Drydock repairs for the CGC willow

The Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard seeks drydock repair services for the USCGC Willow (WLB-225A), a 1,300-ton cutter, with quotations due June 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. This is a total small business set-aside procurement issued as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 for commercial items.

Place of performance is the contractor's facility; the vessel's homeport is North Charleston, South Carolina at 1050 Register Street. The contract will be an Indefinite Delivery Requirements (IDR) vehicle under which the Coast Guard will issue task orders for drydock services. Industrial work is scheduled to commence July 15, 2026 and conclude November 28, 2026, with anticipated award on or by July 10, 2026.

The NAICS code is 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) with a 1,300-employee size standard. PSC is J998 (Non-Nuclear Ship Repair, East). The pricing sheet encompasses approximately 96 distinct work items across hull inspection and preservation, propulsion system overhaul, tank cleaning and inspection, piping and valve renewal, deck repairs, ventilation system modifications, and cathodic protection maintenance. Quoters must provide a daily lay day rate and hourly composite labor rate (to serve as maximum rates for task orders throughout the contract period), with composite labor encompassing direct wages, benefits, indirect costs, overhead, profit, and support functions including supervision, planning, material handling, quality assurance, and testing. Foreseeable costs include transit at $255 per nautical mile round-trip, family separation allowance and homeport travel if the facility is outside a 50-mile radius, and Contracting Officer's Representative travel and per diem.

Technical capability evaluation requires documentation of at least three similar drydock repair contracts within the last five years, a Gantt chart with all major tasks and critical paths, and a ten-page narrative addressing performance risks, environmental mitigation, service disruptions, quality assurance, surge capacity, and commercial warranty terms. Past performance evaluation requires three relevant contracts completed within the last three years. Quotations must remain valid for 120 days.