REBUILD BAHIA DE GUAYANILLA ENTRANCE RANGE REAR LIGHT AT UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AIDS TO NAVIGATION (ANT) PUERTO RICO.

The U.S. Coast Guard is soliciting bids for the rebuild of the Bahia de Guayanilla Entrance Range Rear Light (LLNR 32075) at United States Coast Guard Aids to Navigation (ANT) Puerto Rico under solicitation number 70Z08226BCEUM0001, issued as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside pursuant to FAR Part 19.5, with the NAICS code 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and a size standard of $45 million in annual gross receipts. The scope of work requires the complete demolition and removal of the existing metal tower and steel piles embedded in the mudline, cutting the piles at the mudline elevation without pulling them, surveying and marking the existing structure’s location with a timber pile marker, and constructing a new James River Ice Resistant Structure (JRIRS) platform supported by a four-pile dolphin and an eight-foot square steel platform with fiberglass grating. The foundation includes driving an 18-inch diameter king pile and three 12-inch batter piles to refusal or a minimum of 45 tons, with an assumed embedment depth of 50 feet and a platform height of 10 feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). A skeleton metal tower, fabricated off-site, will be installed on the platform with anchor bolts, achieving a focal signal height of 11 feet above the platform. Final position surveys are required before and after construction. The work must be performed in accordance with the provided project drawings and specifications, with all materials disposed of according to applicable state and federal regulations. The contract has a performance period of 180 calendar days, with the place of performance designated as Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Zip 00656. Bids are due on August 12, 2026, at 6:30 PM EST and must be submitted exclusively via email to Odalys.McGee@uscg.mil, with a copy to Gregory.Hodgson@uscg.mil; any submissions through other methods will not be evaluated. Offerors must be certified small businesses and provide a positive statement of intent to bid as a prime contractor, their Unique Entity ID (UEI), evidence of bonding capability covering the maximum project value including single and aggregate totals, and documentation of prior experience with similar projects. Bid, payment, and performance bonds are required