Delivery Order 70Z08021D21330B00-70Z08522F43003B00

The Department of Homeland Security's United States Coast Guard awarded a firm fixed price delivery order contract to Fundiciones Rice, S.A. De C.V., doing business as Rice Propulsion, for the open, inspect, report, and overhaul of one right-hand, 4-blade propeller (National Stock Number: 2010-01-534-9089). The $10,342.00 contract has a completion date of May 25, 2023. Rice Propulsion, a for-profit subchapter S corporation located in Mexico, specializes in maritime propulsion system maintenance and has received multiple prior awards from the Coast Guard for similar propeller inspection, repair, and overhaul services without set-aside designations. This contract is part of a larger $9.9 million indefinite delivery contract awarded to Rice Propulsion and other vendors in August 2021 to overhaul monobloc propellers and controllable pitch propeller blade sets for Coast Guard boats, ships, and aircraft through May 2026.