Metson Marine Services, Inc., Ventura, Calif., is awarded an $8,207,932 modification (P00046) to the previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68836-19-C-0002) to exercise Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.217-9 option period four, for port operations support services that include maintenance and repairs of government furnished boats, service craft, and waterfront equipment; oil spill response; industrial marine services; docking regular overhauls; ship movement and fleet liaison support services; berth day support; facility response team services; counter-terrorism support; barrier and gate services; and exclusion buoy inventory in support of Commander, Navy Region Southeast. The contract included a nine-month base period and four one-year option periods. Exercising this option will bring the estimated value of the contract to $38,712,384 and work is expected to be completed by September 2023. Work will be performed in Kings Bay, Ga. (30%); Woodbine, Ga. (28%); Mayport, Fla. (18%); Pensacola, Fla. (15%); Key West, Fla. (4%); Port Canaveral, Fla. (3%); Panama City, Fla. (1%); and Jacksonville, Fla. (1%). Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,114,173 will be obligated at time of award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The remaining amount of the contract modification will be funded with fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance (Navy) and (United States Coast Guard) funds. The contract modification is issued subject to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.232-18 - availability of funds, and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 252.232-7007 - limitation of government’s obligation, will be incorporated in the contract modification. This contract was competitively procured with the solicitation as a total small business set-aside requirement with five offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/28/22)