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This Sources Sought opportunity from Department Of Homeland Security was posted on May 21, 2025. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Response Boat - Small, 3rd Generation (RB-S III) Request for Information (RFI)

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70Z02325I93250001Federal

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Solicitation # 70Z02326R93250001
The United States Coast Guard is soliciting proposals for the Response Boat Small Third Generation (RB-S III) program to recapitalize its aging fleet of 29-foot RB-S II platforms. This total small business set-aside acquisition is a commercial Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract utilizing a combination of Firm-Fixed-Price and Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment CLINs. The scope includes the design, production, testing, and delivery of up to 410 boats and associated purpose-built trailers, along with logistics support, technical documentation, and crew familiarization. The anticipated ordering period is ten years, consisting of a two-year base period and an eight-year option period. The procurement employs a two-phase competitive down-select process. In Phase I, the government will evaluate written proposals based on mission effectiveness, production and management, and price to select up to four IDIQ contractors. Each selected offeror will receive an initial delivery order to build one demonstrator boat and trailer. In Phase II, these contractors will participate in a 90-day in-water demonstration to evaluate performance. Following this independent evaluation, one contractor will be selected to receive all subsequent production delivery orders. Phase I proposals are due by 1400 Eastern Time on November 13, 2026, and must be submitted electronically via the DoD Secure Access File Exchange.
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General Info

NAICS

336612 - Boat Building

Place of Performance

Washington, DC, USA

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SBA

Documents

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USCG Response Boat - Small, 3rd Generation (RB-S III) Preliminary Requirements

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USCG Response Boat - Small, 3rd Generation (RB-S III) RFI

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AgencyDepartment Of Homeland Security → Hq Contract Operations (CG-912)(000
Contacts1 person available
OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20593, USA
Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20593, USA
Contacts
William E. Lewis

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United States Coast Guard Response Boat - Small, 3rd Generation (RB-S III) Request for Information (RFI) Synopsis: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is conducting market research in preparation for replacing the 29 Response Boat - Small 2nd generation (RB-S II). The USCG would like to gauge any industry changes that may have occurred in recent years. The RB-S II is a shore-based boat with primary missions in Search & Rescue (SAR); Law Enforcement (LE); Ports, Waterways, Coastal, and Security (PWCS); Drug Interdiction (DI); and Migrant Interdiction (MI). The USCG is pursuing a boat that can conduct SAR, LE, PWCS, DI, and MI operations in a variety of environments. A preliminary table of requirements outlining the desired features in the RB-S III is attached. This RFI seeks information regarding the following: Do you have a boat already in production that meets the preliminary requirements or a design that could be modified to meet the requirements? If so, please provide information on the design and any boats that have been built to this design (specification sheets, drawings, photographs, production information, etc.). Do you have a boat that meets the preliminary requirements or a design that could be minimally modified to meet the requirements that is currently in an open contract with any federal government agency? What features and design standards would you incorporate that are innovative or an industry practice? What stability and buoyancy standard would you use? What structural standard would you use? Can you build and deliver an operational test and evaluation boat in a 3-month timeframe? Can you build and deliver an operational test and evaluation boat in a 6-month timeframe? Is 7 years a reasonable period to build and deliver the full fleet of approximately 348 boats? How can the USCG consider quality as part of its - Best Value evaluation? How can the USCG consider - Fit and Finish of a boat outside the context of warranty in a - Best Value trade off consideration? How can the USCG consider crew comfort in terms of material or equipment selection in a - Best Value trade off consideration? In reviewing various builders commercial offerings, the - finish when compared to boats offered in the past to the USCG appeared - inferior. Is there a requirement that causes this - inferior offering (i.e., looking to obtain - Touring model, using automative terminology as a reference)? For lifecycle support, to what extent do you normally provide logistics information (CAD models, drawings, and technical data)? What are the standard warranty terms? What is the ROM for a first article RB-S III boat? What is your company's size? Please discuss the normal payment terms for such a contract. Please discuss security forms you normally provide to support a contract. Please provide other comments on the draft specifications. Responses to this RFI shall be submitted to contact@example.gov. This special notice is for market research and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract from responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by interested parties is strictly voluntary and no monetary compensation will be provided for response preparation.

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