The agency posted this for awareness. It's not a solicitation, so you can't respond with a bid.
The US Coast Guard needs a small business to provide expert seakeeping and structural analysis support for its boats and cutters.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The US Coast Guard needs a small business to provide expert seakeeping and structural analysis support for its boats and cutters. This includes reviewing seakeeping data, evaluating maximum wave load approaches, extending risk-based operator guidance to cutters, and providing hull structural monitoring analysis support.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
This is a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract/purchase order with a one-year period of performance. The contractor will provide deliverables at regular intervals, with a four-week turnaround for any updates.
- How will they pick the winner?
The Government will determine the winner based on clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.
- When and how do you bid?
This is a special notice, not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. However, responses demonstrating clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government will be considered. Interested parties should email the Contracting Officer with questions or comments.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- 8(a) certified (a small-business program for socially/economically disadvantaged owners)
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your 8(a) certification is still active in SAM.gov.