Manufacture and ship Large USCG Chain and Bridles for mooring of buoys

Forecast Recompete Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$10,000,000 to $20,000,000
Set-aside
Not on record

Forecast facts

Incumbent contract
Previous solicitation
Buoy chain and bridles 70Z08421RBHQ02400 · Posted Sep 29, 2021
Anticipated award
Through
Acquisition strategy
Follow-on to Existing Contract
NAICS code
332111 Iron and Steel Forging
Place of performance
Multiple
Forecast number
F2026075111
Points of contact

Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.

About this forecast

The U.S. Coast Guard, within the Department of Homeland Security, is forecasting a recompete to manufacture and ship USCG Specified Buoy chain and bridles for buoy mooring, with solicitation release estimated for December 3, 2026. The contractor must furnish all management, supervision, personnel, labor, materials, transportation, and general and specialized equipment to manufacture and deliver chain and bridles from 1 inch to 1-7/8 inch in diameter, including 1-1/2 inch, 1-3/4 inch, and 1-7/8 inch chain in 90-foot (1 shot) lengths and 1 inch x 12 foot, 1-1/4 inch x 15 foot, 1-1/2 inch x 18 foot, and 20-foot bridles. The set-aside is to be determined, and the NAICS code is 332111, Iron and Steel Forging.

Estimated award value falls between $10 million and $20 million, with award estimated for March 3, 2027 and performance estimated from March 3, 2027 through March 2, 2032; the supplemental data lists an anticipated award date of February 3, 2027. Chain and bridles ship to Coast Guard locations across the entire United States, including Guam, Hawaii, and Alaska, with LOG-95 Base Procurement and Contracting Division procuring on behalf of the Waterways Operations Product Line. Points of contact are Thomas Porzillo (thomas.porzillo@uscg.mil, (206) 820-5568) and Jackie Dickson, the SBS coordinator (jackie.a.dickson@uscg.mil, (571) 607-2302).

The forecast recompetes single-award IDIQ contract 70Z08422DWOPL0002, with no set-aside, awarded to Lister Chain & Forge Inc. on March 2, 2022, with a ceiling value of $13,974,079.18 and an ultimate completion date of May 8, 2026. The existing contract covers manufacture of large open link welded steel buoy chain and bridles in sizes from 1-1/2 inch x 90 foot to 2-1/4 inch x 90 foot and 1-1/2 inch x 20 foot bridles, and a $2,484,238 firm fixed-price order awarded November 18, 2025, for 573 large buoy chains and bridles is among its recent orders. The forecast's size range tops out at 1-7/8 inch, below the existing contract's 2-1/4 inch maximum.

Forecast text

The contractor shall provide all necessary management, supervision, personnel, labor, materials, transportation, general and specialized equipment manufacture and deliver USCG Specified Buoy chain and bridles in various sizes from 1" to 1-7/8" diameter chain and bridles. Sizes include1-1/2", 1-3/4", 1-7/8" diameter in lengths of 90 ft (1 shot) chain and 1" x 12', 1-1/4" x 15', 1-1/2" x 18' and 20' Bridles. Chain and bridles will be shipped to various USCG locations across the entire USA include Guam, Hi and AK.

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