Mesf drill berthing

The U.S. Coast Guard's Director of Operational Logistics is procuring temporary lodging services for USCG Port Security Unit 308's reserve drill berthing operations. The solicitation, issued as Request for Quotation 70Z08426QDL940002, seeks hotel accommodations in Gulfport or Biloxi, Mississippi, for the period February 1 through August 31, 2026. Required facilities must meet the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 standards, be listed on the Hotel-Motel Master list, and maintain a minimum three-star rating from Mobile Travel Guide, AAA, or equivalent. All rooms must be non-smoking with 24-hour front desk service and internal hallway access with locked exterior doors, and parking charges must be included in quoted prices. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 12 as a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order. The original deadline for questions and proposal submissions was January 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, with Amendment 1 issued on January 28, 2026, to provide additional Questions and Answers clarifications.

This is a Total Small Business Set Aside acquisition with no incumbent contractor identified in the solicitation documents. The requirement encompasses 325 total rooms (25 single occupancy and 300 double occupancy) with approximately 798 total room nights distributed across the seven-month performance period, translating to roughly 133 room nights per month with allowable monthly fluctuations up to 15 percent due to operational needs. Invoices will be paid via Electronic Funds Transfer to the U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center within Net 30 days (Net 15 available for small businesses), with payment exempt from federal, state, and local taxes under Tax Exemption Certificate B239641. The place of performance is Kiln, Mississippi (the administrative office location), with lodging required in the Gulfport or Biloxi area. Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination Number 2015-5147 (Revision 28) applies to this acquisition, establishing prevailing wage rates for applicable service contract employees in Mississippi counties.