Solicitation
Dry-Dock: USCG STA CAPE MAY (45665) FY27 UWB
Department of Homeland Security · US Coast Guard · Sol. 70Z04026QSBPL0016
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The U.S. Coast Guard (Surface Forces Logistics Center) wants a shipyard to put a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Station Cape May, NJ into a drydock and complete about 20 repair and preservation jobs between January 6 and February 4, 2027. It is a total small business set-aside, a single firm-fixed-price award picked on lowest price among technically acceptable quotes, and quotes are due by email on October 28, 2026.
Watch out for
- Drawings request deadline is October 8 and needs JCP registration. Without JCP certification and a drawings request, the quote will not be accepted, and the request deadline is the day after this brief was written.
All interested vendors planning to submit proposals for 70Z04026QSBPL0016 must register or be currently actively registered with
- Twelve required documents; missing ones can sink the quote. The package needs certifications, insurance proof, a planning document and an Excel price schedule, so an incomplete quote may not be considered.
PLEASE NOTE: QUOTES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MAY BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE
- Certified drydock needed at closing. You must own or have written authorization to use a certified drydock for the whole period, and an expired certificate can make the quote unacceptable.
Certifications must be current at the time of the established closing date.
- Slow payment and 10% holdback. Invoices are by percent complete (nothing until 25% of a line is done) and 10% of the total price is held until all deliverables are accepted, which strains cash flow.
10% OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE WILL BE WITHELD UNTIL ALL DELIVERABLES, REQUIRED BY THE
- Extra evaluated costs for distant vendors. Vendors more than 320 nautical miles from Cape May must add crane, transport and insurance costs that are counted in the price comparison, which hurts in an LPTA award.
In the event that the vendor providing the quote is OUTSIDE of 320 nautical miles / 368 statute miles) as determined by the
- Past performance needs CPARS records. You must give three CPARS-listed projects from the last two years and line up references to send questionnaires; a newer firm may struggle to show relevant history.
Contractor will provide three (3) awarded completed projects that are listed in CPARS for the Government to
- Unpriced growth work is controlled by the Government. Extra work is paid only through a single composite labor rate that covers all support costs, so underpricing that rate can cost you money.
The Contractor shall not perform growth work without the Contracting Officer
- Fire plan timing is stated two ways. The specification says the fire plan comes with the bid and also seven days before the Arrival Conference, so ask which applies.
3.1.1.2 Fire Plan submission. The Contractor must submit a copy of the developed availability specific fire plan as
- Award subject to funds. The Coast Guard may not award if funds are not available.
The contract is expected to be awarded on or about 12 NOVEMBER 2026. Subject to the Availability of Funds.
Read from the notice and 4 attachments.
- 70Z04026QSBPL0016_0_US.pdf
- 45665 (RB-M 45)SPEC.pdf
- 45665-Schedule of Supplies and Services.pdf
- 45665 PPQ.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Drydock the 45-foot RB-M (hull number 45665) and provide the drydock, a marine chemist and temporary services (office, phone and internet, shore power, parking, storage)
- Hull work: 100 ultrasonic thickness shots, underwater hull plating inspection, 100% underwater body preservation, fender repair and fender faying surface preservation
- Propulsion work: align the two main diesel engines to the generators and jet drives, inspect and service the water jets, preserve the jet drives, renew anodes, perform electrical isolation
- Fuel work: defuel, clean and inspect a diesel fuel tank, then refuel
- General welding, renew exterior and interior non-skid pads, preserve the lazarette bilge
- Support dock trials and sea trials with the Coast Guard crew
- Run a QC/QA program with QP-1 certified painting or a NACE Level 3 coating inspector, and submit critical inspection reports within the first 25% of the period
- Price the optional composite labor rate hours and laydays, and keep a government property report
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price single award (commercial services, SF 1449 combined synopsis/solicitation) with 20 definite line items plus optional labor hours and laydays
- Period of performance
- January 6, 2027 to February 4, 2027 (about 30 days); no option years; award expected on or about November 12, 2026, subject to availability of funds
- Place of performance
- Vendor's drydock facility (SAM.gov place of performance is blank); the vessel's homeport is Station Cape May, NJ and cost is compared against a transit of no more than 320 nautical miles
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA); technical is pass/fail, price must be fair and reasonable, and past performance is also reviewed
- Offers due
- October 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern (the documents say EST; SAM.gov lists 14:00 -04:00). The closing time will not be extended
- How to submit
- Email to Regina Elliott-Dougherty, Regina.ElliottDougherty@uscg.mil, with 70Z04026QSBPL0016 in the subject line
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1: Technical Capability (acceptable or unacceptable only, based on meeting the minimum specification requirements)
- Factor 2: Price (total of definite items, options and foreseeable cost factors such as transit or crane costs)
- Factor 3: Past Performance (three CPARS records from the last two years; two reference questionnaires, used only if no CPARS record exists)
What to include when you submit
- Request the drawings by October 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern; questions are due October 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern and are answered by amendment
- Quote must stay valid 190 days
- Required documents: signed SF 1449 with total price; Schedule of Supplies and Services as an Excel file with a price for every definite and option line; Past Performance Questionnaire; small business self-certification; welding certifications and procedures; proof of insurance
- Also required: current CG-approved drydock, travel lift or crane certification (plus owner authorization if the drydock is not yours); AMPP, NACE Level 3 or QP-1 certification; planning document; SAM UEI and TIN; proof of JCP certification; completed FAR 52.212-3 representations
- Planning document must be graphical, show critical paths and float, and include written commitments from all technical representatives
- Fire Safety Plan (CFR 1915 Subpart P) must be sent with the bid if work is done in your own facility, plus the availability-specific fire plan
- Vendors more than 320 nautical miles away must also include a transport planning document and cost estimates
- Past performance references must send their questionnaires directly to the Coast Guard by October 28, 2026 2:00 PM Eastern
- If you cannot submit by email, tell the Contract Specialist 48 hours before closing
- An alternate performance period may be proposed if the January 6 to February 4, 2027 window cannot be met
You must have
- Small business (total small business set-aside); include a small business self-certification
NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (NOV 2020)
- Current Joint Certification Program (JCP) registration with the Defense Logistics Agency to get the export-controlled drawings
All interested vendors planning to submit proposals for 70Z04026QSBPL0016 must register or be currently actively registered with
- Drydock, travel lift or crane with current certification, on a navigable waterway with at least 7 ft water depth and 25 ft vertical clearance
Contractor SHALL provide with his or her proposal/quote a current certification of its drydocking facility/travel lift/or crane
- Insurance: ship repairer's liability and comprehensive general liability at $500,000 per occurrence, Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' coverage, and state workers' compensation
Comprehensive General Liability - $500,000 per occurrence.
- Coating certification: SSPC QP-1 certified contractor or a NACE Level 3 certified coating inspector, plus an AMPP Senior Inspector as listed
AMPP Senior Inspector, NACE Level 3 or QP-1 Certification.
- Welding certifications and qualifications as required by the specification
- Active SAM.gov registration (needed to get paid)
Not in the notice text
- Estimated value or budget
- Exact place of performance (SAM.gov field is blank); where the boat will be drydocked
- How past performance is scored and used within the lowest price technically acceptable decision (the evaluation text was cut off)
- Estimated quantities for the optional composite labor hours (O-021) and laydays (O-023)
- Details of most work items (about 117,000 characters of the specification were left out), including welding, ultrasonic testing, engine alignment and drydock work item requirements
- Part of the solicitation (about 88,900 characters) was left out, including the rest of past performance evaluation and the offeror representation provisions
- Whether a current incumbent or prior contract exists
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 28, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 25, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 70Z04026QSBPL0016
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security · US Coast Guard
- Office
- SFLC Procurement Branch 3(00040)
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 336611
- Product/service code
- J998
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Regina M Elliott-DoughertyRegina.ElliottDougherty@uscg.mil5716101960
Full notice text from SAM.gov
USCG STA CAPE MAY (45665) FY27 DRYDOCK REPAIRS Combined Synopsis/ Solicitation 70Z04026QSBPL0016, Specification package Rev-0, dated 10 AUGUST 2026, Past Performance Questionnaire, Schedule of Supplies and Services, information is provided as a PDF file and available for download. The Period of Performance POP is 06 JANUARY 2027 TO 04 FEBUARY 2027
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