Drydock: USCGC hawksbill DD FY26

The U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting quotations for comprehensive drydock repair services for the USCGC HAWKSBILL (WPB-87312), an 87-foot patrol boat. This firm fixed-price commercial acquisition encompasses fifty definite work items organized across structural, propulsion, electrical, mechanical, and preservation systems, including major engine overhaul, propulsion shaft renewal, rudder assembly replacement, hull inspection and preservation, tank cleaning, and electrical system thermography. Contractors must demonstrate technical capability in multiple specialized areas including MTU engine maintenance, welding certifications, drydock certifications, coatings applications, and fire safety protocols, with evaluated proposals required to include signed quotations via email with cover letters, pricing schedules, up to three past performance references from contracts completed within the past three years, and detailed technical capability submissions addressing planning documents and specific Coast Guard requirements. The Government will evaluate offers using a best value tradeoff analysis with technical capability being the most important factor, followed by past performance, and then price, with technical capability and past performance combined being significantly more important than price. The offer due date is May 19, 2026, at 1:00 PM local time, quotes must remain firm for 90 calendar days from the receipt deadline, and contractors are required to conduct a mandatory site visit by May 15, 2026.

This contract is a 100 percent women-owned small business (WOSB) set-aside with no incumbent contractor identified in the solicitation materials. The contract period of performance runs from September 1, 2026, to December 1, 2026, with the vessel's homeport in Monterey, California, and performance to be conducted at a commercial contractor facility in the United States. The Government has identified foreseeable costs including vessel transit expenses at $69.00 per nautical mile, family separation allowances, homeport travel, and government representative per diem, though the specific total contract value is not disclosed in the solicitation summary documents. The Statement of Work references estimated government-furnished property valued in excess of $300,000 and requires contractors to provide temporary services including office space, electrical power, water supply, hazardous waste disposal, and dock and sea trial support as incidental to work performance. Contractors must procure and maintain specified insurance coverage including Ship Repairer's Liability and Comprehensive General Liability of $500,000 per occurrence each, along with Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Act and State Workmen's Compensation coverage, with all insurance certificates identifying the specific vessel and contract number.