Summary
The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka, a sub-command of the U.S. Department of the Navy under the U.S. Department of Defense, has issued a Special Notice for Voyage Repair Availability (VRA) services for the USNS CITY OF BISMARCK (T-EPF 9). The VRA performance window is tentatively scheduled for July 20-31, 2026, with all repair work to be done at a contractor-operated shipyard in Naha, Japan. Interested ship repair firms must hold an active SAM.gov registration and be authorized to do business in Japan; capability statements must be emailed to Contract Specialist Hipolito Ferrer (hipolito.p.ferrer.civ@us.navy.mil) by July 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM PST.