Preservation for USCGC WLBs and WLMs 2012-2016

The Preservation for USCGC WLBs and WLMs 2012-2016 is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle issued by the United States Coast Guard Maintenance & Logistics Command, Atlantic for preservation and maintenance services for Coast Guard Seagoing Buoy Tenders (WLB) and Coastal Patrol Boats (WLM). The contract was originally solicited as a HUBZone set-aside procurement, focusing on maintenance and preservation of ship structures including exterior surfaces like deck fittings, weather decks, freeboard, exhaust stacks, and superstructures, as well as interior surfaces such as bilges. The contract requires specialized coating and painting work, with specific certification requirements for contractors working on critical-coated surfaces.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently involve topside and bilge preservation, painting, and maintenance services for specific Coast Guard vessels, with typical contract values ranging from approximately $20,000 to $220,000. Frequent prime contractors include Onyx Construction Inc. and Ease Painting and Construction, Inc., both of which are HUBZone certified small businesses. Nearly all task orders maintained the HUBZone set-aside designation, emphasizing support for small businesses in economically distressed areas. Performance locations spanned multiple coastal regions, including ports in Rhode Island, Florida, Alabama, Maine, Maryland, and other East Coast locations. The task orders predominantly used firm fixed-price contract mechanisms and focused on preservation work for specific vessels like CGC CYPRESS, CGC BARBARA MABRITY, CGC JOSH APPLEBY, and CGC ELM, with completion dates typically within the same fiscal year as the award.