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MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) Overhaul

Issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER · SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MAINT CENTER · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
28 Sept 2026
Closes
29 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC
Reference
N4002726R0005
Location
FL, United States
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply

Details

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CENTER · SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MAINT CENTER is soliciting MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) Overhaul. Solicitation number N4002726R0005. Classified under NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing. Product/service code J998 — NON-NUCLEAR SHIP REPAIR (EAST). Place of performance: FL, USA. Responses are due by 29 October 2026 16:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

The award resulting from this RFP will be an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) supply contract with prepriced ELINS for the Overhaul of MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) Cell Catches and Uptake Hatches.  Ordering periods will span five (5) years.  Hatches will be picked up and returned to SERMC at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida.  Overhauls will be conducted at the contractor's facility.  The contractor's overhaul site and personnel must be certified by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme, the MK 41 VLS In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA), to perform VLS cell and uptake hatch assemblies through the MK 41 VLS Cell and Uptake Hatch certification programs.

Context for bidders

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