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Contract Award: Virginia Pilot Association (Virginia Beach, Virginia) – $13,101,154

Virginia Pilot Association,* Virginia Beach, Virginia, was awarded $13,101,154 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide pilot services in support of Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Port Operations to assist with the navigation of ships in and out of areas from Cape Henry to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay areas. The contract will include a 60-month base ordering period with an additional six-month option pursuant to Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR) 52.217-8, which if exercised, will bring the total value to $14,485,330. The base ordering period is expected to be completed by December 2030 and if the option is exercised by June 2031. All work will be performed in navigable waterways in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area with the program management team based in Norfolk, Virginia. Fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $199,567 will be obligated to fund the contract's minimum amount and funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Subsequent task order under the contracts will be funded with appropriate fiscal year operations and maintenance (Navy) funds. This contract was competitively procured under a small business set-aside requirement via the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website pursuant to FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk Regional Directorate, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00189-26-D-0003). 



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