The U.S. Coast Guard needs a small business to manufacture and deliver commercial stern drives for its ships.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Coast Guard needs commercial stern drives for its ships, specifically the Bravo I XR Drive 1.50:1 Stern Drive and the Transom, Magnum. The drives must be individually packaged and marked according to military standards.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with a Net 30 payment schedule. The vendor must deliver the drives within the estimated performance date.
- How will they pick the winner? The Coast Guard will evaluate quotes based on technical requirements, meeting deadlines, and price. Past performance will only be reviewed for responsibility.
- When and how do you bid? Email your quote to Erica Perry at Erica.L.Perry@uscg.mil by July 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern. Include the solicitation number 70Z04026Q50248B00 in the subject line.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with commercial ship parts manufacturing
- Has a quality-management certification like ISO 9001
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit (if any)
Primary point of contact
Name
Erica Perry
Email
erica.l.perry@uscg.mil
Phone
(410) 636-6601