Yard Diving Tender (YDT) Request for Information (RFI)

What the buyer is asking for

PURPOSE: Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maritime hereby issues a Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of the U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Sales, Boats, and Craft Program Office (PMS 300) to assess the availability of existing or in development craft designs applicable to the procurement of the attached requirements describing a Yard Diving Tender (YDT) craft. A prospective solicitation would seek to acquire two (2) YDTs to replace the YDTs currently in use with the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC). This RFI will assist the Navy in finding qualified small business sources to build the required YDTs. Please note that only U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged vessels will be considered. The Navy intends to continue recapitalizing its aging fleet and procure YDTs beginning in Fiscal Year 2027. The overall objective of this Request for Information is to conduct and update market research to support preliminary planning for the acquisition of the YDT. The Navy plans to award a contract to one or more builders in FY27 for up to 2 crafts for delivery to the following: Panama City Beach, FL Description & MISSION PROFILE: The YDTs will be used by Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC), including Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Diving (CENEODDIVE) to conduct training in underwater operations to locate, render safe and/or recover submerged objects and ordnance; harbor clearance/search; and expeditionary salvage operations. Through this RFI, the Navy aims to identify potential, commercial or developmental craft designs for the YDTs based on the following characteristics. Potential sources should have the personnel, facilities, technical capability and production capacity to produce up to two (2) YDTs. The Navy is particularly interested in existing, proven vessel designs that meet the following characteristics or that could be modified to meet the following characteristics while maintaining proven hull forms, propulsion systems and other major design features. Key YDT attributes and requirements: length: ?52m (170ft) Beam: ?10m (33ft) Draft: ?3.6m Air Draft: ?15m Cruise speed: ?15 knots (at full load in Sea State 4) Range: ?400 nautical miles at cruise speed Station Keeping: Dynamic Positioning class 2 (DP2) through Sea State 3, Beaufort Force 4 Sea State: Fully mission capable (including station keeping) up to Sea State 3, Beaufort Force 4 Fully mission capable (excluding station keeping) up to Sea State 4, Beaufort Force 5 Capable of restricted operations (transit at cruising speed) up to Sea State 5 Beaufort Force 6 Capable of surviving (maintaining course and heading) up to Sea State 6, Beaufort Force 7 Regulatory Bodies: American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Marine Vessel Rules, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 33 and 46, U.S. Navy Diving Manual Deck Area: ?180 square meters aft of deck house rated to carry payloads with concentrated local loads of up to 1500 kg/square meter Stability: ABS requirements for Intact and Damage Stability Personnel Capacity: ? 50 embarked persons Cranes: Aft deck crane ?4,500 kg at 15 ft past deck edge Spaces (minimum requirement) Diving storage space: below the aft deck approximately 20 ft in length and the full width of the craft at a minimum Pilot House: full 360 degree field of view, command, control and navigation suite Crews Quarters: galley, messing and seating for 8, berthing for 4 Diving locker: ? 20 square meters located on main deck Passenger Space: Seating area with working surface for ?42 persons for instruction and rest. Food storage and prep area and sufficient heads provided within or adjacent An additional 32 square meter enclosed compartment with access to the aft deck Responses & Submission of Information Interested parties are free to submit any information which may assist the Navy in its market research in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI are limited to 10 pages and should include any relevant drawings, specifications, and/or…