Sources Sought: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Upgrade Modeling and Simulation
The Department of the Navy (DoN) is planning an upgrade effort to improve efficiency, accommodate new vessel designs, and replace aging dry docks in its four ship repair facilities:
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility
- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility
The goals are to find savings in labor, energy consumption, and sustainment of facility and equipment infrastructure through improved shipyard processes, optimized shipyard (plant) layout aligned to the new processes. Objectives are to increase worker productivity, reduce overhead sustainment, and lower energy costs.
The Naval Shipyards were primarily designed to build ships during WWII or before; not maintain them. The backlog for vessel restoration and maintenance projects has grown by 41% over the last five years, to a Navy-estimated $4.86B and at this rate will take 19 years to clear. Shipyard design and layout, coupled with outdated equipment and processes are the leading drivers to ship repair time and expense impacting ship readiness.
The GAO has recommended that the DoN develop a comprehensive plan to guide shipyard capital investment. Leveraging the Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) vehicle business model, the DoN desires to partner with industry to modernize shipyard infrastructure and processes. This effort will initially address the needs of the Pearl Harbor Naval Ship Yard (PHNSY). Activities will include:
- Modeling and simulation of shipyard design and layout
- Trade studies/simulation for various energy savings options
- Includes capital investment requirements for both the industry partner and Navy
- Projected energy savings for the proposed Course of Actions (COA)
The ESPC is a Department of Energy contract vehicle that allows federal agencies to procure energy savings and facility improvements with no up-front capital costs or special appropriations from Congress.
If you are interested in participating, please respond prior to October 12, 2018. Please include a brief overview of capabilities and previous experience in your submission. All questions and/or inquiries can be addressed to Debra Lilu