Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
USCGC ALDER DD FY27
Department of Homeland Security · US Coast Guard · Sol. 70Z08526QIBCT0051
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The Coast Guard wants dockside ship repair quotes for the cutter ALDER, homeported at Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA. The work will be done at the vendor's facility or pier under an Indefinite Delivery Requirement contract. Quotes are due by email on 26 Oct 2026, with a site visit and question deadlines before that.
Watch out for
- Conflicting competition information. The set-aside field says total small business set-aside, but the text calls the requirement full and open competition, so check with the contracting officer before relying on small business status.
considered Full and Open Competition
- Drawing request deadline already passed. Drawing requests closed the day this notice was posted, so you may not get drawings if you did not already ask.
The last day to request drawings regarding this solicitation is 8 AM PST on 09 Oct 2026.
- Export-controlled references need JCP certification. Some specification references are limited-access, and only vendors with current JCP certification can get them, which takes time to obtain.
have been deemed "limited access" and "export controlled" packages.
- Short fuse for site visit and questions. Questions are due 12 Oct and site visit contact is due 19 Oct, well before the 26 Oct quote deadline.
no later than 8 AM PST on 19 Oct 2026
- Large multi-part quote. You must prepare a price volume, a technical volume with a schedule and 10-page narrative, and a past performance volume, each sent as a separate email.
The response shall consist of three (3) separate parts
- Requires a shipyard with a pier and lodging/messing plan. You need a qualified shipyard location and a plan to house and feed the crew during the repair, which most small firms do not have without a partner.
The Offeror must provide the exact location of the shipyard to be used to perform the services required under the solicitation.
- Dates do not line up. The period of performance starts before the expected award date, so confirm the real schedule with the contracting officer.
The anticipated date of award is on or about 28 December 2026.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Dockside ship repair and drydock work on CGC ALDER at your own facility or pier, per the work specifications in Attachment 2
- Fill out the Attachment 1 pricing sheet with unit and extended prices for every work item
- Show corporate experience: at least three similar ship repair contracts from the last five years
- Provide a graphical schedule (such as a Gantt chart) with the critical path, float, inspection dates and subcontractor tasks
- Provide a lodging and messing (housing and meals) execution plan for the repair period
- Write a technical narrative of no more than ten pages covering risks, weather, service disruptions, quality control, surge capacity and warranty
- Provide at least three past performance references (Attachment 3)
- List all subcontractors and confirm any required technical representatives are qualified
- Contract type
- Indefinite Delivery Requirement Contract (IDR)
- Period of performance
- Written as 12 January 2026 – 27 April 2027; the anticipated award date is 28 December 2026, so the start date looks like a typo
- Place of performance
- Vendor's facility/pier (cutter is homeported at 1 Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA 94130)
- 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 RFQ#70Z08526QIBCT0051 in the subject line
- Page limits
- Technical narrative no more than ten (10) pages
What they'll judge offers on
- Part I: Price
- Part II: Technical Capability (corporate experience, planning document, written narrative)
- Part III: Past Performance
What to include when you submit
- Send Part I (Price), Part II (Technical Capability) and Part III (Past Performance) as three separate emails with the labeled subject lines
- Price: Attachment 1 signed PDF plus the pricing sheet in spreadsheet format
- Include a signed SF1449 (blocks 12, 17a, 30a, b, c) and signed amendments (SF-30s)
- Include proof of E-Verify enrollment and proof of insurance
- Include welding certifications and qualifications if welding line items apply
- List all subcontractors with name, address, contact, work item and percentage of work
- Give the exact location of the shipyard you would use
- Questions go on Attachment 4, one per form, by email only, due 2 PM EST on 12 Oct 2026
- Quote valid for 90 days
- Number all pages and label them with the offeror name, RFQ number and date; pages over the limit are removed
You must have
- Current Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification to get access to export-controlled reference documents
vendors must be certified as a US or Canadian contractor by the Joint Certification Program (JCP) administered by the Defense Logistic Information Service (DLIS).
- Enrollment in E-Verify (FAR 52.222-54)
Proof of enrollment in E-verify per clause FAR 52.222-54 – Employment Eligibility Verification.
- Proof of insurance from your current insurance carrier
Proof of insurance (Statement of coverage from current insurance carrier)
- Welding certifications and qualifications if welding items are included
shall provide the necessary welding certifications and qualifications as required by the specification
- Corporate experience: three or more dockside ship repair contracts of similar size and scope in the last five years
Provide a description of at least three (3) previous or ongoing contracts performed within the last five (5) years
- Past performance: three or more relevant contracts completed in the last three years as prime contractor
Not in the notice text
- Estimated contract value
- How the award is decided (no evaluation method or factor order is stated)
- The actual work items, since they are in Attachment 2 (Work Specifications), which is not in the notice text
- Whether small business set-aside applies, since the field and the text disagree
- The real period of performance dates
- Site visit date and location (only the contact deadline is given)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 26, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 70Z08526QIBCT0051
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security · US Coast Guard
- Office
- CG-Sea-C22
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 336611
- Product/service code
- J999
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Sandra MartinezSandra.A.Martinez@uscg.mil
- Versions
- 6 (amended since first posted)
What similar contracts paid
414 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 12% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
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