Known to many as "Big John," the USS John F. Kennedy is being offered up to government agencies and nonprofit groups that pledge to use the ship as a museum or memorial. But Pat Dolan with the Navy says there's a strict evaluation process that applicants will have to go through.

"All of those plans are evaluated to determine who has the most sound plan, so it's a competitive process," says Dolan.

All bids are due by January 22nd. The 1,050 foot vessel will travel from it's current port in Philadelphia to its new home once a new location is selected.

The JFK began service with the Navy in 1968. It once carried a 4,600 member crew and 70 combat aircrafts. It was decommissioned and left Mayport in 2007.