Aircraft Colors and Coatings Application Training

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.5 FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 

This solicitation is a request for quotation.  The solicitation document incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-05, effective August 07, 2025. 

Request for Quotation (RFQ).: 70Z02325Q91240004  

Issued: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation in accordance with FAR 12 and FAR 13.5. 

RFQ Title: CG-AIR-E Aircraft Colors and Coating Application Training Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)   

Issuing Office: United States Coast Guard (USCG) CG-HCA-COCO-43 

Agency Contact(s):   

Yvonne Green, Contract Specialist, yvonne.d.green@uscg.mil 

Diane Herndon, Contracting Officer, diane.l.herndon@uscg.mil 

RFQ Issue Date: August 27, 2025  

Questions Due Date: Questions are due by 12:00 PM EST on August 29, 2025.  Please send any questions via email to Yvonne.D.Green@uscg.mil and Diane.L.Herndon@uscg.mil.  

Quotations Due Date: Quotations are due by 12:00 PM EST on September 05, 2025.  Please send any quotations via email to Yvonne.D.Green@uscg.mil and Diane.L.Herndon@uscg.mil. 

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Information:  

Single Award BPA - Not to Exceed Ordering Threshold (Base and all options): $991,000.00  

NAICS Code and Small Business Size Standard: The principal nature of the requirements described in this RFQ is consistent with services performed by industries in the NAICS 611519 Services with a small business size standard of $21 Million  

Product Service Code (PSC): The services in this RFQ are best represented by PSC U009, Education/Training Other. 

Type of Contract: The primary type of contract resulting from this RFQ is Firm Fixed Price  

Type of Services: Commercial   

Extent of Competition: Small Business Set-Aside 

Attachments:   

• Attachment 1: PWS 

• Attachment 2: PPQ Template  

• Attachment 3: Pricing Worksheet  

• Attachment 4: USCG PG-85-00-2210-A, Aeronautical Engineering Safe Work Practices Process Guide.  

• Attachment Labeled "Combined Synopsis/Solicitation includes Instructions, Evaluation Criteria, and Provisions and Clauses

Security Clearances:   

The clearance level is: Unclassified  

The Facility Clearance Level (FCL) is: Unclassified   

Performance Location(s):   

1. The performance locations for this Performance work statement (PWS) are CONUS   .

2. The labor will be performed at: Contractor’s Site(s)  

Performance: The places of performance(s) for this PWS are:  

The work to be performed under the BPA Task orders will be performed at the contractor’s facilities.  

Period of Performance: The period of performance for this PWS is:   

The period of performance is for one (1) year period from the date of award of the BPA and four (4) 1-year option periods.  

The Government is not committed to issue a set minimum or maximum number of Tasks or dollar amount over the term of the BPA. However, the cumulative total of all Tasks issued shall not exceed the total BPA ceiling amount set upon award. BPA Cumulative Ordering Threshold NTE $991,000.00 throughout the entire potential BPA period of performance. The COR, KO, and Contractor are responsible for monitoring the threshold and shall not exceed the threshold.   

Description of Services  

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform the requirements of the Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the United States Coast Guard (USCG), The Office of Aeronautical Engineering (CG-AIR-E)  to conduct basic instructional courses for application of paint on military aircraft as needed (painting patch repairs) between overhaul cycles that meet aviation industry standards. The training shall take place in both a contractor-provided classroom setting and an environmentally controlled shop/lab environment. Upon completion of each paint application course, students shall be able to conduct the steps of the paint application process and understand the safety and environmental considerations of paint application. Additionally, the contractor shall provide training and testing that would permit a successful student to receive an Aerospace Coatings Applicator Specialist (ACAS) certification, Level 1, as described in the Society for Applied Engineering (SAE) International standard AS-7489 (rev. A). Upon completion of training and successful testing (if applicable), students shall receive the certifications. 

The BPA shall be a non-personal service for professional training services in support of the Office of Aeronautical Engineering (CG-AIR-E). The Government shall not exercise direct supervision or control over the agreement or resulting contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.