VARD Hull Form Licenses
Past New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Coast Guard
Department of Homeland Security
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $10,000,000 to $20,000,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Through
- NAICS code
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- Place of performance
- Mobile, AL
- Forecast number
- F2026073191
Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The United States Coast Guard is procuring licenses for VARD hull form intellectual property to support the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. This requirement is limited to VARD Group AS as the sole owner of the proprietary OPC hull form design and the only entity legally authorized to provide licenses and technical data, meeting the criteria for a sole-source acquisition under FAR 6.302-1. The solicitation is estimated to release on May 15, 2026, with an anticipated award date of June 15, 2026, and a performance period extending through June 14, 2027.
The estimated contract award value ranges from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 under a Firm Fixed Price contract vehicle. Performance will take place in Mobile, Alabama, supporting both OPC construction and lifecycle sustainment activities. For inquiries regarding this opportunity, interested parties should contact Isaac J. Hernandez, Contracts Specialist, at isaac.j.hernandez@uscg.mil or (206) 815-4394, or Eric Kimball at eric.s.kimball@uscg.mil or (850) 250-1299.
Forecast text
The United States Government is executing the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program to construct a class of cutters based on a proprietary hull form developed and owned by VARD Group AS (VARD). The hull form is a foundational element of the OPC design and is protected by proprietary rights.
VARD is the original design authority and sole owner of the OPC hull form intellectual property. No other source can legally provide licenses, authorize use, or deliver the underlying technical data without infringing on VARD’s proprietary rights. Accordingly, this requirement meets the criteria of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This procurement establishes a direct contractual relationship with VARD to ensure uninterrupted, authorized use of the hull form in support of OPC construction and lifecycle sustainment.
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