PSU308 TEMPORARY LODGING - PASCAGOULA, MS

The U.S. Coast Guard, under the Department of Homeland Security’s LOG-9 office, has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for temporary lodging services to support PSU308 personnel in Pascagoula, Mississippi, with additional performance flexibility in Biloxi and D’Iberville. The contract, issued as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 721110, is open to small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and 8(a) concerns, with a size standard of $540 million in annual receipts. Performance is required from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, and involves providing 622 rooms — 92 single occupancy and 530 double occupancy — with a projected total of 1,724 room nights. All lodging must meet a minimum 3-star classification and a 4.3 Google star rating, be non-smoking, and comply with the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990. Facilities must have 24/7 front desk staffing, internal hallway access to rooms with locked exterior doors, and include parking charges in the quoted rate. The contract is awarded on a lowest price technically acceptable basis, with technical compliance being a strict pass/fail threshold. Payment will be processed electronically through the U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center via EFT, with invoices submitted exclusively through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) and a required copy sent to the contracting specialist and contract officer. Invoicing occurs once per reservation stay or weekly, whichever is shorter, with net 30 payment terms and a potential net 15 option for qualified small businesses. The contractor must maintain active SAM.gov registration and comply with several mandatory FAR clauses, including restrictions on subcontractor sales to the government, anti-kickback procedures, whistleblower protections, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment. Deviations to standard clauses are applied in several instances, including disputes, protests, applicable law, security prohibitions, and DEI discrimination requirements, with the latest revisions effective as of November 2025 or April 2026. Offerors were required to submit proposals via SF1449, completing specific blocks and providing nightly rates, total proposed amounts, UEI numbers, and contact information, with all questions directed exclusively in writing to the contracting officer at terry.e