Coast Guard Academy Range Rental

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy, under the Department of Homeland Security, seeks to procure indoor firing range rental services and a certified Range Safety Officer to support cadet training and firearms qualification throughout Fiscal Year 2026. The contractor must provide an exclusive-use indoor facility with a minimum of six shooting lanes capable of 25-yard distances, accommodate tactical movement training, and maintain both freestanding and paper targets on movable systems. Key requirements include providing a dedicated 32-student classroom adjacent to the range, scheduling priority access with fourteen days' advance notice, and ensuring sole occupancy during training evolutions. The contract will be evaluated on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis, with award made to a responsive offeror whose past performance poses no risk and whose offer is technically acceptable. Quotes must be submitted by February 10, 2026, at 8:00 AM EST via email to Katherine.m.discenza@uscg.mil and Ashley.L.Perez@uscg.mil, with detailed cost breakdowns including Range Safety Officer costs, equipment rental charges, and miscellaneous expenses not exceeding thirty pages.

This procurement is designated as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 713990 with a $9 million size standard, classified under PSC Code U008 for Education/Training services. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The contract period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, requiring the contractor to support approximately ten weeks of summer cadet training, two weeks of weapons familiarization, tactical screener preparation, permanent party qualifications, and approximately 48 days of combat arms and collegiate pistol/rifle training. The facility must be located within twenty-five miles of the Coast Guard Academy campus in New London, Connecticut, with personnel requiring facility access needing valid "real" ID (Driver's License with a star). The contractor must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) with an active UEI and comply with Service Contract Act Wage Determination No. WD 2015-4111 (Rev.-33) for key personnel classifications.