Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
USCGC ALDER DD FY27
Department of Homeland Security · US Coast Guard · Sol. 70Z08526QIBCT0051
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The Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center is soliciting dockside/drydock ship repair for the cutter ALDER, homeported at Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA, with work done at the vendor's facility or pier. The award will be an Indefinite Delivery Requirement contract, and quotes are due by email on 26 Oct 2026. SAM.gov lists it as a total small business set-aside, but the text calls it full and open competition.
Watch out for
- Drawings request deadline is very soon. You must ask for drawings by 8 AM PST on 09 Oct 2026, and export-controlled references need JCP certification first.
The last day to request drawings regarding this solicitation is 8 AM PST on 09 Oct 2026.
- Export-controlled references require JCP certification. Without current JCP certification you cannot see some specification references.
Only those vendors that have current certification by JCP will be able to be granted explicit access to these packages by the USCG.
- Set-aside is unclear. SAM.gov says total small business set-aside, but the text says full and open competition, so confirm with the contracting contact.
is considered Full and Open Competition
- Requires a shipyard, drydock work and crew lodging and meals. You must provide the shipyard location and a plan for housing and feeding the crew, which is hard without your own dock.
The Offeror must provide the exact location of the shipyard to be used to perform the services required under the solicitation.
- Award without discussions. Your first quote may be the only one considered, so it must be complete.
initial quotes should represent the best possible effort
- Dates look inconsistent. The period of performance starts 26 January 2026, before the anticipated award of 28 December 2026, and the notice mentions FY26 and FY27; confirm the dates before bidding.
Period of Performance: 26 January 2026
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Ship repair and drydock work on USCGC ALDER at the vendor's shipyard (work items are in Attachment 2, Work Specifications)
- A Price Quote using the Attachment 1 pricing sheet (PDF and spreadsheet)
- A technical capability quote: three recent dockside ship repair contracts, a graphical planning document (e.g. Gantt chart) and a written narrative of no more than ten pages
- A lodging and messing execution plan for the crew during the availability
- Three past performance references on the Attachment 3 form
- Welding certifications, insurance proof, E-Verify enrollment and a list of subcontractors
- Contract type
- Indefinite Delivery Requirement Contract (IDR)
- Period of performance
- 26 January 2026 to 12 May 2027 (as written in the notice); anticipated award on or about 28 December 2026
- Place of performance
- Vendor's facility/pier (the cutter is homeported at 1 Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA 94130)
- How they'll choose
- Not stated as a named method; quotes have three parts (price, technical capability, past performance) and the Government intends to award without discussions
- Offers due
- 2 PM EST on 26 Oct 2026
- How to submit
- Email to jerrod.a.gonzales@uscg.mil and Joel.J.Mason@uscg.mil, with subject line RFQ#70Z08526QIBCT0051
- Page limits
- Technical narrative of no more than ten (10) pages; 8 1/2 x 11 paper, 1-inch margins
What they'll judge offers on
- Part I: Price
- Part II: Technical Capability
- Part III: Past Performance
What to include when you submit
- Send each of the three parts (Price, Technical Capability, Past Performance) in a separate email with the labels given in the notice
- Fill out the Attachment 1 pricing sheet; submit a signed PDF and a spreadsheet copy
- Signed SF1449 (blocks 12, 17a, 30a, b and c) and signed amendments (SF-30s)
- Proof of E-Verify enrollment and proof of insurance
- List of all subcontractors with name, address, contact, work item and percent of work
- State the exact location of the shipyard to be used
- Quote valid for 90 days; questions on Attachment 4 by 2 PM EST on 12 Oct 2026
- Request drawings by 8 AM PST on 09 Oct 2026; contact for site visit by 8 AM PST on 19 Oct 2026
You must have
- Small business set-aside per SAM.gov field (the notice text itself says full and open competition)
is considered Full and Open Competition
- Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification to access export-controlled drawings and specification references
vendors must be certified as a US or Canadian contractor by the Joint Certification Program (JCP)
- Proof of enrollment in E-Verify
Proof of enrollment in E-verify per clause FAR 52.222-54
- Proof of insurance
Proof of insurance (Statement of coverage from current insurance carrier)
- Welding certifications and qualifications as required by the specification for welding line items
the offeror's quote shall provide the necessary welding certifications and qualifications as required by the specification
- Experience: at least three contracts in the last five years for dockside ship repair of similar size, scope and complexity
Provide a description of at least three (3) previous or ongoing contracts performed within the last five (5) years
- Past performance: at least three relevant contracts completed in the last three years as prime contractor
The Quoters shall identify at least three (3) relevant
Not in the notice text
- Estimated contract value
- How the three quote parts are weighted or ranked (no evaluation method named)
- The actual work items (Attachment 2, Work Specifications), pricing sheet and other attachments are not in the text
- Whether the true set-aside is small business or full and open (conflicting statements)
- Actual period of performance dates
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 26, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 70Z08526QIBCT0051
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security · US Coast Guard
- Office
- SFLC Procurement Branch 2(00085)
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 336611
- Product/service code
- J999
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Jerrod Gonzalesjerrod.a.gonzales@uscg.mil5104375416
- Versions
- 3 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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