Fundiciones Rice, S.A. De C.V.

Fundiciones Rice, S.A. De C.V., doing business as Rice Propulsion, is a corporate entity registered in SAM.gov since July 2021 to provide propeller inspection, repair, overhaul, and supply services to the U.S. federal government. As a for-profit subchapter S corporation located in Mexico, Rice Propulsion specializes in maritime propulsion system maintenance.

Rice Propulsion has received multiple prime contract awards from the Department of Homeland Security's United States Coast Guard since 2019, all without set-aside designations. These firm fixed price delivery orders, ranging from $10,000 to $187,000 in value, tasked Rice Propulsion to conduct open, inspect and report services on various propeller assemblies, blade sets, and component parts that support Coast Guard vessels. Specific items included right and left-handed monobloc propellers, controllable pitch propellers, and other propulsion elements designated by National Stock Numbers. Awards also covered contingent overhauls pending inspection report approvals. Rice Propulsion leverages its maritime maintenance expertise to ensure operational readiness of equipment used for Coast Guard maritime security, law enforcement, and rescue missions.

In August 2021, Rice Propulsion was one of multiple awardees on a Coast Guard indefinite delivery contract valued at $9.9 million over five years. The contract provides firm fixed pricing to overhaul monobloc propellers and controllable pitch propeller blade sets for Coast Guard boats, ships and aircraft through May 2026. Though no set-asides were specified, the contract requires Rice Propulsion to conduct inspections, repairs, and delivery of propeller components to the Coast Guard, with the agency providing dummy propeller hubs as government furnished equipment. Subsequent delivery orders under this contract vehicle further define specific Coast Guard maritime propulsion maintenance needs to be addressed by Rice Propulsion.