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Navy cancels offshore supply vessel conversion solicitation
The Nov. 9 cancellation follows a Nov. 2 proposal deadline for the purchase and conversion of an offshore supply vessel.
The Navy cancelled its Multi-Mission AUTEC (Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center) Range Vessel solicitation in full in a Nov. 9 notice, following the Nov. 2 proposal deadline.1, 3 It is no longer accepting proposals under solicitation N00024-26-R-2232.1
Solicitation N00024-26-R-2232 is cancelled in its entirety
procurement of an Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) to be converted into Multi-Mission AUTEC Range Vessel (MARV) with associated supplies and services
Solicitation N00024-26-R-2232 is cancelled in its entirety and no proposals are being accepted
The cancellation update was posted Nov. 9, 2026 (a Monday)
Source: U.S. Navy, SAM.gov
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For vessel owners and conversion yards, this procurement opportunity has closed.1 The full and open competition, posted Aug. 12, sought an offshore supply vessel to be converted into the range vessel, with associated supplies and services.1–2
In a February 2025 request for information, Naval Sea Systems Command sought information on offshore supply vessels for AUTEC. It sought information on vessels with a nominal length overall of 190–220 feet. That request listed conversion work including installation of working deck sockets, a deck crane and heavyweight torpedo tubes/hold.3
The cancellation notice gives no reason and does not say whether the Navy will solicit the requirement again.1