The Department of Defense, through the Department of the Navy's Military Sealift Command in Norfolk, is soliciting bids for the mid-term availability of the USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), with a revised performance period now scheduled from September 2, 2025, to October 21, 2025. This contract is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 336611, focusing on shipbuilding and repairing, specifically for non-nuclear ship repair services on the East and Gulf coasts of the U.S. Interested small businesses are encouraged to engage in this opportunity, and for further details, they may contact Cameron Alvey at 757-341-6232 or via email at cameron.s.alvey.civ@us.navy.mil, or Edward Ruhling at 564-226-4879 or edward.v.ruhling.civ@us.navy.mil.