Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
United States Coast Guard Ketchikan Alaska New Carpet Installation
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThe U.S. Coast Guard's Base Ketchikan, Alaska wants a contractor to remove the old carpet and install new carpet on the entire third floor of its administrative building, including all hallways. Work runs 90 calendar days from a signed award, which is expected in November of 2026 and depends on funding. The award goes to the lowest-priced technically acceptable quote. The response due date is November 13, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern, with an optional site walk on October 28, 2026. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 22, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 15, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 22, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 4 of 14 attachments weren't read (SITE WALK INFO CARPET INSTALLATION.docx, QUESTONSANDANWERSFORM2-CARPET-RQMT.docx and 2 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Coast Guard's Base Ketchikan, Alaska wants a contractor to remove the old carpet and install new carpet on the entire third floor of its administrative building, including all hallways. Work runs 90 calendar days from a signed award, which is expected in November of 2026 and depends on funding. The award goes to the lowest-priced technically acceptable quote. The response due date is November 13, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern, with an optional site walk on October 28, 2026.
Who can bid
- Active SAM.gov registration is required for any possible contract award
Things to watch (7)
- Worth checking: Site walk on October 28, 2026 needs advance security information. The pre-award site walk (9:00 to 11:30 AM) is for any contractor who wishes to attend; it is not called mandatory, but each visitor's name, date of birth and ID number must be sent before October 21, 2026.
- Worth checking: Carpet area is only on a map image. The exact square footage is on a map posted as image files, and the statement of work leaves the square footage blank, so it is hard to price without opening the map.
- Worth checking: Award depends on funding. The award and start of work are contingent on a funded award, so the Coast Guard could award later than November of 2026 or not at all.
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- Worth checking: Wage rule not stated. The work is construction-type (NAICS 238330) but called a service contract, and only the text of the Service Contract Act is attached with no wage determination, so which wage rate applies is unclear.
- Worth checking: Remote Alaska delivery, FOB destination only. Quotes must include all shipping to Ketchikan, and any quote on other terms is non-responsive, which adds cost and risk for firms outside Alaska.
- Minor: Contractor handles its own dumpster and storage. No dumpster is provided and storage on site is extremely limited, so disposal and storage costs fall on the contractor.
- Minor: Some wording still says carpet cleaning. One attachment's background still says the Coast Guard is procuring carpet cleaning, although the scope is removal and replacement; the posted answers confirm the third floor only.
Read from the notice and 10 attachments. 4 of 14 not read. Show which files.
- Base_Ketchikan_Access_Pass_Request_DAS-CARPET-RQMT.pdf (read)
- MASTERSOWSPECSCARPETRQMT-KETCHIKAN.docx (read)
- SERVICECONTRACTACT.pdf (read)
- CRI 104 - STANDARD For INSTALLATION of COMMERCIAL CARPET-more-mr-STAMOS_2.pdf (read)
- CRI 104 - STANDARD For INSTALLATION of COMMERCIAL CARPET-more-mr-STAMOS.pdf (read)
- CARPET-COLOR-SAMPLE.pdf (read)
- COVERPAGEINFO.docx (read)
- CARPETRQMTUSCGKETCHIKAN.SOWSPECS.docx (read)
- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS USCG KETCHIKAN NEW CARPET RQMT-FINAL25SEPT2026.docx (read)
- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS USCG KETCHIKAN NEW CARPET RQMT.docx (read)
- SITE WALK INFO CARPET INSTALLATION.docx: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- QUESTONSANDANWERSFORM2-CARPET-RQMT.docx: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- BASEKETCHIKANSCRUBBEDMAPCARPETRQMT.jpg: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- BASE-KETCHIKAN-SCRUBBED-MAP-CARPET-RQMT.png: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Remove and dispose of the existing carpet on the entire third floor (deck) of the administrative building, including all hallways
- Furnish and install brand new carpet; carpet tile is an acceptable option in place of broadloom (roll carpet), per the posted answers
- Supply color swatches, at least 6 choices per color family, with blue and grey families included
- Replace all rubber cove base; wood cove base can be reused if in suitable condition, cleaned, with nail holes filled
- Work 0700 to 1630 AKST (Alaska Standard Time), Monday through Friday, or by appointment set in advance; no keys are issued to contractors
- Rent a roll-off dumpster and keep it emptied; on-site storage is extremely limited, so plan for off-site storage
- Deliver FOB destination (free on board: you pay shipping until the goods arrive) to USCG Base Ketchikan, 1300 STEDMAN ST, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901, with all shipping costs in the price
- Contract type
- Combined synopsis/solicitation for a service contract: CLIN 0001, QTY 01, unit PROJECT in the notice (1 EACH in the attachments); price type not stated
- Period of performance
- 90 calendar days from the date of a signed Government contract award; award and start expected in November of 2026, contingent on funding
- Place of performance
- Ketchikan, AK, USA: Base Ketchikan administrative building, third floor only
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price, technically acceptable, qualified contractor; award depends on the Coast Guard securing funding
- Offers due
- November 13, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 15, 2026; amended since)
What they'll judge offers on
- Price (lowest price among technically acceptable quotes)
- Technical acceptability and being a qualified contractor (criteria not defined in the text read)
What to include when you submit
- Quote must stay valid for 120 calendar days from the solicitation closing date listed in SAM.gov
- Price on a FOB destination basis only and include all shipping costs to the delivery location in the total amount; other terms are deemed non-responsive
- Fill in the CLIN 0001 schedule with unit price, total amount and total contract value
- Include regular and overtime rates for any other labor categories proposed
Not in the notice text
- The maps showing the exact square footage (BASEKETCHIKANSCRUBBEDMAPCARPETRQMT.jpg and BASE-KETCHIKAN-SCRUBBED-MAP-CARPET-RQMT.png) and two Word files, SITE WALK INFO CARPET INSTALLATION.docx and QUESTONSANDANWERSFORM2-CARPET-RQMT.docx, were attached but not read.
- How and where to send the quote (email, portal or other) is not stated in the text read.
- Which wage rule applies (a Service Contract Act wage determination or Davis-Bacon, the federal construction wage law) is not stated.
- What makes a quote technically acceptable or a contractor qualified is not defined.
- Carpet product details beyond the color swatches (type, grade, performance) are not given; the posted answer says commercial industry standards apply as stated in the specs.
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) and Coast Guard Acquisition Procedure (CGAP) clauses will be added at award.
- Bonding and insurance requirements are not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Base Ketchikan, AK
- Product/service code
- 7220 · Floor Coverings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 238330)
- Versions
12 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0011Due Nov 13, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0010 (this version)Due Nov 13, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 13, 2026 · Amendment 0009Due Oct 30, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026 · Amendment 0008Due Oct 30, 2026
- Oct 6, 2026 · Amendment 0007Due Oct 30, 2026
- Sep 28, 2026 · Amendment 0006Due Oct 30, 2026
- Sep 25, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Oct 30, 2026
- Sep 25, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Oct 30, 2026
- Sep 23, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Oct 30, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 30, 2026
- Sep 21, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 30, 2026
- Sep 21, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Oct 30, 2026
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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