Sources Sought
Uscgc Blackfin (WPB 87317) Drydock FY27
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice (market research, not a request for offers) from the U.S. Coast Guard for dockside and drydock repairs to the cutter USCGC BLACKFIN (WPB 87317), for the Surface Forces Logistics Center. SAM.gov says no set-aside is used, and the Coast Guard may decide competition and set-asides from the replies. Replies are due by the response due date, November 16, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern. 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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This is a sources sought notice (market research, not a request for offers) from the U.S. Coast Guard for dockside and drydock repairs to the cutter USCGC BLACKFIN (WPB 87317), for the Surface Forces Logistics Center. SAM.gov says no set-aside is used, and the Coast Guard may decide competition and set-asides from the replies. Replies are due by the response due date, November 16, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Register in the System for Award Management (SAM), the federal contractor registry
- Commit to submit a proposal as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued
How to submit: Email to Michael.R.Farris@uscg.mil and Eddrian.B.Logan@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 22, 2026.
- Worth checking: Sources sought reply is not an offer. A reply does not count as a response to any later solicitation, so a business must still watch SAM.gov and send a proposal if one is posted.
- Worth checking: Set-aside decision depends on who replies. A firm that does not reply with enough detail may not be counted as a likely bidder when the Coast Guard decides whether to restrict competition.
- Worth checking: Contractor must have its own facility for the work. All work happens at the bidder's facility, which must handle a drydock availability and provide all facilities, materials, equipment and personnel.
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- Minor: Work period of 63 calendar days. The planned period is May 11, 2027 to July 13, 2027 for 41 work items, and the Government may change it.
- Minor: Scope may change. The specification and work items are listed as not final, so the final solicitation may differ.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- 70ZU0127PBPLBLACKFIN_SSN.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Perform dockside repairs on the cutter BLACKFIN at the contractor's own facility (41 work items listed)
- Hull work: ultrasonic testing and thickness measurements, and preserving (coating) the underwater body, freeboard, decks and superstructure
- Clean and inspect fuel, oily water, dirty oil, grey water and sewage tanks, and clean and flush the grey water and sewage piping
- Propulsion work: renew main diesel engines, shafts, shaft bearings, bearing carriers, propellers and rudder assemblies, and realign the main engine and reduction gear
- Renew the fathometer transducer and speed log skin valve, and inspect the electrical power distribution system with thermography
- Provide drydock, temporary services for the cutter and sea trial support
- Period of performance
- Anticipated 63 calendar days, May 11, 2027 to July 13, 2027 (subject to change at the Government's discretion)
- Place of performance
- The contractor's facility; there is no geographical restriction for this cutter. The cutter is home ported in Santa Barbara, CA (SAM.gov lists Santa Barbara, CA).
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to Michael.R.Farris@uscg.mil and Eddrian.B.Logan@uscg.mil
What to include when you submit
- Send company name, address and unique identifier number, plus a point of contact and phone number
- State your business size under NAICS 336611 (8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, women-owned, small or large)
- Include documents backing up any claimed status: the SBA certificate for 8(a) or HUBZone, or ownership and control proof for the other programs, plus proof the business is small under NAICS 336611
- Include a statement of how your company will do the work and that it WILL submit a proposal as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued
- Give past performance of similar type and scope, with contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact with phone numbers
- If two companies plan a joint venture or teaming offer, send past performance on similar projects they did together, if available; separate individual projects may be considered less relevant
Not in the notice text
- No contract type, estimated value or evaluation method is stated; this is market research only.
- Whether a solicitation will follow, and whether it will be set aside, depends on the replies.
- Detailed specifications for each of the 41 work items are not included in this notice.
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 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- CG-Sea-C21, Norfolk, VA
- 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
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Class Deviation 25-06 Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Class Deviation 25-11 Part 6 and FAR Class Deviation 26-03 (Rev. 1) Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action.
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