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Offers due in 5 days
The U.S. Coast Guard needs a small business to manufacture and package float switches for its vessels.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Coast Guard needs float switches for its 154 WPC vessels, individually packaged in a cushioned double-wall fiberboard box with specific marking and barcoding requirements.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item, with a firm fixed price contract and a delivery schedule to the Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center in Baltimore, MD.
- How will they pick the winner? The Coast Guard will award the contract to the responsible offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the government, based on lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid? Submit your quote by June 22, 2026, at 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time, with all required information and packaging specifications.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with packaging and shipping sensitive electronics
Heads up — easy to miss
- You must meet the Coast Guard's packaging requirements, including individually packaging and cushioning the float switches, and providing specific marking and barcoding. Failure to meet these requirements will result in warehouse rejection and items will be shipped back to the vendor.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Review the Coast Guard's packaging requirements and ensure you can meet them
- Submit your quote by June 22, 2026, at 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time
Primary point of contact
Name
AMANDA WOOD
Email
amanda.m.wood@uscg.mil
Phone
(571) 608-8975