Hawaii Class II Research Vessel Construction
Hawaii Class II Research Vessel, Solicitation cafe01a4ef1b489c9d31c7c7f84731b8, issued by Federal (Virginia offices).
At a glance
NOAA is seeking a contractor to build a Class II research vessel for oceanographic and marine research operations. The vessel will be homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, with work performed there. This is a significant shipbuilding project with a September 2026 deadline.
Key facts
- Issuing agency
- Federal (Virginia offices)
- Solicitation number
- cafe01a4ef1b489c9d31c7c7f84731b8
- Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Posted
- Sep 4, 2026
- Response deadline
- Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- Place of performance
- Honolulu, HI
Official description
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries requires one new and unused NOAA Class II research vessel for operations supporting Papah?naumoku?kea National Marine Sanctuary. The vessel will be based in Oahu, HI, and will carry science and dive parties of up to nine people total. The vessel will conduct the following missions: Dive Training and Proficiency, Emergency Response, Acoustic Studies, Whale Entanglement Response, Vessel Inspections, Partner Missions, Baseline Data Collections, and Specimen Collections. All questions shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than Tuesday, September 15th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Please refer to the attached solicitation and statement of work for additional details. Amendment 0001 extends the solicitation closing date to Friday, September 25th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time; extends the deadline for questions to Tuesday, September 15th at 12:00 PM Eastern Time; and adds Attachment B, "Vendor Questions and Responses" to the list of attachments.
Solicitation #1305M226Q0229. Issued by COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF › NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION › DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA. NAICS 336611. Product/Service Code 1925.
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