USCG Cutter Boat-Over The Horizon IV

The U.S. Coast Guard established this Master IDIQ on June 7, 2011, to procure up to 101 Cutter Boat Over-The Horizon IV (CB-OTH-IV) vessels and associated equipment, training, and logistics support for deployment from National Security Cutter and Fast Response Cutter class parent vessels in multi-mission roles including ports and waterways security, search and rescue, drug interdiction, and law enforcement operations. Ordering closed on June 6, 2021, and the vehicle is no longer active.

The CB-OTH-IV program has largely concluded its acquisition phase. The Coast Guard issued 46 task orders over the vehicle's operational life, with peak activity in 2016 (8 orders) declining steadily to 2 orders in both 2019 and 2020. The most recent order was placed December 4, 2020. Combined potential value stands at $51.4 million, with $50.5 million obligated—98 percent of the vehicle's capacity.

Safe Boats International LLC dominates the awardee base, holding 43 of 46 orders and $50.6 million of combined potential value. Three secondary suppliers—Silver Ships Inc., Metalcraft Marine US Inc., and William E. Munson Company—collectively hold only one order each and less than $1.2 million in combined potential value. The Coast Guard funded 45 of 46 orders; the Navy placed a single order for $810 thousand.

Task orders are split between unrestricted and small-business set-aside work: 25 orders (54 percent) carried no set-aside, while 21 orders (46 percent) were designated for small business. Individual boat orders typically range from $400 thousand to $2.3 million, including vessel, training, trailers, and travel. Orders commonly bundled multiple boats with associated outfit kits, spares, operator and maintainer familiarization training, and deployment logistics. The vehicle's purpose was fulfilled by the final order date; no successor vehicle is referenced in the source material.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has has awarded a Master IDIQ to provide up to 101 Cutter Boat Over-The-Horizon IV (CB-OTH-IV)s that will deploy from USCG parent cutters (ships) such as the National Security Cutter and Fast Response Cutter class vessels. CB-OTH-IV is a multi-mission asset supporting: Ports, Waterways and Coastal Security; Search and Rescue, Drug Interdiction; Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations; Living Marine Resources; and Other Law Enforcement and National Defense missions.