Six (6) month service contract for secure storage facility for USCG mardi gras float. Service from JAN 01, 2026 to june 30, 2026, for a total of $7,500.00.
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 70Z02926PNEWO0009
- Awardee
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Blaine Kern Artists, Inc. UEI UXQBRM4VQDM1
- Awarding agency
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Coast Guard
Department of Homeland Security
- Obligated
- $7,500
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $7,500.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 531130 Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a six-month secure storage service contract to Blaine Kern Artists, Inc. (doing business as Kern Studios) for $7,500.00 under a firm fixed-price purchase order. The contract period runs from January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026, with the service to be performed in New Orleans, Louisiana. The storage facility will house the USCG Mardi Gras float, which is used by the Coast Guard for official representation and public engagement activities during the annual Mardi Gras celebration. This award was not set aside for small business or other designated categories.
Blaine Kern Artists, Inc., a well-established New Orleans-based company specializing in float design and fabrication for Mardi Gras, was selected as the prime contractor. The contract represents a straightforward service procurement with no identified subcontractors. As a civilian agency, the Coast Guard utilized this arrangement to ensure proper preservation and security of the Mardi Gras float during the off-season period, maintaining the vessel's readiness for future ceremonial and community relations missions.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 70Z02926PNEWO0009?
70Z02926PNEWO0009 was awarded to Blaine Kern Artists, Inc. by Coast Guard (Department of Homeland Security) on January 1, 2026.
How much is contract 70Z02926PNEWO0009 worth?
The government has obligated $7,500 on 70Z02926PNEWO0009.
Was contract 70Z02926PNEWO0009 competed?
The extent of competition for 70Z02926PNEWO0009 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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