Technical Engineering Development and Support Services (TEDSS)

The U.S. Coast Guard, operating under the Department of Homeland Security, awarded this Master IDIQ for technical engineering development and support services in C4IT systems on 28 February 2012, with ordering authority closing on 27 August 2017. This vehicle is no longer active; no new task orders may be placed.

The IDIQ was structured as a competitive 8(a) set-aside at vehicle level but awarded task orders show a mixed execution: 67 percent of the 70 orders issued carried no set-aside designation, while 33 percent were competitive 8(a). The vehicle has obligated $133 million of its $139.9 million combined potential value, a utilization rate of 95 percent.

Work procured under the vehicle spans command and control systems requirements analysis, engineering development and integration services, systems engineering and software development, and integrated logistics support for Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, navigation systems, and command centers. Task-order scope included network engineering (NAIS, DGPS, VTS), avionics and C4ISR systems on National Security and fast response cutters, web application development, configuration management, electromagnetic interference mitigation, and personnel training and technical support at dispersed locations including Portsmouth, Virginia; Moorestown, New Jersey; Elizabeth City, North Carolina; and Alameda, California.

Five Rivers Services, LLC dominated the vehicle with 30 awards totaling $62.5 million in combined potential value, capturing 45 percent of all awarded orders. Chugach Federal Solutions LLC placed second with 24 orders worth $40.6 million, and Goldbelt Falcon LLC placed third with 14 orders totaling $35.7 million. These three firms account for all but $1.1 million of the portfolio. All 70 task orders funded Coast Guard programs; no cross-agency activity occurred.

Task-order values ranged broadly, from multiple orders under $250,000 to single orders exceeding $12 million. The largest single award, HSCG4412DTEDSSA-HSCG4413JADC480 (Seawatch Integration Support), carried a ceiling of $12.8 million. Most awards were firm fixed price with ceiling values set at or near obligated amounts. Ordering momentum declined sharply over the vehicle's life: 2013 issued 27 orders, but annual volume fell to 7 orders in 2017, the final year of ordering authority.

Master IDIQ for seeking capable 8(a) certified small business sources or 8(a) joint-ventures, including those with approved SBA Mentor, Protege' Agreements, that can provide technical engineering development services for Command Control Communications Computers Information Technology (C4IT) systems supported at the USCG Command and Control Engineering Center (C2CEN) located in Portsmouth.