Resources Now Available: NAVFAC NW Multi-Mission Dry Dock MACC Pre-Proposal Conference

SIOP M2D2 ALERT: Proposal deadline is December 1st! 

The slide deck and video recording from NAVFAC Northwest's 15 October 2026 pre-proposal conference for the Multi-Mission Dry Dock (MMDD) Multiple Award Construction Contract are now available. If you missed the session, or want to revisit the details before the 1 December proposal deadline, start here.

The solicitation is N44255-26-R-0005, part of the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP). It targets the largest repair dry dock in the nation, built at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) in Bremerton to support Ford-class carriers in the Pacific.

Conference resources

The deck is marked pre-decisional. The solicitation stays as written unless changed by amendment, so treat the PIEE documents as the authoritative source.

The project at a glance

Military construction project P-454 replaces Dry Dock 3 and Piers 6 and 7 with a 1,210-foot by 210-foot pressure-relieved graving dry dock. Ford-class carriers can't pass the Panama Canal (257-foot flight deck vs. a 168-foot canal beam), so West Coast capacity matters. Ford-class ships also need roughly double the shore power (40 MVA) and 76% more cooling water (17,620 gpm) than Nimitz-class.

Work is expected in four task order packages:

1. Marine — demolition, dredging, upland shoring and cutoff wall, double-wall cofferdam, ground improvements
2. Dry Dock — construction dewatering, Dry Dock 3 demolition, excavation, pressure relief system, dry dock with entrance and quay walls
3. Infrastructure — substations, utility tunnels, partial Farragut Avenue tunnel replacement, process equipment, crane rail, fendering, testing and commissioning
4. Caisson — fabrication and delivery

Construction happens inside an active nuclear shipyard with 15,000 workers, limited laydown space and Controlled Industrial Area access. A NEPA decision has not been rendered: the Draft EIS comment period closed 3 September 2025, and the Final EIS and Record of Decision are pending.

Contract and evaluation highlights

Award uses a best-value tradeoff, with non-price factors combined weighted more than price. Offers must be best and final at submission — don't count on discussions.

1. Technical Approach — org chart, roles narrative, bonding capacity
2. Experience — up to five construction and five design projects, completed within 10 years, about $350M or more
3. Past Performance — CPARS for each Factor 2 project, or PPQs where none exist
4. Small Business Utilization and Participation — historical utilization, SBPCD, and subcontracting plan for large businesses
5. Safety (acceptable/unacceptable) — DART at or below 2.0 and TCR at or below 3.5 for five complete years
6. ATC Management Plan — up to 10 pages on structuring the ATC process for Package 1 – Marine
7. Price — financial capability, ATC seed project bid schedule (capped at $2M), and the price model form's markup rates

Housekeeping that trips up offerors: active SAM registration with both NAICS codes, a current VETS-4212 filing, a NIST SP 800-171 assessment in SPRS, signed teaming or JV agreements with correct CAGE codes, and strict page limits.

Key dates and next steps

Submit questions on the PPI form (Attachment J), one question per form, by email to jodus.d.hortin.civ@us.navy.mil, nancy.m.coffee.civ@us.navy.mil, kathleen.b.maurer.civ@us.navy.mil and emily.m.slate.civ@us.navy.mil. Answers will come out as solicitation amendments on PIEE, so name several proposal managers in PIEE to catch every notice. Proposals by email, mail or hand delivery won't be accepted.

Watch the full recording for the Navy panel's answers to audience questions.