DRYDOCK HDMX REPAIRS: WMSL 418’ CLASS CUTTERS FY26-FY31 SINGLE AWARD IDIQ

This contract is a sole-source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) award to Detyens Shipyards for dry dock repairs of U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Cutter Large (WMSL) class cutters spanning Fiscal Years 2026 through 2031, with a total estimated value of $119,815,501.25. The award is justified under FAR 6.103 and 10 U.S.C. § 3204 due to the unique requirement that all repairs occur within a 50-mile radius of Charleston, South Carolina, the homeport of these vessels, to avoid significant operational readiness penalties. Detyens Shipyards is the only facility capable of meeting this geographic constraint and delivering the complex, mission-critical maintenance needed every five years, with each repair cycle lasting approximately 16 weeks. The contract is structured with firm-fixed-price task orders issued as needed, with performance exclusively at Detyens Shipyards in North Charleston, South Carolina. All work must comply with COMDTINST 3100.5C, which enforces the proximity requirement to ensure the cutter fleet remains operationally available. The contracting office is located in Norfolk, Virginia, under the Department of Homeland Security’s Surface Forces Logistics Center, and funding will be drawn from Operations and Support and Procurement, Construction, and Improvement appropriation accounts. No competitive evaluation was conducted, and no formal evaluation factors, weighting, or scoring criteria were provided, as the award is based solely on the lack of viable alternatives. The contractor is a small business with UEI VLXGTHQE5ES7 and CAGE code 4D428, and while other vendors were assessed, none met the mandatory geographic and capability thresholds. No packaging, marking, invoicing, payment, or oversight personnel details are specified in the documentation, and no additional certification, clearance, or conflict-of-interest provisions were included. The contract represents a critical, non-competitive acquisition to sustain the operational readiness of key Coast Guard assets without disruption.