Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard · CG-SEA-C22
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
DOCKSIDE-REPAIRS-Quarter-3-FY27-CGC-KIMBALL
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
336611
Product service code
J999
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-14
Response deadline
Oct 26, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Honolulu, HI
Contracting contact
andrew.g.jacobs@uscg.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 336611 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for sources which would be interested in performing dockside repairs for Coast Guard Cutter KIMBALL (WMSL 756). The performance period of this upcoming dockside is 2 June – 16 August 2027. It is anticipated requests for quotes will be issued by 24 December 2026 and the contract would be awarded around 3 April 2027. Coast Guard Cutter KIMBALL is a 418’ Legend-class ship home ported in Honolulu, HI. Following is the draft specification with a list of the 19 work items. 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 26 October 2026, 2:00 pm Pacific Time to: Andrew Jacobs, Contracting Officer at andrew.g.jacobs@uscg.mil and CWO Josh Smith at joshua.b.smith@uscg.mil. Shortly after receiving responses the Coast Guard will determine if this requirement will be set aside or unrestricted. After the determination a request for quote will be posted on www.sam.gov. The NAICS Code is 336611. The small business size standard is less than 1300 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 Set-Aside for, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business…” 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.
Contact
Point of contact
Andrew Jacobs
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
andrew.g.jacobs@uscg.mil
Secondary
joshua.b.smith@uscg.mil
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