Ship Building and Repairing set-aside contracts

Set-aside demand for Ship Building and Repairing

Activity is steady: 39 open set-aside notices for Ship Building and Repairing (NAICS 336611) in the last 7 days. That is enough to build a weekly review habit without drowning in noise.

Set-aside mix is concentrated: Small Business accounts for about 92% of the 39 notices. Secondary types in the window include Small Business (36), Small Business (3). Focus qualification effort on the dominant type first.

Most of the open notices tied to Ship Building and Repairing (NAICS 336611) are total small business set-asides. That means any firm that is small under the notice's NAICS size standard and active in SAM.gov can compete; no socioeconomic certification is required. Confirm your size against the SBA table of size standards for the exact code on each notice before you price a bid.

Manufacturing-oriented notices for Ship Building and Repairing (NAICS 336611) often turn on delivery schedule, quality systems and whether the item is commercial. Check the packaging, inspection and first-article requirements early; a late discovery there is a common reason small manufacturers withdraw after investing proposal time.

Buying is spread across agencies led by Department of Homeland Security (21), then Department of Defense (18). Diversified agency demand favors firms that can support more than one customer organization without stretching key personnel thin.

Places of performance are distributed, led by California (10) and Maryland (8), Virginia (6), District of Columbia (4). Multi-state coverage or proven local partners will decide how many of these notices you can realistically pursue.

This trade page is limited to open set-aside notices tagged with six-digit NAICS 336611. Related work may also appear under nearby codes in Manufacturing; browse the NAICS 33 hub when you want the wider sector view.

Verify the size standard for 336611 on the SBA size standards table and keep your SAM.gov NAICS list aligned with the work you actually perform.

Recent notice titles in this slice include “CGC FORWARD – FUEL TANK CLEANING”; “Dock-side (DS): USCGC WAESCHE Quarter 2 FY27 Repair”; “Dry Dock Inspection, Repair, Hull Cleaning and Repainting of up to…”. Titles change daily with the SAM.gov extract; always open the official link before bidding.

21 notices tied to Ship Building and Repairing (NAICS 336611) are approaching response deadlines in this build. Sort those first; a strong late proposal rarely beats a complete on-time one.

Practical next steps

1. Confirm your SAM.gov registration is active and that your NAICS, size and socioeconomic representations match the notices you want.
2. Filter this list to set-aside types you already qualify for, then open the official SAM.gov link for each survivor.
3. Answer sources sought and RFIs from the same offices even when you are not ready to bid; that market research supports the FAR 19.502-2 rule of two.
4. Use SBA SUBNet and agency subcontracting directories when the prime work is larger than your past performance supports.
5. Subscribe to the free SetAside Signal digest so new notices for Ship Building and Repairing (NAICS 336611) arrive by email without another paid tool.