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Offers due in 6 days
The U.S. Coast Guard needs a small business to manufacture cooling system pumps and coolers for its vessels.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Coast Guard needs 16 cooling system pumps and 10 coolers for its vessels. The pumps and coolers must meet specific packaging, marking, and bar-coding requirements.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item, and the Coast Guard intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract on an all-or-none basis. The contract will be awarded using simplified acquisition procedures.
- How will they pick the winner? The Coast Guard will evaluate offers based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid? Submit your quote by June 19, 2026, at 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time. Include a completed copy of the Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items form with your quote.
The notice doesn't say when the award will be made or when the contract will start.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with industrial equipment manufacturing
- Has a valid DUNS number and is registered in SAM.gov
Heads up — easy to miss
- The Coast Guard requires specific packaging, marking, and bar-coding for the pumps and coolers. Failure to meet these requirements will result in rejection and possible return of the item.
- The Coast Guard will only accept brand-name parts. Offers of equal products must meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified in this solicitation.
- The Coast Guard will determine if alternate parts are acceptable.
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
DONNA SCANDALIATO
Email
donna.m.scandaliato@uscg.mil
Phone
(410) 762-6259