RFI - OSV - 70Z02325RFIOSV001.pdf

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) Available for Purchase and/or Lease

1.0 DESCRIPTION

This notice is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for information and planning purposes, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. All participants are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs that result from responding to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued.

2.0 PURPOSE

The purpose of this RFI is to increase the USCG’s understanding of the status and availability of U.S. built, designed, and owned Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) and vessels with similar operational characteristics (e.g., Platform Supply Vessels, Fast Supply Vessels, etc.). The USCG’s interest is to potentially lease, lease-to-own, or outright purchase multiple OSVs to be employed as U.S. warships. Additionally, the USCG is considering several different crewing strategies: contractor operated, a hybrid contractor and USCG crew, or a full USCG crew. These vessels would complement existing USCG surface asset capabilities to provide logistics support, potential limited law enforcement capability, increased maritime domain awareness, and be used to extend the range and endurance of other USCG surface assets in the Gulf of America and the Caribbean Sea.

As part of this effort, the USCG will consider the lease and/or purchase of up to six vessels. This may involve a single or multiple-award contract for vessels of potentially varying characteristics.

For planning and pricing purposes, the USCG is considering a contract with a 12-month base period and a 12-month option period.

The USCG seeks to understand what existing vessels satisfy or closely satisfy the preliminary capability parameters below and are available for the USCG to utilize as soon as possible, notionally within six months of contract award date.

Length 300 ft or less Draft 23 ft or less

Vessel Speed 10 knots or greater Range

(at Economic Speed) 2,000 nm or greater

Small Boat Operations

Vessel shall have the capability (or be modified) to independently and efficiently launch and recover two Coast Guard Standard boats. The OSV shall be able to launch and recover boats up to sea state 4 (significant wave height of 1.2 – 2.5 meters).

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Endurance Vessel shall be capable of operating underway without replenishment for at least 21 days, accounting for the potential crew accommodations listed below.

Exterior Deck Capacity

Vessel shall have a dry deck space of 2,250ft2 (following vessel modifications, if required).

Accommodations Vessel shall be capable of accommodating berthing for at least 60 crewmembers, including the commercial crew (following vessel modifications, if required).

Communications

Vessel shall be capable of having space, weight, power, and cooling for installation of unencrypted and encrypted information (voice and data) exchange systems to facilitate communications with other government and military assets.

3.0 REQUESTED INFORMATION / DELIVERABLES

In response to this RFI, the USCG requests that the following information and deliverables be provided. Note: the USCG is interested to understand how the modifications described herein would be accomplished in a modular fashion:

1) Placemat or one-pager detailing the general design characteristics and capabilities of an existing vessel(s) that satisfies or closely satisfies the parameters outlined in Section 2.0.

See attached placemat template in Appendix A as an example. The following information must be included in the placemat:

a. Open deck space area that is available for modification. Please specify whether the open deck space area is wet or dry. If wet, describe how the deck can be modified into a dry deck.

b. Total crew accommodations.

2) Describe how the vessel(s) could be modified to increase the number of crew accommodations. Please include an estimate for maximum total accommodations both for the vessel(s) as is, and if modified.

3) Describe the existing storage capacity on the vessel(s) and what modifications can be made to increase storage capacity.

4) Describe what dedicated workspaces the vessel(s) has and how they could be modified to support additional dedicated workspaces.

5) Describe how the vessel(s) would safely and efficiently embark and disembark personnel at-sea, from boats (e.g., via a Jacob’s ladder or other means).

6) Describe an estimate for maximum fuel capacity, how the vessel(s) could be modified to increase total fuel capacity, and any major impacts such modifications would have on vessel performance.

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7) Identify if the vessel(s) is capable of refueling other vessels at sea, and if not, what modifications would be necessary to add that capability.

8) Identify when the vessel(s) was delivered and the remaining service life of the vessel.

9) Identify the maximum sea state at which the vessel(s) can safely operate.

10) Describe how and where the vessel(s) could be modified to add four .50 caliber machine gun mounts with secure storage capacity for small arms and .50 caliber and small arms ammunition.

11) Describe the vessel(s) requirements for down time, lay days, maintenance, and the like, given a six-month operational mission profile.

12) Describe crew rotation requirements and other related items, should a commercial crew be required.

13) Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) pricing for the following. Note: in a potential leasing arrangement, it is the expectation that the vessel(s) shall have and maintain a valid Certificate of Classification.

a. The cost to purchase a vessel(s) that satisfies or closely satisfies the parameters outlined in Section 2.0.

b. The cost to lease with the option to purchase a vessel(s) that satisfies or closely satisfies the parameters outlined in Section 2.0.

c. The cost to fully crew and lease a vessel(s) that satisfies or closely satisfies the parameters outlined in Section 2.0.

d. The cost to modify and install two boat davits on the vessel(s).

e. The cost to modify a wet deck space area to a dry deck space area, if applicable.

f. The cost to increase the total number of crew accommodations on the vessel(s).

g. The cost to increase total fuel capacity of the vessel(s) and to modify the vessel(s) to provide refueling at sea capability, if applicable.

4.0 RESPONSES

Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI no later than 5:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. RFI responses shall address the requested deliverables and information detailed in Section 3.0. Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to:

• Christopher A. Wellons – christopher.a.wellons@uscg.mil (primary)

• Kayode A. Adewole – kayode.a.adewole@uscg.mil (alternate)

The subject line must read: “OSV RFI RESPONSE - [Company Name] - RFI #

70Z02325RFIOSV001.

For any additional questions or concerns regarding this RFI, please contact the individuals listed above.

mailto:christopher.a.wellons@uscg.mil mailto:kayode.a.adewole@uscg.mil

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4.1 Response Format

All responses shall include the following components, submitted as searchable PDFs:

1. Collective responses to items (2) through (12) from Section 3.0 shall be limited to 6 pages.

2. Appendix A – Vessel Placement (1 page). More than one vessel can be submitted in response to this RFI.

3. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Estimate (2-3 pages, Excel format only).

a. Include assumptions and limitations (e.g., inflation year, labor rates, quantity basis).

b. Note: This ROM is non-binding and for planning purposes only.

4.2 Additional Guidance

Submission of proprietary information is not requested. If proprietary content is submitted voluntarily:

• The information shall be clearly and appropriately marked as proprietary.

• The information shall be provided separately from unrestricted materials as an appendix.

All submissions become the property of the USCG and will not be returned.

The following type of responses will not be accepted as part of this RFI:

1) Submitted as marketing brochures or general capability presentations,

2) Submitted via telephone or voicemail,

3) Received after the listed due date.

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APPENDIX A – EXAMPLE VESSEL PLACEMAT

PROPULSION PLANT

ft [Main Engine Type/Qty] ft [Propulsor Type/Qty] ft [Other Propulson Sytem(s)/Qty]

[Bow Thruster/Qty]

LT ELECTRIC PLANT

LT [List relevant electric systems]

LT

LT/%

AUXILIARY SYSTEMS

kts [List relevant aux systems]

Installed Power X hp hp

NM

days TANKAGE

Dry ft2 [List relevant tank capacities] ACCOMMODATIONS Chill ft2 [e.g., fuel, ballast, potable water, etc.] DAMAGE STABILITY Male Berthing X Freeze ft2 [List damage stability standard] Female Berthing X General Stores ft2

Total X Engineering Stores ft2

MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION SHIP'S BOATS MISSION EQUIPMENT/SPACES

Hull Structure [Material] [Class Society], [Ruleset] X [Davit Type] [Working Deck Space (ft²), specifiy wet or dry] Superstructure [Material] X [ Boat Type] [Crane Capability (capacity / reach)]

[Other]

*Refers to design & construction margins. List actual margins or typical practices

Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release: distribution unlimited.

[SHIP/DESIGN NAME HERE]

X

Margins*

Range @ X knots X Propulsion Power X

PERFORMANCE

Lightship Full Load Full Load EOSL

XEndurance PROVISIONS & STORES

X X

X X

[insert picture here]

X X X

X X X X

Speed X

DIMENSIONS

DISPLACEMENT

Length Beam Draft

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APPENDIX B – CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS VIGNETTES

Below are examples of possible missions for which the vessel(s) may be employed.

Vignette 1: Drug Interdiction

The contracted vessel is on patrol in the Caribbean under Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) tactical control and is receiving aircraft support. JIATF-S tasked the vessel and aircraft to locate and intercept a go-fast smuggling vessel (GFV) that reportedly departed Venezuela the day before. The contracted vessel receives the mission profile, search areas, communications plan, and relevant intelligence from JIATF-S via secure communications. With approximately two hours remaining on scene, the aircraft detects a target traveling north at high speed. The contracted vessel calculates interception coordinates and launches one of the embarked 25- to 30-foot boats. The boat is manned with a crew specializing in non-compliant vessel pursuit. As the boat closes on the target GFV, the aircraft covertly monitors it while relaying real-time position updates to the contracted vessel and its boat over encrypted communications.

Once on-scene, the boat confirms no indicia of nationality on the GFV target and relays this information to the contracted vessel. The boat crew and pursuit team have authority to initiate non-compliant vessel use-of-force procedures up to and including warning shots and disabling fire. The boat and pursuit team exhausts all other means to compel compliance and fires warning shots, at which time the GFV target heaves to. The boat, with embarked boarding team, obtains control of the scene. The contracted vessel is making best possible speed and will be on-scene within an hour. The aircraft maintains coverage while the boarding team embarks the GFV and takes positive control of the GFV target and its crew.

The boarding team discovers a large quantity of suspected contraband in the forward hold. The contracted vessel is now on-scene and launches a second boat with a coxswain and crew to transfer the suspected smugglers from the GFV target to the vessel, where they will be detained.

The boarding team performs a narcotics identification test, which confirms that the contraband is cocaine. Ultimately, the boarding team transfers 1,300 kilograms of cocaine and suspected smugglers from the GFV target to the contracted vessel. The Coast Guard arranges for the suspected smugglers and evidence to be transferred to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents during the vessel’s next port call, which is two to four days away.

Operational Capabilities Needed:

• Primary: Command and Control; Enforcement of Laws and Treaties; Mobility

• Secondary: N/A

• Missions Fulfilled: Drug Interdiction

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Vignette 2: Migrant Interdiction

The contracted vessel is on patrol in the South Florida Straits when a small rustic boat is sighted with numerous people visible on deck. The suspected vessel is proceeding towards U.S.

territorial seas but is making very little headway due to insufficient propulsion and the sea conditions (sea state 3). The contracted vessel closes to within 2,000 yards of the small rustic boat, prepares the crew, and launches both embarked 25- to 30-foot boats. The contracted vessel conducts a slow astern approach and takes station off the small rustic boat’s quarter. The contracted vessel’s two boats slowly approach the small rustic boat from opposite sides to reduce the chance of suspected aliens moving to one side of their vessel and endangering its stability.

The vessel takes pictures of the small rustic boat and transmits them to the Coast Guard District.

The seas continue to batter the unseaworthy small rustic boat until finally a large wave breaks over the gunwale and floods out the engine. This causes the small rustic boat to lose propulsion.

The contracted vessel’s boats pass life jackets to all suspected aliens and begin to remove them from the small rustic boat. Having lost propulsion, the small rustic boat drifts broadside to oncoming waves and capsizes, spilling six suspected aliens into the water. The vessel maneuvers to retrieve persons in the water directly from the contracted vessel while the crew on deck deploys cargo nets and a Jacob’s ladder. The two small boats simultaneously retrieve persons from the water and are then recovered to the contracted vessel. All the suspected aliens are successfully recovered and treated for minor injuries. The contracted vessel musters the suspected aliens on the dry deck, establishes a security watch, and provides temporary shelter, food, water, and sanitation facilities. The contracted vessel is designated as the at-sea holding vessel and receives another load of suspected aliens from a patrol cutter operating in the area.

The contracted vessel crew collects biometric information from the suspected aliens and transmits the information to shore for comparison with law enforcement databases.

After holding a total of 100 suspected aliens from three separate interdictions for 48 hours, the contracted vessel receives direction from the Coast Guard District to transfer the suspected aliens to two patrol cutters for subsequent repatriation. Prior to the personnel transfer, the contracted vessel conducts astern refueling with one patrol cutter, transferring 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel.

The contracted vessel launches both embarked boats to expedite the transfer of the suspected aliens to the patrol cutters. Once all suspected aliens and personal effects are transferred, the contracted vessel recovers both boats and resumes normal patrol operations.

Operational Capabilities Needed:

• Primary: Command and Control; Enforcement of Laws and Treaties; Mobility

• Secondary: Search and Rescue

• Missions Fulfilled: Migrant Interdiction; Search and Rescue