The U.S. Coast Guard needs a small business to maintain and repair forklifts at its facilities in Curtis Bay, MD.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The Coast Guard needs a small business to maintain and repair forklifts at its facilities in Curtis Bay, MD. The contract includes annual and quarterly maintenance, as well as repairs not covered by the standard maintenance schedule.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
This is a one-year base period contract with an option to renew. The contract starts on September 30, 2026, and expires on September 29, 2027. Payment will be made by Government Purchase Order (Net 30) and the vendor shall assume financial responsibility until the order is accepted and received by the US Coast Guard.
- How will they pick the winner?
The evaluation criteria will be based on who meets all the technical requirements, who meets the deadlines, and price. The quotes will be reviewed and awarded on a Best Value basis.
- When and how do you bid?
Quotes must be emailed to the Buyer's Name via BuyersEmail (Jariel.o.ocasiorodriguez@uscg.mil) and shall be received no later than 07/11/2026 at 09:00 AM (Eastern). The solicitation number must be included in the subject of the email.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with forklift maintenance and repair
- Has a professional engineer on staff to approve drawings
Heads up — easy to miss
- All quotes must include the drawings approved by a professional engineer that are stated in the Statement of Work in order to be considered.
- Shipping costs will be indicated as a separate line item on the invoice (if applicable). Shipping cost $100 or more must be accompanied by a separate freight invoice when submitting an invoice(s) for payment (if applicable).
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit (if required).
- Submit a quote that includes the required drawings and meets all the technical requirements.