The Air Force needs a small business to provide small boat maintenance and repair services at Joint Base Charleston.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Air Force needs a small business to provide small boat maintenance and repair services at Joint Base Charleston. This includes cleaning, preventative maintenance, and inspections of vessels and support equipment, as well as vessel-operating services during regular hours and line handling services for arriving and departing ships and submarines.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract will be a firm-fixed-price contract with a base year and four one-year option periods, running from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2031.
- How will they pick the winner? The government will evaluate offers based on price, technical capability, and past performance. The technical capability evaluation will be pass/fail, and the government will consider the offeror's ability to meet the tiered response timelines for emergency and routine service calls for corrective maintenance.
- When and how do you bid? Bids are due on August 14, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT and must be submitted electronically by email to the contracting officers.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with vessel maintenance and repair
- Has a valid Coxswain Certification and Outboard Engine Maintenance Certification
Don't bother if…
- You must be a certified small business
- You need a valid Coxswain Certification and Outboard Engine Maintenance Certification
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on July 30, 2026, at the Joint Base Charleston - Naval Weapons Station, Waterfront Operations facility.
- You must submit a completed Base Access Form 111 and a copy of a Real ID for each contractor personnel to attend the site visit.
- You must submit proof of current Coxswain Certification and Outboard Engine Maintenance Certification.
- You must submit three relevant past performance references with contact information for services performed in the past three years.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officers to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.
Primary point of contact
Name
Madison Nerenberg
Email
madison.nerenberg@us.af.mil
Phone
(843) 963-5158