAA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Detyens Shipyards Inc $277.2 million in this trade
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- Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C. $40.8 million in this trade
About the buyer
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $2.5 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Peraton Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation and Earth Resources Technology, LLC. See what NOAA is buying now.
Ship Building and Repairing contracts right now
There are 113 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 336611), 58 posted in the last 7 days; 55% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Navy, US Coast Guard and Defense Logistics Agency. Most of the work with a stated place is in California, Florida and Virginia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 17 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 17 days.
All open ship building and repairing contracts
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From the award notices agencies publish.