CGC vigorous DD &DS FY27

The U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center is soliciting firm fixed-price drydock and dockside repairs for the USCGC VIGOROUS (WMEC-627), a 210-foot Medium Endurance Cutter, with revised proposals due October 1, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET. This is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is at the contractor's certified drydock facility (NAICS 336611, PSC J998) with minimum 18-foot water depth and 90-foot height clearance, capable of accommodating the vessel. The contract period runs January 5 through May 5, 2027. The scope encompasses 55 definite work items and 4 option items covering hull plating testing and preservation, propulsion system overhauls including shaft removal and bearing renewal, controllable pitch propeller servicing, rudder assembly work, cathodic protection renewal, tank preservation and repair, heat exchanger cleaning, sewage system updates, and davit inspection. Revision 1 specification (effective September 29, 2026) descoped Work Item 23 (Doppler Speed Log Replacement). Critical inspection items must be completed within the first 25 percent of the contract period.

Amendment 0004 (September 29, 2026) revised the Schedule of Prices and Specification. Amendment 0003 (September 22, 2026) clarified lead ingot specifications (QQ-L-171e grade B, coated per 3M Scotchkote 135 or Sherwin Williams EAS8-30034). Amendment 0002 (September 3, 2026) addressed pre-award stability calculations; the Coast Guard declined waiving Full Load Condition requirements and confirmed Work Item 032, Paragraph 3.4 requirements must be maintained per SFLC STD SPEC 8634.

Contractors must provide Ship Repairer's Liability ($500,000 per occurrence), Comprehensive General Liability ($500,000 per occurrence), full Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Act coverage, and full State Workmen's Compensation coverage. Government-furnished property is estimated at approximately $680,000. Evaluation criteria weight technical capability and past performance (combined, significantly more important than price) and experience on similar DOD/USCG vessels. Payment is made via the Invoice Processing Platform based on percentage of completion, with 10 percent of contract price withheld until all deliverables are accepted.