USCGC NORTHLAND DS1 FY26

The USCGC NORTHLAND (WMEC 904) dockside repair solicitation for fiscal year 2026 is a firm fixed price contract issued as a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, with NAICS code 336611, and is exclusively open to small businesses including HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses. The period of performance runs from August 3, 2026, to September 27, 2026, with work to be performed at Portsmouth, Virginia, under the oversight of the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 in Norfolk, Virginia. The contract incorporates comprehensive technical specifications, including detailed work items such as renewal of flexible couplings, cleaning and hydrotesting of seawater and lube oil heat exchangers, commercial cleaning of diesel engine and generator exhaust piping, and inspection of potable and hot water storage tanks. Contractors must adhere to the CGC NORTHLAND DS1 Rev-1 specification and SFLC Std Spec 0000, and are required to perform pipe labeling, fabricate and install test label plates for accumulators, and wrap certain components with moisture barrier paper prior to packaging. The solicitation has been reopened due to a revised work item, requiring all prior offers to be resubmitted in full using the updated solicitation number 70Z08026QMECP0013(2), along with the revised specification and price schedule. Offers must be submitted electronically by June 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. local time, and must be structured into four volumes with strict formatting rules: Volume I (Technical Capability – 25 pages), Volume II (Experience – 5 pages), Volume III (Past Performance – 3 pages), and Volume IV (Price Schedule – Attachment 1). All submissions must use Times New Roman 10-point font on 8.5 x 11-inch paper, with cover pages and tables of contents counting toward page limits. The evaluation will prioritize technical capability, experience with DOD or USCG vessels, and past performance, which together are significantly more important than price; price may only be decisive if proposals are substantially equal in these areas. Contractors must comply with DHS security protocols, including executing DHS Form 11000-6 NDAs for all personnel, safeguarding S