EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

Equipment Support Services (EES) Contiguous United States (CONUS)

Request for Information (RFI) 

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) 

Equipment Support Services (EES) Contiguous United States (CONUS)

This RFI is issued solely for the purposes of obtaining information not readily available to the Government for planning purposes, in accordance with FAR 15.201(e).  It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP for any specific supplies or services in the future. Furthermore, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.  Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.  

All interested parties (small, medium, and large businesses concerns) are invited to submit a response.  In addition to the information requested by the Government, interested parties are encouraged to provide any other information they deem relevant.   

The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) has a potential requirement to establish and support an equipment support services contract within the contiguous United States (CONUS). EXWC is conducting market research to determine the range of available contractors and assess their capabilities to support the Navy’s Maintenance, Repair, and Corrosion Prevention and Control (abatement and repair) requirements located within CONUS. This includes inspections, maintenance, refurbishment, repair, overhaul, upgrade, modernization, modification, corrosion prevention, and corrosion control.

The Government plans to award the Contracted Equipment Maintenance, Repair and Corrosion Control Contract under one of the following NAICS Codes: 811310: Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance 

The Government intends to allow award of fixed-price task orders under this IDIQ contract.   

The period of performance or delivery dates for task orders will be determined at the individual task order level. 

Overview of Potential Work Scope 

Location of Work.  If implemented, it is anticipated at this time that the work would be performed at the Contractor’s facility within 250-miles of the point of origin, listed below, and maintenance on-site at the below listed locations.

1. Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, California
2. Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi
3. Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, San Diego, California
4. Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Washington

Inspection Services include:

1. Diagnostic services
2. Oil and fluid analysis
3. Oil and fluid analysis report
4. Welding
5. Non-Destructive testing (NDT)
6. NDT of hook blocks
7. Insulation Testing
8. Load Testing

Maintenance Services Include:

1. Cycling of equipment
2. Fluid and filter replacement
3. Annual Vehicle Safety Inspection (AVSI)
4. Service in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) recommended specifications
5. Spot Checks

Refurbishment, Repair, and Overhaul services include:

1. Vehicle and equipment restoration
2. Diesel and gasoline engine rebuilds
3. Transmission and drive train repairs and overhauls
4. Troubleshoot automotive and equipment mechanical and electrical issues
5. Repair and/or replace individual mechanical and electrical issues
6. Ability to source original equipment manufacturer parts; and if required, after market equivalents, rebuilt, or used suitable substitutes
7. Replacement of tires
8. Body Repair
9. Painting and identification marking

Corrosion Prevention and Control (abatement and repair) services include:

1. Minor Corrosion Removal
2. Surface Preparation (i.e. cleaning, washing, steam cleaning, sanding (hand and power) abrasive blasting with various medias)
3. Application of Primer (i.e. zinc rich, Chemical Agent Resistance Coating (CARC) and non-CARC)
4. Spot Painting
5. Application of base coast and topcoat (CARC and non-CARC)
6. Application of equipment undercoat
7. Application of rust inhibitor and Corrosion Prevention Compounds (CPCs)
8. Removal and installation of bed liner material; ect.
9. Replacement/Repair of sheet metal

Upgrade, Modernization, and Modification Services include:

1. Upgrade software
2. Modernization of antiquated components and/or replacement of obsolete components
3. Modify equipment to meet emerging DOW requirements
4. Engineering data for provisioning
5. Manufacturer’s commercial manuals
6. Design change notices

The Contractor must inherently comply with all applicable Military, Federal, and Commercial standards (to include NAVFAC Publications and International Mandatory Compliance References) during the performance of these services. 

Size of Scope. If implemented, this potentially will be for all ‘Naval Expeditionary Equipment Assets’ located CONUS.

Equipment Range.  The following list is intended to provide a small sample of Naval Expeditionary Equipment Assets that may be included; it is not intended to be an all-inclusive list. The exact make, model, and type will change over time based on the needs of the Navy. Naval Expeditionary Equipment Assets fall into the following categories: Civil Engineering Support Equipment (CESE), Civil Engineer End Items (CEEI), Material Handling Equipment (MHE), Weight Handling Equipment (WHE), support vehicles, Containerized Base Camp Facilities, and small boats.

1. Automotive vehicles (e.g. trucks, truck tractors, buses, etc.) 
2. Heavy and light construction equipment (includes motorized and non-motorized equipment)        
3. Material handling equipment (e.g. forklifts, tele-handlers, container handlers, etc.)
4. Weight handling equipment (i.e. cranes)
5. Water well drilling and support equipment
6. Mineral processing equipment (mineral products and plant facilities equipment)
7. Specialized construction support equipment (e.g. light plants, air compressors, portable welders, etc.)
8. Power Support Equipment (i.e. generators, ECU (Environmental Control Units), portable power panels, etc.) 
9. Fire and emergency response vehicles (i.e. ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, fire-fighting trucks, etc.)
10. Trailers (e.g. towable, fifth wheel, etc.)
11. Shipping Containers (International Standard Organization (ISO) (steel) and Internal Airlift/Helicopter Slingable Unit (ISU) (fiberglass))
12. Small boats (Non-commissioned vessels) and watercraft
13. Containerized Base Camp Facilities (i.e. laundry, shower, latrine, Improved Environmental Control Unit (IECU), etc.)
14. Militarized vehicles (i.e. MTRV, MK-970, etc.)
15. Other (i.e. Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV), etc.)

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The Government will not award a contract on the basis of this RFI and will not reimburse or otherwise pay for any information received.  This RFI is issued for the purpose of encouraging communication and exchanges of information between the Government and interested parties.  Responses to this request are voluntary and the Government will not pay any direct or indirect costs for any information or materials received in response to this RFI. Information received in response to this RFI may be used to structure future solicitations. If your party chooses to submit any business sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential information, it must be marked as proprietary or restricted data in the response. All responses received may be held for an extended period or destroyed. In no case will any responses to this RFI be returned to the originator or information submitted shared with any other respondents. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research, nor will the Government provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this RFI. 

An award will not be made based on any information or offers received in response to this notice. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System for Award Management (SAM) at sam.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential Offerors to monitor those sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 

Please provide comments or questions regarding the proposed strategic service contract described in this RFI.  

One electronically submitted response shall be received no later than 5:00pm Eastern Time on 15 January 2026 and reference: Equipment Support Services (EES) Contiguous United States (CONUS)

Submissions should be limited to ten megabytes or less; and in a format compatible with Microsoft Office or Adobe PDF, and include Attachment 1: Corporate Background Information Questionnaire 

Interested businesses shall submit responses by email to Ryley Fages, ryley.j.fages.civ@us.navy.mil and Crystal Brooks, crystal.s.brooks2.civ@us.navy.mil .  Please submit all written questions by email to Ryley Fages and Crystal Brooks.  No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of any subsequent RFP will be accepted prior to its release.