U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 87’ WPB and 154’ WPC Exhaust System Component Purchase
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.
Forecast detail
About 2 months until the solicitation is expected. This is the window a capture team works in — enough time to build a relationship, understand the requirement, and line up teaming partners.
- Solicitation expected
- October 12, 2026
- Anticipated award
- November 25, 2026 · Q1 2027
- Estimated value
- $5M to $10M
- Period of performance
- November 25, 2026 to November 24, 3031
- Contract type
- Firm Fixed Price
- Expected vehicle
- Indefinite Delivery Contract
- Competition
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
This is a recompete. The agency has named who holds the work today, which tells you what you are displacing and what to ask about.
Who to talk to
At the forecast stage there is no active procurement, so contact is welcome rather than restricted — this is the one window where a direct conversation is straightforwardly appropriate.
- Requirements ownerWayne Nickelwayne.b.nickel@uscg.mil
- Small Business Specialistmia mayersmia.r.mayers@uscg.mil · (571) 607-2526
The Small Business Specialist is usually the better first call. Helping firms like yours find and compete for this work is their actual job, and they can tell you whether a set-aside is still under consideration.
Published by the agency in its acquisition forecast, last updated August 4, 2026. Forecast entries are plans, not commitments — dates slip and requirements get cancelled, restructured or absorbed into another buy.
Requirement details
- Solicitation number
- *F2026072360
- Notice type
- Forecast
- NAICS
- 333618 — Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- Unrestricted
- Posted
- 2026-08-04
- Place of performance
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Market intelligence
Comparable awards under NAICS 333618 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.
Statement of work, as posted
Contact
- Point of contact
- Wayne Nickel
- Role
- Requirements owner
- wayne.b.nickel@uscg.mil
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Open emailAsk whether a set-aside is being considered, which vehicle is planned, and whether the agency wants industry input. This is the question that can still change the outcome.
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