The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for sources which would be interested in performing dockside repairs for Coast Guard Cutter BERTHOLF.

The performance period of this upcoming dockside is 16 April 2024 – 24 July 2024.

It is anticipated requests for quotes will be issued around 12 December 2023 and the contract would be awarded around 16 February 2024.

Coast Guard Cutter BERTHOLF is a 418’ National Security Cutter home ported in Alameda, CA. There are approximately 19 work items in the requirement and the draft specification is attached.

All repairs will take place at the cutter’s homeport.  

Companies which would be interested in submitting a proposal for this requirement should reply to this sources sought notice noting their business size status such as large business, small business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-owned, Women Owned Small Business etc….  Further if there are no past performance evaluations on file in the Past Performance Information System Retrieval database, contractors should provide a couple past performance references including the following information: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers. 

Replies should be sent by 24 November 2023, 12:30 pm Pacific Time to: William Zittle, Contract Specialist at [email protected] and Andrew Jacobs, Contracting Officer at [email protected].

Shortly after receiving responses the Coast Guard will determine if this requirement will be set aside or unrestricted.  After the determination a presolicitation notice and request for quote will be posted on this website (www.sam.gov).

The NAICS Code is 336611. The small business size standard is less than 1350 employees.

Contractors are reminded that in the case of a HUB Zone set-aside, FAR 52.219-3, "Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole Source Award" would apply which requires that at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other HUBZone small businesses.  Contractors are also reminded that in the case of a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-27, "Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside" would apply which requires that at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other service disabled veteran owned small businesses.

Additionally, regarding FAR 52.219-30 "Notice of Set A-Side For Women-Owned Small Business Concerns…":  A women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program, means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

Primary Point of Contact: William Zittle

Contract Specialist

Secondary Point of Contact: Andrew Jacobs

Contracting Officer