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A significant new federal leasing opportunity tied to the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) is now open — and it has direct implications for Kitsap County property owners, developers, and contractors.The Department of the Navy (DoN), on behalf of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, has issued a Solicitation for Offers (SFO N4425526RP00018) to lease warehouse space near Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) in Bremerton. This opportunity supports long-term shipyard operations and modernization efforts under SIOP, one of the Navy’s largest multi-year infrastructure initiatives. Offers due: March 20, 2026 at 12:00 PMWhat the Navy Is Looking ForUnder this solicitation,...

KEDA's 2025 Kitsap Industrial Readiness Summit  Slide DecksThis annual event is the premier opportunity to hear directly about the Navy’s multi-billion-dollar investment in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF). Through the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP), four aging naval shipyards—including ours—will be reconfigured, modernized, and optimized into state-of-the-art facilities ready to serve our Nation for decades to come.You’ll hear timely updates and insights from Navy leadership, industry experts, and local partners, including:NBK Slides•    Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Briefing – The Navy’s preferred alternative, plus Q&A•    SIOP: The National Picture – Lessons  Shipyard modernization efforts across the country Industrial...

The Draft EIS is now available for public review and input during a 45-day comment period through Sept. 3,public meeting scheduled for Aug. 7.SILVERDALE, Wash. — The U.S. Navy has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with the construction of a new dry dock and associated waterfront infrastructure improvements at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton (NBK-Bremerton) and at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor (NBK-Bangor) in Washington state.The Navy requests and welcomes public input on the environmental analysis presented in the Draft EIS and on the project's potential to affect historic properties pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.In the Draft EIS, the Navy is proposing to construct a new multi-mission dry dock that is capable of supporting Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers at PSNS & IMF.The Navy is proposing...

PHASE 2 Solicitation is Live Now!Administrative, Warehouse, Industrial, and Laydown Space Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, WASHINGTON Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEASYSCOM) Offers Due: May 26, 2025 11:59 pm HSTProduct Service Code: X1GZ - LEASE/RENTAL OF OTHER WAREHOUSE BUILDINGSNAICS Code: 493110 - General Warehousing and StoragePlace of Performance: Bremerton , WAVIEW ON SAM.GOV The Department of the Navy (DoN), on behalf of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific, is issuing this Phase 2 of Solicitation for Offers (SFO) LI-14174. Offers must be received no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on Monday, May 26th, 2025 at 11:59...

Solicitation No: N44255-25-R-1502Title: GRANDE Multiple Award Construction Contract (GRANDE MACC)Type: Construction Pre-Solicitation NoticeIssue RFP Date:  Approximately March 2025Due Date for Proposals (Phase I):  April 4, 2025 - 9:00-10:30 AM (PDT).Contract Not-To-Exceed/Task Order Range: Contract Not-To-Exceed for all contracts awarded under the Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) is $1 B total / Task order range is approximately $5,000,000 to $30,000,000. INDUSTRY DAY - Thursday, March 13th 9-11amNaval Undersea Museum - 1 Garnett Way, Keyport .  VIRTUAL:  Join online event with this MS Teams link.LIVE EVENT: RSVP VIA EMAIL TO Shelby.l.flowers4.civ@us.navy.mil and nancy.m.coffee.civ@us.navy.mil.Please include: Last Name, First Name, and email contact.No badging is...

Administrative, Warehouse, Industrial, and Laydown Space Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, WASHINGTON Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEASYSCOM) Question Due Date:  17 February 2025    Response Due Date: 21 February 2025    VIEW COMPLETE SOLICITATION ON SAM.GOVThe Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, on behalf of the Department of the Navy (DON), is issuing this Solicitation for Offers (SFO) to address the growing operational requirements associated with the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan (SIOP) at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (hereby known as “PSNS”) in Bremerton, Washington. As part of this critical initiative to modernize and expand the shipyard’s capabilities, the...

Education professionals spend a day at shipyard, learning about career opportunities available for students By Ben Hutto, PSNS & IMF Public Affairs  View original postBREMERTON, Wash.   –  Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility played host to 17 educators, administrators and career counselors from various academic institutions from across the state Oct. 21, during the annual PSNS & IMF Educator Day.The event is designed to provide educators insight to the many professional opportunities available at the shipyard. Those insights can then be used to assist educators as they guide students and help them achieve their career goals — including...

UNITED STATESStory by William Couch, Program Executive Office-Industrial Infrastructure  - DVIDS MediaNaval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NANava Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) awarded Jacobs Engineering CH2M Hill/Clark Nexsen Energy Partners Joint Venture a $3.7 million contract for an electrical microgrid study as part of the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) Sept. 13.The study, expected to be completed in October 2025, will assess all four public shipyards and develop proposed courses of action for ensuring up to 14 days of electrical power in the event of a power grid or utility outage. It will include...

By Ben Hutto, PSNS & IMF Pubic AffairsPuget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility hopes to hire about 1,500 new employees across a variety of skills, trades and specialties, for both entry-level and journey-level, full-time Federal positions, through a two-day hiring fair, August 9-10, at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton, Washington.The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.PSNS & IMF is seeking people with a variety of skillsets and experience levels, including applicants with no previous trade skills or experience. Those interested in applying for Federal jobs at the command should bring...

NAVFAC NW issues solication for Warehouse and Outside Lay-down Space PSNS & IMFProduct Service Code: X1GZ - LEASE/RENTAL OF OTHER WAREHOUSE BUILDINGSView solicitation for full detailsNAICS Code: 5311 - Lessors of Real EstatePlace of Performance: Bremerton , WA 98312Original Date Offers Due:  Jun 24, 2024 12:00 pm PDTThe Department of the Navy seeks to award a one-year lease, with nine (9) one-year renewal options near Bremerton, Washington. This SFO is offered to address three separate space requirements. Requirement A is for approximately 60,000, Requirement B is for approximately 12,828, and Requirement C is for approximately 213,966 (206,910 for Outdoor Fenced Laydown Yard and...

June 6, 2024 -Reposted from NAVFAC HQThe Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) completed part one of its first-ever Industry Day June 5 The event was broadcast to approximately 500 attendees and included a familiarization video on Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNS), a detailed description of the SIOP baseline plan for PHNS, and remarks from SIOP leaders on how SIOP is critical to the Navy’s mission, as well as the need for innovative ideas that break from the Department of Defense’s typical processes and ways of doing business.“Industry Day provides our stakeholders a better understanding of the challenges SIOP is facing...