Sources Sought
Firefighting Protection System Maintenance
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThe U.S. Coast Guard (Department of Homeland Security, CG-SEA-C22) wants to hear from businesses able to inspect, test and maintain the firefighting systems on its 418-foot national security cutters (WMSL, Maritime Security Cutter, Large). This is a sources sought notice for market research, not a request for offers. SAM.gov gives November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM Pacific as the response due date, but the notice text says November 6. The Coast Guard plans a multi-year IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity: work ordered as needed) contract for May 1, 2027 through April 30, 2032. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells U.S. Coast Guard who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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The U.S. Coast Guard (Department of Homeland Security, CG-SEA-C22) wants to hear from businesses able to inspect, test and maintain the firefighting systems on its 418-foot national security cutters (WMSL, Maritime Security Cutter, Large). This is a sources sought notice for market research, not a request for offers. SAM.gov gives November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM Pacific as the response due date, but the notice text says November 6. The Coast Guard plans a multi-year IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity: work ordered as needed) contract for May 1, 2027 through April 30, 2032.
Who can bid
- Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- When work is done in a contractor-owned facility, a copy of the Fire Safety Plan under 29 CFR 1915, Subpart P, with the bid (a requirement of the later solicitation)
How to submit: Email to the Contracting Officer at Valerie.S.Riverachase@uscg.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.
- Worth checking: Work on cutters at three homeports. The cutters are based in Alameda, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Charleston, South Carolina. A bidder needs people and equipment able to work at all three.
- Worth checking: Manufacturer-experienced technical representatives needed. Each fire system (Ansul R-102 grease, gas turbine CO2, FM-200 and water mist) needs a representative who knows that system, shown on a résumé. One person may cover several systems if qualified.
- Minor: Water mist systems must stay in service. Work must be sequenced so one water mist system stays operational at all times, and Coast Guard crew run all shipboard equipment, which limits scheduling.
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- Minor: Set-aside not decided. SAM.gov shows no set-aside. The Coast Guard will use the responses to decide whether to reserve the work for small business or other programs.
- Minor: Project may be cancelled. The notice is subject to available funds and no solicitation exists yet, so no offers are accepted now.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- 004 -WMSL FF Systems Maintenance SOW FY2027 - FY2032.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Inspect and test the galley grease fire extinguishing system (Ansul R-102), including hoses, labels, fire detection and hood maintenance (Work Item 1)
- Test the gas turbine module enclosure fire system sensors, alarms and hoses, and the gas turbine module fixed CO2 fire extinguishing system (Work Items 2 and 4)
- Inspect the heptafluoropropane (HFP, FM-200) fire extinguishing systems serving three compartments: paint locker, hazmat stowage locker and flammable liquid storage locker (Work Item 3)
- Discharge-test and annually inspect the water mist fire extinguishing system, and renew the flexible hoses on the No. 1 and No. 2 water mist systems (Work Items 5, 6 and 7)
- Provide fire prevention: a written fire plan, a fire prevention responsible party, contractor fire watch, and inspections with a Coast Guard inspector (Work Item 8)
- Supply a qualified technical representative with system experience, and send the name and résumé to the contracting officer's representative (COR) at the Arrival Conference
- Touch up coatings on all new and disturbed surfaces after the work, and submit reports of the results
- Contract type
- Multiple-award or single-award multi-year IDIQ contract is intended (not yet solicited)
- Period of performance
- Anticipated May 1, 2027 through April 30, 2032; the draft specification covers FY2027 through FY2032
- Place of performance
- Onboard all 418-foot WMSL cutters, homeported in Alameda, CA, Honolulu, HI, and Charleston, SC. SAM.gov lists Alameda, CA.
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM Pacific per SAM.gov; the notice text says 06 November at 2:00PM PST
- How to submit
- Email to the Contracting Officer at Valerie.S.Riverachase@uscg.mil
What to include when you submit
- Email subject line: the notice gives "Sources Sought Response to USCGC FIREFIGHTING PROTECTION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE" in one place and "Sources Sought Response for FIREFIGHTING PROTECTION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE FY 27" in another
- Give company name, address and Unique Entity ID, and a point of contact with phone and email
- State your business size for NAICS 336611 (size standard 1,300 employees): 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged woman-owned, woman-owned, small or large
- Include a positive statement of your intention to submit a bid as a prime contractor
- Attach documents that prove any small business status you claim (for example an SBA 8(a) or HUBZone certificate, or ownership and size documents)
- Give past performance on similar work: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact with phone numbers
- If two firms plan a joint venture, show past performance they did together, if any
After award, you must have
- Qualified technical representative with experience on each fire system worked on, shown on a résumé, with name and résumé sent at the Arrival Conference From 004 -WMSL FF Systems Maintenance SOW FY2027 - FY2032.pdf:
Ensure the Tech Rep has experience with the system/equipment stated above and demonstrated on…
Not in the notice text
- The number of cutters, how often work is ordered, and the contract value or ceiling are not stated
- The final solicitation does not exist yet; the Coast Guard says it intends to advertise one later
- The draft specification's general requirements use the terms CG Yard and NAVSTA EVERETT interchangeably with contractor, so where work happens on each cutter is not spelled out
- The pricing format and bid schedule are not described in the draft specification
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- CG-Sea-C22, Alameda, CA
- Product/service code
- J999 · Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (WEST)
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336611)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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