The Coast Guard needs a small business to manufacture propulsion shaft sleeves for its ships.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Coast Guard needs propulsion shaft sleeves for its ships. The sleeves must be made of copper nickel alloy and meet specific dimensions and weight requirements. The Coast Guard has provided detailed drawings and specifications for the sleeves.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract will be a firm fixed price contract with a duration of approximately 6 months. The Coast Guard intends to award the contract on an all or none basis to a responsible offeror whose offer will be the most advantageous to the government.
- 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? Bids must be submitted electronically through the System for Award Management (SAM) by June 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with copper rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying
- Has done work for the Coast Guard before
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 required)
Primary point of contact
Name
DONNA SCANDALIATO
Email
donna.m.scandaliato@uscg.mil
Phone
(410) 762-6259