US Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter Program

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) intends to issue a small business concern set-aside Solicitation under full and open competition after the exclusion of sources in support of the Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program. The WCC fleet will replace the capability provided by the current fleet of Inland Buoy Tenders (WLI), Inland Construction Tenders (WLIC) and River Buoy Tenders (WLR). The anticipated Solicitation release timeline is during the 3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 under Solicitation No.70Z02321RPRT00300. The Solicitation will provide for the Detail Design and Production of up to 16 River Buoy Tender Variant cutters (WLR) and an estimated 11 Inland Construction Tender Variant (WLIC) cutters under this contract. Additionally, the Solicitation will provide for the procurement of Long Lead Time Materials (LLTM), Deep Insurance Spares, Training, and Ancillary Support CLINs.

The acquisition will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, procedures.

The WCC is a critical USCG element in the support of the national security strategy for maintaining the nation’s economic, social, environmental, and military security mission areas. The existing tenders have exceeded their service lives, present safety concerns associated with hazardous materials used in their construction, and require excessive cost and effort to achieve the missions and maintain when compared to recapitalization. The WCC Program will replace the capability provided by the aging fleet to perform missions in three main categories: (1) construction and maintenance of fixed aids; (2) repositions, replacement, and removal of river buoys based on changes in water level and river conditions; and (3) positioning and maintenance of floating Federal aids to navigation (ATON).

Potential Offerors are advised that, certain technical data will be subject to the Joint Certification Program (Export Control). You must be certified under the United States/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) (JCP Home (dla.mil)) to be granted access to any of the technical data and/or its referenced documentation for this solicitation, via Contract Opportunities (www.beta.sam.gov).  To register, or to re-register, please select the DD Form 2345 link from the Joint Certification  Program (JCP) Home page JCP DD Form 2345 Specific Instructions (dla.mil) and follow the instructions for completion, noting the  required documentation to submit with the form. Send the Form 2345, along with the required documentation to the address that is provided on form.  The process should take no more than one week for you to be certified or denied for approval under the JCP.  If you encounter problems, please contact JCP at 1-877-352-2255 or via email at JCP-Admin@dla.mil.  Your firm must request access to any of the technical data and/or its referenced documentation in Contract Opportunities (www.beta.sam.gov) in addition to submitting the above form in order to be granted access to any of the technical data and/or its referenced documentation. Once these requirements have successfully been completed, you will be granted access to any of the technical data and/or its referenced documentation.  If you do not have access to Contract Opportunities, it’s recommended you register as soon as possible.

This Pre-Solicitation synopsis is for information only, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals in response to this synopsis. This notice does not constitute a request for proposals, a promise to issue a request for proposals, or a promise by the Government to pay for information received in response to this synopsis notice or any subsequent synopsis notice.

Inquiries or questions related to this notice must be submitted to both Ashley.Thomas@uscg.mil AND Rhonda.R.Duncan2@uscg.mil. The Government does not commit to providing a response to any comment or question resulting from this synopsis.