Sources Sought
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) NATIONWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES MULTIPLE AWARD IDIQ
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThe U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland is running a sources sought notice (market research, not a request for proposals) for a nationwide environmental engineering services multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract: several firms share a pool of ongoing orders. The notice anticipates 4 to 10 contracts, a maximum combined capacity of $150 Million and a ten-year duration. SAM.gov shows a partial small business set-aside. The response due date is November 16, 2026, 4:00 PM 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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The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland is running a sources sought notice (market research, not a request for proposals) for a nationwide environmental engineering services multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract: several firms share a pool of ongoing orders. The notice anticipates 4 to 10 contracts, a maximum combined capacity of $150 Million and a ten-year duration. SAM.gov shows a partial small business set-aside. The response due date is November 16, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern.
How to submit: Email to Malita.M.Smith@uscg.mil and Kimberly.L.Fields@uscg.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.
- Worth checking: Mix of unrestricted and small business slots expected. The number of contracts is not set. It is expected to be like the current vehicle, with five unrestricted slots and four for small businesses.
- Worth checking: Large field presence may matter. The capability statement must name field or satellite offices that would support the various locations, and work is nationwide.
- Worth checking: Work may be outside the United States. Services may be needed at locations outside the U.S. The notice does not say what local presence, licenses or taxes would apply.
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- Minor: Market research only; not a request for proposals. Responses help the Coast Guard plan the contract. No costs of responding are reimbursed.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Professional engineering and environmental services to support USCG shore infrastructure, real property and other projects
- Services under four key USCG environmental programs; the notice lists Compliance, Restoration and Liabilities, Planning, and Stewardship and Training
- Work at USCG facilities such as bases, small boat stations, light stations, aids-to-navigation facilities and communications facilities, onshore and offshore
- Work in any U.S. state or territory, mostly along the coastal U.S. (ocean, Great Lakes states and inland rivers), Alaska and Hawaii, and possibly other places outside the U.S. with a USCG mission interest
- Task orders competed among the contract holders on a fair-opportunity basis (each holder gets a fair chance), with limited exceptions
- Contract type
- Multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ); task orders competed on a fair-opportunity basis
- Period of performance
- Ten years (anticipated)
- Place of performance
- Any of the 50 U.S. states and territories, and possibly other locations outside the U.S. where the USCG has a mission interest; most work expected at USCG coastal facilities and in Alaska and Hawaii
- Estimated value
- Maximum aggregate capacity across all contracts anticipated to be $150 Million
- Contract vehicle
- New multiple-award IDIQ follow-on to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) strategic sourcing contract vehicle, open to DHS-wide use
- How they'll choose
- Selection under the Brooks Act (a law that picks engineering firms on qualifications) and Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 36.202
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to Malita.M.Smith@uscg.mil and Kimberly.L.Fields@uscg.mil
- Page limits
- Capability statement narrative: no more than 3 pages
What to include when you submit
- Complete items 1 to 5 in the attached spreadsheet
- Give your firm name and Unique Entity ID (SAM), address and point-of-contact information
- State your firm's business size and type of business (for example small business, large business, 8(a), woman-owned, veteran-owned)
- Include a capabilities statement with evidence that your firm has provided the listed services
- List the locations of any field or satellite offices that would support the various locations
Current contractor
This is a follow-on to a DHS strategic sourcing contract vehicle. Nine firms hold the existing USCG Nationwide Environmental Engineering Services multiple-award IDIQs: Arcadis U.S. Inc., Leidos, Inc., Tetra Tech, Inc., Weston Solutions, Inc., WSP (formerly Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.), BB&E, Inc., Brice Engineering, LLC, MSEnSafe SB-JV, LLC, and PHE-Baker JV, LLC. The notice anticipates 4 to 10 contracts for the new vehicle.
Not in the notice text
- The spreadsheet with items 1 to 5 is an attachment and was not read
- Exact number of contracts is not set; the notice says 4 to 10 are anticipated
- The evaluation factors for the later solicitation are not stated
- Rules for work outside the U.S. (local office, licenses, currency, taxes) are not stated
- Whether the final solicitation will be a full small business set-aside, a partial set-aside or unrestricted is not stated beyond SAM.gov's partial small business set-aside
Eligibility and how to respond
- If it goes ahead as planned: partly set aside for small businesses: part of the work is reserved for them, and the rest is open to any business. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 541330
- 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
- Ceu Cleveland, OH
- Product/service code
- C219 · Architect and Engineering – General: Other
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- 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, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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