Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Flexible Rubber Pipe Couplings
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThe U.S. Coast Guard is buying flexible rubber pipe couplings for the cutter USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615) at NAS Pensacola, Florida, as a total small business set-aside. The response due date is November 18, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern. Delivery is due on or before April 12, 2027, FOB Destination. More in the summary
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The U.S. Coast Guard is buying flexible rubber pipe couplings for the cutter USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615) at NAS Pensacola, Florida, as a total small business set-aside. The response due date is November 18, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern. Delivery is due on or before April 12, 2027, FOB Destination.
Who can bid
- Small business (total small business set-aside); the notice lists the size standard as 750
- Active registration in SAM.gov with a Unique Entity ID (UEI) before quoting
- Offered item must be manufactured in the United States and qualify as a domestic end product under Buy American
How to submit: Email quotes to Ms. Jacqueline Handley at Jacqueline.D.Handley@uscg.mil with a copy to Contracting Officer SKC Patricia Fremming at Patricia.M.Fremming@uscg.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses can quote; the notice lists the size standard as 750.
- Serious: Made in USA / Buy American requirement. Quotes that do not show the item is a domestic end product may be found ineligible, so check where your couplings are made.
- Worth checking: Site visit window, RSVP by November 13, 2026. A site visit can be held between October 26, 2026 and November 16, 2026, with requests due November 13, 2026; the notice does not say whether attendance is required.
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- Worth checking: Requirements are in the attached statement of work. The technical details of the couplings are only in the attached SOW, which this summary could not read, so check it before pricing.
- Minor: Delivery and freight must be inside the price. Delivery is FOB Destination to Pensacola, so shipping cost is yours and must be in the quoted total.
- Minor: Possible all-or-none award. The Government may give one purchase order to the offeror with the lowest total price instead of splitting by item.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Supply flexible rubber pipe couplings as described in the attached statement of work (SOW), 1 LOT
- Deliver to USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615), NAS Pensacola, 211 South AVE Suite G, Pensacola, FL 32508, on or before April 12, 2027
- Include delivery and freight in the total price (FOB Destination: the seller pays to get the goods to the destination)
- Offer a product made in the United States and identify the country of origin with supporting documents
- Send product details, a product data sheet and a cost breakdown for technical review, plus any warranty information
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order using simplified acquisition procedures (FAR Part 13)
- Period of performance
- Delivery on or before April 12, 2027
- Place of performance
- USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC-615), NAS Pensacola, 211 South AVE Suite G, Pensacola, FL 32508
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value to the Government, price and other factors considered, using simplified evaluation procedures (FAR 13.106-2)
- Offers due
- November 18, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email quotes to Ms. Jacqueline Handley at Jacqueline.D.Handley@uscg.mil with a copy to Contracting Officer SKC Patricia Fremming at Patricia.M.Fremming@uscg.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Specification
- Price
- Past performance
- Quality
What to include when you submit
- Submit the quote on company letterhead
- Include: (1) cost breakdown, (2) unit cost, (3) extended price, (4) total price including FOB Destination shipping costs, (5) payment terms, (6) discount offered for prompt payment, (7) company Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code
- Include the product data sheet and product details, with a detailed cost breakdown covering all the specifications, for technical review
- Include warranty information
- Identify the country of origin and provide supporting documentation so the Government can verify the Made in USA requirement
- Send questions to the same two email addresses
Not in the notice text
- The statement of work (SOW) with the coupling specifications, sizes and quantities is an attachment and was not read
- The attached FAR Clause Matrix lists further clauses that were not read
- Whether the site visit is required or optional is not stated
- The question deadline is not stated
- Exact quantities are not given beyond 1 LOT
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 326122
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email quotes to Ms. Jacqueline Handley at Jacqueline.D.Handley@uscg.mil with a copy to Contracting Officer SKC Patricia Fremming at Patricia.M.Fremming@uscg.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- CG-Sea-C21, Norfolk, VA
- Product/service code
- 4730 · Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 326122)
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside