Repair and Recore of Oil Coolers utilized on the MH65 Aircraft
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard · AVIATION LOGISTICS CENTER (ALC)(00038)
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Sources Sought response
A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
70Z03827IB0000001
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
488190
Product service code
J029
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-19
Response deadline
Nov 6, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
hartley.k.askew2@uscg.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 488190 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.
Request for Information: The USCG Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) is seeking qualified contractors with the facilities, equipment, skills, knowledge, and resources required to repair and recore the MH-65 Oil Cooler. Service will be required to be performed in accordance with (IAW) the most up to date original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Mahle Industrial Thermal Systems GMBH & Co. KB (Cage Code D8093) Component Maintenance Manual (CMM). Components that cannot be repaired IAW the OEM CMM may require recore. The contractor may be required to perform all recore activities IAW the OEM’s technical requirement. This is not a request for quote or proposal. This RFI is for market research purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for quotes/proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. This RFI notice has been issued to survey the market to identify possible sources for consideration. This notice is to assist the USCG in determining potential sources. All contractors responding to this RFI notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. The USCG ALC requests capability statements from interested companies for the purpose of identifying OEM certified sources capable of repair and recore services for the items below in accordance with the OEM Repair Manual. The Nomenclatures, National Stock Numbers (NSN), Part Numbers (P/N), and manufacture Cage Codes are listed below: Nomenclature Cage Code NSN P/N Oil Cooler D8093 2930-12-348-4886 53139 Please respond to the following questions in additions to submission of your company’s capability statement: 1. Is your company the OEM or OEM Repair certified? 2. Does your company maintain Federal Aviation Administration or equivalent certifications for repair of components identified above? 3. Is your company capable of performing repair for the Part Number identified above? 4. Does your company have the ability to obtain OEM replacement parts? 5. Is your business a large or small business? If small, define your company’s socioeconomic classification. 6. If your company is a small business, are you capable of performing at least 50% of the work, in order to comply with FAR Clause 52.219-14, specifically 52.219-14(c)(1), “At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.” Does the company send out work to subcontractors? If so, how much work and what type of work is subcontracted? 7. What is your company’s lead time for these items? 8. Would you subcontract any part of the work? 9. Does your company offer warranty on repairs/overhauls? If yes, what is the standard warranty? 10. Is this work exempt from the Service Contract Labor Standards or does it apply? State the exemption if applicable. 11. Where is your Maintenance Repair facility located? 12. Can your company provide the required documentation as follows? The Oil Coolers are flight critical aircraft parts, potential offerors must possess and be capable of maintaining and/or providing the following documentation: a. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Repair Station Certificate, or: b. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 certificate equivalent, and: c. A certification or letter as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) approved Maintenance Repair Facility. After the review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, and if the USCG still plans to proceed with the acquisition, a solicitation announcement will be published on Beta.Sam.gov website. Responses to this Request for Information synopsis are not adequate responses to any future announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this Request for Information synopsis. Responses to this Request for Information synopsis are NOT a request to be added to a prospective offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Reimbursement will not be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow-up information requests. Closing date and time for receipt of response is 6 November 2026 at 11:00 am EDT. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses should be submitted to Hartley.K.Askew2@uscg.mil. Please indicate 70Z03827IB0000001 in the subject line.
Contact
Point of contact
Hartley K. Askew
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
hartley.k.askew2@uscg.mil
Secondary
gabrielle.m.doleski@uscg.mil
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.
Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
