Contract Award: Ocean Ships Inc. (Houston, Texas) – $68,951,226

Ocean Ships, Inc.,* Houston, Texas, is being awarded a $68,951,226 firm, fixed-price contract (N3220525C0501) for the operation and maintenance of seven government-owned Oceanographic Survey (T-AGS) vessels: 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 contains a six-month base period and one six-month option period. The contract will be performed on a worldwide basis beginning Oct. 01, 2025, and will conclude on Sep. 30, 2026, if all options are exercised. This contract was a sole-source bridge with proposals solicited via the government point of entry and one proposal received. The United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command in Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Oct. 01, 2025)