Sources Sought USCG Line Insulation Monitor.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice for the Design-Bid-Build USCG Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) Homeport Pier project at Naval Station Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. The notice, issued on 11 March 2026, seeks to identify commercially available and interested suppliers capable of providing a Ground Detection System—specifically a Line Insulation Monitor (Bender ISOMETER iso685). The product requirement is based on USCG Electrical Shore Ties CSTO (Rev B) specifications, which mandate that OPCs operate on ungrounded delta 450V, three-phase power with a Line Insulation Monitor System to detect and alarm for ground faults. The USCG has designated the Bender ISOMETER iso685 as the required product moving forward. Responses must be submitted electronically to Kristy Gerrek at kristy.l.gerrek.civ@us.navy.mil no later than Thursday, 26 March 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, with late submissions not considered.
Interested vendors must submit a capabilities statement package not exceeding 5 pages, limited to a 4MB attachment, that demonstrates their ability to provide the specified product with required technical information and specification sheets. Vendors are required to complete Attachment 1 (Company Information) and provide product technical details. The Government emphasizes that this is a market research tool only and is not obligated to pay for any information received from potential sources. This notice is classified under construction services (Classification Code Y) and does not include solicitation specifications or drawings at this time.
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DESIGN-BID-BUILD, USCG OFFSHORE PATROL CUTTERS (OPC) HOMEPORT
PIER, NAVAL STATION NEWPORT, NEWPORT RI
Notice Type: Sources Sought Date: 11 March 2026 Response Date: 26 March 2026 14:00 EST
Classification Code: Y- Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR
DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
The purpose of this sources sought notice is to determine if there are commercially available and interested suppliers capable of performing the services pertaining to the following and as detailed in Attachment 2 - Bender iso685 Cutsheet:
1. Ground Detection System – Line Insulation Monitor – Bender ISOMETER iso685
a. Manufacturer – Bender
i. Product – Bender ISOMETER iso685
ii. Requirement – USCG Electrical Shore Ties CSTO (Rev B) (SILC-CSTO-36- 11 21 27 11-04) requires the Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC’s) to operate on ungrounded delta 450V, three-phase power and to utilize a Line Insulation Monitor System to monitor and alarm for ground faults on the ungrounded system. USCG indicated that the CSTO information for the Line Insulation Monitor system is based on the Bender series of ground fault monitoring systems, with the more recently released ISOMETER iso685 device being the required product going forward.
This is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of an award. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. It is requested that interested vendors submit to the contracting office a brief capabilities statement package (no more than 5 pages total) demonstrating the ability to provide the product with the specifications described above.
Interested Sources are invited to respond to this Source Sought by completing Attachment 1 – Company Information and providing product technical information and specification sheets.
The Capabilities Statement Package shall not exceed 5 pages and shall ONLY be submitted electronically to Kristy Gerrek, kristy.l.gerrek.civ@us.navy.mil and MUST be limited to a 4MB attachment. You are encouraged to request a read receipt or acknowledgement via reply email.
RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026 AT 2:00
PM EASTERN TIME. LATE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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