Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Strain Gage Measurement
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThe U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) wants a contractor to measure propeller shaft bearing loads with strain gauges on the cutter Eagle at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland. It plans a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) purchase order, set aside for small businesses. Quotes go by email and are due by the response due date of October 31, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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The U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) wants a contractor to measure propeller shaft bearing loads with strain gauges on the cutter Eagle at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland. It plans a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs) purchase order, set aside for small businesses. Quotes go by email and are due by the response due date of October 31, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid (5)
- Small business (total small business set-aside, per SAM.gov)
- Employees who need repeat access (7 or more days a year) to the Coast Guard Yard must use the RAPIDGate program or hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC); credentials are ready 14 days after an employee's registration
- A qualified technical representative experienced in shaft alignment by the strain gauge method, with experience shown on a résumé
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- Registration in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) through the Defense Logistics Agency, only if you need export-controlled drawings
- Comply with the Coast Guard Yard's ISO 9001 quality and ISO 14001 environmental management systems, and OSHA shipyard rules (29 CFR 1915)
How to submit: Email to Shellby Scotton at Shellby.M.Hammond@uscg.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses can win this order; larger firms are not eligible.
- Serious: Gate access program for the Coast Guard Yard. Staff need RAPIDGate (a paid enrollment) or TWIC, and credentials take 14 days after registration; the sponsor wants employee names and birth dates with your quote.
- Worth checking: Notice lists three price lines; the work item lists four checks. The notice prices pre-dry, post-dry and post-wet measurements, while the work item lists four checks (afloat and drydock, before and after repairs). Ask the contracting officer what each line covers.
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- Worth checking: Date passed (Oct 10, 2026): Start date and timing unclear. The notice says services are needed ASAP after award, the work statement says the period of performance starts 10/10/26, and later dates are TBD. The checks also depend on the vessel's drydock schedule.
- Worth checking: Solicitation number differs in the notice. SAM.gov shows 70Z04027Q60711Y00, the email subject line must use 70Z04026Q60711Y00, and the text also cites 2126406Y6176J96018. Ask the contracting officer which number to use.
- Worth checking: Export-controlled drawings may require JCP registration. Some drawings need Joint Certification Program registration before you can see them, which could limit how well you can price the work.
- Worth checking: No payment until work is done and approved. No down payments or advance payments are made. You must fund the work yourself until the Coast Guard accepts and receives it, then payment is Net 30.
- Minor: Report due 24 hours after each check. A full written report with the shaft model, assumptions and recommended corrections is due within 24 hours of every alignment check.
- Minor: Site visit: not clearly required. The notice only says to email the named contact to schedule a site visit if one is needed to bid; no date is given.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. Show which files.
- Eagle Strain Gage SOW.docx (read)
- FAR Clauses.pdf (read)
- Eagle Strain Gauge WI.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Install strain gauges and measure the load on each propulsion shaft bearing of the cutter Eagle, then compare with earlier measurements
- Notice price lines: Line 1 pre-dry measurement, Line 2 post-dry measurement, Line 3 post-wet measurement, each Unit of Issue: 1 JB
- Work item lists four alignment checks: afloat before repairs, in drydock before repairs, in drydock after repairs, afloat after re-floating
- Provide a qualified technical representative who knows the strain gauge method and supervises every measurement
- Send a written results report to the contracting officer's representative (COR) within 24 hours after each check, with a comparison to earlier reports
- Furnish all equipment and personal safety gear; the Government provides material handling, water, compressed air and electricity (up to 200 amps and 480 volts)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price purchase order (best value, quotes under FAR Part 12 commercial procedures)
- Period of performance
- Services required ASAP after award. The work statement says the period of performance starts 10/10/26 and remaining measurements are in Baltimore, MD, TBD.
- Place of performance
- U.S. Coast Guard Yard, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Curtis Bay, MD 21226 (Eagle docked in Baltimore, MD)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value; the notice says the criteria are who meets all the technical requirements, who meets the deadlines, and price. Past performance is reviewed only to decide whether the firm is responsible (able to do the work).
- Offers due
- October 31, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to Shellby Scotton at Shellby.M.Hammond@uscg.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Meets all technical requirements
- Meets the Government's deadlines
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Email the quote so it is received by the response due date; put the solicitation number in the email subject line (the notice text gives 70Z04026Q60711Y00)
- Fill in the vendor information: entity name, Unique Entity ID, address, point of contact, phone and email
- Price Lines 1, 2 and 3 (each Unit of Issue: 1 JB) and give an estimated performance date for each line
- Send the Coast Guard Yard sponsor a list of employee names and dates of birth with the quote, for RAPIDGate gate access
- Say whether you already have an Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) account at www.ipp.gov; the office can set one up for you
After award, you must have
- Submit the technical representative's name and résumé to the COR at the Arrival Conference From Eagle Strain Gauge WI.pdf:
Submit the name and résumé of the Tech Rep to the COR at the Arrival Conference.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The work statement says the results will be compared with previous measurements on this vessel, but does not say who took them.
Not in the notice text
- How the three price lines in the notice map to the four alignment checks in the work item
- Exact schedule for each measurement; the work statement says dates are TBD and depend on the drydock schedule
- Whether a site visit is needed and when; the notice gives no date
- The Government's budget or estimate for this order is not given
- The separate work item and drawings referenced may require registration in the Joint Certification Program to view
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. The notice also names requirements: More open small business set-asides under NAICS 541330
- The notice mentions export-controlled data. You may need a Joint Certification Program (DD Form 2345) approval to see the drawings.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Shellby Scotton at Shellby.M.Hammond@uscg.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Architect-engineer services tied to buildings or construction are usually bought under the Brooks Act: the agency ranks firms on qualifications from an SF 330 first, then negotiates a price with the top firm. How A/E contracts work.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- CG-Sea-C23, Norfolk, VA
- Product/service code
- R425 · Support – Professional: Engineering/Technical
- 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
- 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
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the FAR and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 2126406Y6176J96018 applies and is used as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-05, dated 22 May 2024. It is anticipated that a competitive price purchase order shall be awarded as a result of this synopsis/solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by this agency. The U.S. Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center (SFLC) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order. No down payments or advanced payments will be made to the awarded vendor. Vendor shall ensure they can secure funding for this order until delivered and received by the US Coast Guard. Payment will be made by Government Purchase order (Net 30) and the vendor shall assume financial responsibility until the order is accepted and received by US Coast Guard. Payment of the work is authorized to be submitted as work is completed but must be approved by the Contracting Officer First. Basis for Award: This solicitation is based on FAR 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and quotes will be reviewed and awarded on a Best Value basis per the solicitation. Past performance will only be reviewed for “responsibility” basis per FAR 9.1. The evaluation criteria for the quote’s will be who meets all the technical requirements, who meets our deadlines and price. All quotes shall be emailed to Shellby Scotton via Shellby.M.Hammond@uscg.mil and shall be received no later than 10/31/26 at 12:00PM (Eastern). All emailed quotes shall have 70Z04026Q60711Y00 in the subject of the email. If a Site Visit is required in order to bid, please email David Scharf via David.J.Scharf@uscg.mil in order to schedule. Vendor Information: Entity Name Entity Unique Entity ID Entity Address Entity POC Entity Phone Number POC Email Address Vendor shall provide: Line 1: DESCRIPTION: STRAIN GAUGE MEASUREMENT PRE-DRY – IAW SOW AND WI Unit of Issue: 1 JB Line Total: Estimated Performance Date: Line 2: DESCRIPTION: POST DRY MEASUREMENT – IAW SOW AND WI Unit of Issue: 1 JB Line Total: Estimated Performance Date: Line 3: DESCRIPTION: POST WET MEASUREMENT – IAW SOW AND WI Unit of Issue: 1 JB Line Total: Estimated Performance Date: All Services are required ASAP after award. *Access to some drawings may be Export-Controlled and require any recipient to be registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) through DLA to receive the drawing. * Place of Performance: U.S. COAST GUARD YARD ATTN: David Scharf 2401 HAWKINS POINT ROAD CURTIS BAY, MD 21226 Invoicing In IPP It is a requirement that all invoicing for Purchase Orders will now be entered and processed through https://www.ipp.gov. All invoices must contain the following information: CG Purchase Order number, vendor’s invoice number, cage number, PO item number, description of supplies or services, unit prices and extended totals (INVOICES FOR PURCHASE ORDERS AWARDED BY SURFACE FORCE LOGISTICS CENTER, BALTIMORE ARE TO BE SUMITTED AS NON PO IN IPP). Shipping costs will be indicated as a separate line item on the invoice (if applicable). Shipping cost $100 or more must be accompanied by a separate freight invoice when submitting an invoice(s) for payment (if applicable). To submit an invoice, vendor must have access to www.ipp.gov. To gain access please indicate if you don’t have an account So the issuing office can establish one for you. FAR Clauses This order is subject to but is not limited to the following Federal Acquisition Regulations: 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities. 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.