Contract Award: Ocean Shipholdings Inc. (Houston, Texas) – $65,875,901

Ocean Shipholdings Inc., Houston, Texas, is being awarded a $65,875,901 firm-fixed-price bridge contract (N3220524C4222) for the operation and maintenance of seven government-owned Oceanographic Survey (T-AGS) vessels. The vessels under this award include USNS Waters (T-AGS 45), USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60), USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62), USNS Henson (T-AGS 63), USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64) USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65), and USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS 66). The contract, to be performed worldwide, is for a period of one year beginning Oct. 1, 2024, based on the availability of funds clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.232-18; and will utilize Working Capital Funds (Navy), in fiscal 2025, and will conclude Sept. 30, 2025. This contract was a sole-source bridge with proposals solicited via the government point of entry and one proposal received. Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.