Sources Sought
Overhaul of Caterpillar Marine Diesel Engine Onboard USCG Cutters
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThe U.S. Coast Guard (CG-SEA-C22), for CG-DCS-SEA-C at Base Alameda, CA, is asking for capability statements by the response due date of November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern), for overhaul and repair of Caterpillar (CAT) marine diesel engines on Coast Guard cutters. This is market research, not a solicitation; the Coast Guard plans at least ten firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) multiple-award task order contracts (MATOC: several firms share one contract and compete for orders), awarded only to Caterpillar authorized dealers. The Government estimates 36-40 engines a year, over one base year and four option years. 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 (CG-SEA-C22), for CG-DCS-SEA-C at Base Alameda, CA, is asking for capability statements by the response due date of November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern), for overhaul and repair of Caterpillar (CAT) marine diesel engines on Coast Guard cutters. This is market research, not a solicitation; the Coast Guard plans at least ten firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) multiple-award task order contracts (MATOC: several firms share one contract and compete for orders), awarded only to Caterpillar authorized dealers. The Government estimates 36-40 engines a year, over one base year and four option years.
Who can bid
- Caterpillar Incorporated authorized dealer, with evidence of access to Caterpillar proprietary components (signed agreement, license, certified technicians)
- At least 6 years of experience on the Caterpillar engines named in the notice
- Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
How to submit: Email to Sandra.A.Martinez@uscg.mil or Catherine.k.Chan@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 21, 2026.
- Serious: Planned awards only to Caterpillar authorized dealers. A business that is not an authorized Caterpillar dealer is unlikely to qualify for the planned brand-name awards.
- Serious: Proof of access to Caterpillar proprietary parts. Your capability statement must show you have, or will have, access to Caterpillar parts that only the maker controls.
- Worth checking: Minimum 6 years of experience on these engines. A newer business or one without this engine experience may be judged not a viable source.
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- Worth checking: Must commit to bid as a prime contractor. Your response must state that you will submit a proposal as the prime (lead) contractor if a solicitation follows.
- Worth checking: Joint ventures need shared past performance. Two firms teaming up must show similar projects they completed together, or the venture may be judged to lack sufficient past performance.
- Minor: Set-aside status differs between SAM.gov and the text. SAM.gov says no set-aside is used, while the notice says a set-aside decision has not been made and may follow this market research.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Caterpillar-authorized technical services to repair, maintain and overhaul ship's service and main propulsion diesel engines on Coast Guard cutters, per the engine maker's standards
- Technical representative and engineering services, lube oil flushes and generator overhauls
- Remanufactured main propulsion engines in models D348, D353, D379, D398, D3304, D3306, D3406, D3408, D3412, D3508, D3512, D3516, D3608, D3612, C18, C32 and C280-12
- Remanufactured engines include Computer Aided Marine Performance Analysis Report (CAMPAR) testing, engine timing synchronization, engine valve rotators and vibration analysis
- About 36-40 diesel engines serviced each year, for vessels spread across the United States, its territories and outlying areas
- Contract type
- Planned: firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple-award task order contracts (MATOC), brand name basis
- Period of performance
- One base year and four option years, if exercised
- Place of performance
- Coast Guard cutters dispersed throughout the United States, US territories, and outlying areas (SAM.gov lists no place)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Contract vehicle
- At least ten planned MATOC awards limited to Caterpillar Incorporated authorized dealers
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern)
- How to submit
- Email to Sandra.A.Martinez@uscg.mil or Catherine.k.Chan@uscg.mil
What to include when you submit
- Send a capability statement showing qualifications and past performance relevant to the work
- Include evidence of access to Caterpillar proprietary components, such as a signed agreement with Caterpillar, a licensing agreement or certified technicians
- Give company name, address and DUNS number (as the notice asks) and a point of contact with phone number
- State your business size for the NAICS code (8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or small business) and attach documents verifying any small business certification
- Include a statement on how you will do the work and that you WILL submit a proposal as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued
- Give past performance: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and phone numbers for similar work
- A joint venture or teaming pair must show past performance on similar projects the two did together; separate past performance from each firm does not count
- Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information
Not in the notice text
- Which cutters and ports each award would cover, and how task orders would be shared among the ten awardees, are not stated.
- The Government's dollar estimate and the timing of any solicitation are not given.
- The size standard for NAICS 336611 is stated as 1,300 employees, but whether the buy will be set aside is not decided.
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 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- CG-Sea-C22, Alameda, CA
- Product/service code
- J998 · Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (EAST)
- 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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