Purchase Order 70Z08026PPBPL0026

Texas Commercial Diving, Inc., a small business contractor based in Hitchcock, Texas, has been awarded an $18,000 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Coast Guard to perform hull cleaning and zinc anode replacement services on the USCGC Daniel Tarr at Coast Guard Base Galveston, Texas. This total small business set-aside contract, awarded on March 2, 2026, requires completion by March 10, 2026, and encompasses comprehensive underwater inspection and documentation of the vessel's hull plating, coating systems, transducers, drive systems, and cathodic protection systems. The scope includes cleaning marine growth and contaminants from the hull while preserving existing coatings, along with renewal of 45 zinc anodes across multiple systems (28 stern tube, 12 tunnel, 4 sea chest grate, and 1 gear case anode). All work must be performed in accordance with Coast Guard Maintenance Procedure Cards B10015.D and B10018.D by trained and certified divers with a dive tender stationed aboard the vessel.

Texas Commercial Diving has established itself as the Coast Guard's preferred contractor for critical underwater vessel maintenance, having received over twenty firm fixed-price purchase orders from the agency since 2019, with the majority designated as small business set-asides. The contractor's extensive experience with hull preservation services at Gulf Coast facilities and demonstrated expertise in specialized underwater operations—evidenced by contract values typically ranging from $8,000 to $13,000—positions the company to deliver the required inspection documentation, written reports with detailed coating and fouling assessments, and professional audio-video documentation within the 24-hour submission requirement. This award underscores the Coast Guard's continued reliance on Texas Commercial Diving to sustain fleet operational readiness through expert underwater maintenance services.