Sources Sought
USCGC ASPEN DryDock Repairs FY27
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice (market research, not a request for offers) for USCGC ASPEN DryDock Repairs FY27, notice ASPENSSNDDFY27, from the U.S. Coast Guard (CG-SEA-C22) for its Surface Forces Logistics Center in Alameda, CA. The Coast Guard wants shipyards able to drydock and repair the 225-foot buoy tender USCGC ASPEN (WLB-208), homeported in Homer, AK, at the contractor's facility. Interest statements are due November 9, 2026, 11:00 AM Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern); the anticipated work period is July 6, 2027 to November 7, 2027 (125 Days). 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 notice looks incomplete: The specification (ASPEN DD FY27 Specification.pdf) was attached but only the start and end were read here; the middle, including most work items such as Work Item 81 Drydock, Work Item 82 Temporary Services and Work Item 83 Sea Trial support, was not read, so check the full specification on SAM.gov. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
This is a sources sought notice (market research, not a request for offers) for USCGC ASPEN DryDock Repairs FY27, notice ASPENSSNDDFY27, from the U.S. Coast Guard (CG-SEA-C22) for its Surface Forces Logistics Center in Alameda, CA. The Coast Guard wants shipyards able to drydock and repair the 225-foot buoy tender USCGC ASPEN (WLB-208), homeported in Homer, AK, at the contractor's facility. Interest statements are due November 9, 2026, 11:00 AM Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern); the anticipated work period is July 6, 2027 to November 7, 2027 (125 Days).
Who can bid
- A shipyard able to drydock a 225-foot vessel and do the repairs at the contractor's own facility
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Willingness to submit a proposal as the prime contractor if a solicitation follows
How to submit: Email to the point of contact listed in the Contract Opportunities announcement. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: Transit from Homer, AK limits which shipyards can compete. The cutter can steam only about ten hours a day and a maximum of seven days under normal conditions, so a distant yard may be impractical or costly.
- Worth checking: Crew travel and living costs added to your price. The Coast Guard adds foreseeable crew lodging, meals, rental vehicles, fuel and travel to each price when picking a winner, which hurts yards far from Homer.
- Worth checking: Market research only; a response is not a proposal. Answering this notice does not put you on a bidder list for any later solicitation, and you must still watch SAM.gov for it and bid separately.
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- Worth checking: Set-aside decision may follow from responses. The Coast Guard may restrict a later solicitation to certain small businesses based on who responds, so a response stating your business size and status matters.
- Worth checking: Manufacturer-authorized technician required for propeller system work. The controllable pitch propeller work calls for a technician certified by the original equipment manufacturer (Rolls Royce), which may need a teaming partner or subcontract.
- Minor: Independent coatings inspector (NACE Level 3) is a work item. The work list includes providing an independent NACE Level 3 inspector, a specialist the yard must supply or subcontract.
- Minor: Critical inspection reports due early in the work period. Reports on the listed critical items must be finished within the first quarter of the availability, which compresses scheduling.
- Minor: Fire safety plan to accompany a future bid. A bidder working in its own yard must send its shipyard fire safety plan with the bid, along with any agreements with local fire departments.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- ASPEN DD FY27 Specification.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Drydock the 225-foot cutter at the contractor's facility and complete the repair availability (about 108 work items, called line items in the notice)
- Inspect, test and repaint the underwater hull, including ultrasonic thickness testing, and preserve the buoy deck, anchor chain and ground tackle
- Service the rudder, propeller, bow and stern thrusters and propulsion shafting, including removing and reinstalling shafts and working on the controllable pitch propeller (CPP) hub
- Clean and inspect ballast, sewage, fuel and potable water tanks and piping, and preserve tank and void interiors
- Service the buoy crane, winches, chain stoppers, anchor windlass and davits; renew sea valves and strainers
- Provide fire watch, a written fire plan, environmental controls and coating quality records, and send inspection reports on the critical items
- Test repaired equipment with the Coast Guard inspector and run sea trials after the repairs
- Period of performance
- Anticipated July 6, 2027 to November 7, 2027 (125 Days)
- Place of performance
- Contractor's facilities (cutter's homeport is Homer, AK); SAM.gov lists USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 11:00 AM Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern)
- How to submit
- Email to the point of contact listed in the Contract Opportunities announcement
What to include when you submit
- Give company name, address and DUNS number (as the notice words it), plus a point of contact and phone number
- State your business size under NAICS 336611 (size standard stated as 1,300 employees): 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged woman-owned, woman-owned, small or large business
- Attach documents proving each status you claim (SBA 8(a) or HUBZone certificate, ownership and control documents for veteran or woman-owned claims, or proof you are small under NAICS 336611)
- Include a statement on 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 on similar work: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and phone numbers
- If two companies plan a joint venture or teaming agreement, send past performance on projects they did together, if any
- Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information
- Register in the System for Award Management (SAM)
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The notice does not give a number of expected awards or a Government estimate.
Not in the notice text
- The specification (ASPEN DD FY27 Specification.pdf) was attached but only the start and end were read here; the middle, including most work items such as Work Item 81 Drydock, Work Item 82 Temporary Services and Work Item 83 Sea Trial support, was not read, so check the full specification on SAM.gov
- The point of contact's name and email are in the Contract Opportunities announcement, not in the text read here
- The set-aside, contract type, evaluation factors, bonding and insurance are not stated; this is not yet a solicitation
- The Government's estimated value is not given
- Whether a solicitation will be issued, and its date, is not stated
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
- 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
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