Sources Sought
USCGC CROCODILE DD2 FY27 #1 MDE W5
Department of Homeland Security · US Coast Guard · Sol. 70Z08027PBPLCROCODILE
Due in 12 days
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The U.S. Coast Guard (Surface Forces Logistics Center) is asking shipyards whether they can do dockside repairs on the cutter CROCODILE (WPB-87369), which is based in St. Petersburg, FL. This is a Sources Sought market survey, not a solicitation. Work would run about 63 calendar days, from April 20 to June 22, 2027, at the contractor's own facility.
Watch out for
- Sources Sought only. A response is not an offer; if a solicitation follows, you must bid again.
to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant
- Heavy shipyard capability needed. The scope includes drydocking, shaft and propeller renewal, engine overhaul and laser scanning, which suits an established shipyard rather than a small general contractor.
There is no geographical restriction for this cutter.
- Scope may change. The work list is not final and the dates may shift.
SPECIFICATION: (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government).
- Weak response may hurt set-aside chances. Thin responses can lead the Coast Guard to treat you as not a likely offeror when deciding on a set-aside.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- 70Z08027PBPLCROCODILE_DD_DY27_SSN.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Hull plating ultrasonic testing and thickness measurements, plus hull preservation (underwater body and freeboard)
- Clean and inspect dirty oil, oily water and fuel service tanks
- Main diesel engine W-5 maintenance and main engine/reduction gear realignment
- Renew propulsion shaft bearings, bearing carriers, propulsion shafts and propellers
- Renew rudder assemblies, cathodic protection/zinc anodes and seawater cooling piping/valves
- Drydock the cutter, provide temporary services and support sea trials
- Renew interior deck covering and insulation, and replace the intrusion detection system
- Perform a 3D laser scan structural analysis and other items (34 work items in total)
- Period of performance
- Anticipated 63 calendar days, 20 April 2027 to 22 June 2027 (subject to change)
- Place of performance
- Contractor's facility; cutter is home ported in St. Petersburg, FL; no geographical restriction
- Offers due
- 11:00 am on 21 October 2026, Eastern Standard Time (SAM.gov lists 2026-10-21T11:00:00-04:00)
- How to submit
- Email to Michael.R.Farris@uscg.mil and Eddrian.B.Logan@uscg.mil
What to include when you submit
- Include company name, address and unique identifier number
- Include point of contact and phone number
- State your business size for the NAICS code (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, VOSB, EDWOSB, WOSB, small or large)
- Attach documentation verifying small business status, such as the SBA 8(a) or HUBZone certificate, or proof the business is 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
- Include past performance on similar work: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and phone numbers
- Joint ventures should give past performance on projects done together, if available
- Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information
You must have
- Register in SAM (System for Award Management)
Interested parties should register in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Be small under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) if claiming small business status; the size standard is 1,300 employees
336611, Ship Building and Repairing and the size standard is 1,300 employees.
- Commit to bidding as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued
- Own or have access to a facility able to drydock and repair a Coast Guard patrol boat
Not in the notice text
- Contract type and estimated value are not stated
- Whether a solicitation will be issued and if it will be a set-aside (SAM.gov currently shows no set-aside)
- Evaluation method and factors for any future award
- Detailed specifications for each of the 34 work items
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 21, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 70Z08027PBPLCROCODILE
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security · US Coast Guard
- Office
- SFLC Procurement Branch 1(00080)
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336611
- Product/service code
- J998
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Place of performance
- Saint Petersburg, FL, 33701
- Contracting contact
- Michael FarrisMichael.R.Farris@uscg.mil7574417032
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Class Deviation 25-06 Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Class Deviation 25-11 Part 6 and FAR Class Deviation 26-03 (Rev. 1) Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action
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