SEARCHLIGHT
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center is soliciting quotations for three (3) SEARCHLIGHTs (NSN 6230-01-581-7103). This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity. The requirement is for specific Carlisle and Finch Company searchlights with detailed technical specifications. Quotations are due by May 21, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.
Scope of Work
The Coast Guard requires three (3) Carlisle & Finch SEARCHLIGHT Model XE9666-AHMRF, NSN 6230-01-581-7103. These are 1000-watt Xenon searchlights featuring an anti-icing heater, remote electric control base with disengageable pinion gear, manual backup option, remote beam size focus, white powder coat finish with a black door assembly, and a potentiometer for azimuth indication. Each unit must include one 1000TRC lamp with a lamp wrench and an installation/instruction manual. Individual packaging and marking as "SEARCHLIGHT, NSN 6230-01-581-7103" are required. Standard commercial packaging is unacceptable; offerors must explicitly state their ability to meet Coast Guard packaging requirements.
Contract Details
- Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Firm Fixed Price Contract, awarded using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR 13).
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5).
- NAICS Code: 333998 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing), with a business size standard of 500 employees.
- Evaluation: Award will be made on an "all or none" basis to the responsible offeror submitting the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) quotation.
- Packaging: Strict adherence to Coast Guard packaging requirements is mandatory.
Submission Requirements
Offerors must submit quotations via email to Eric.I.Goldstein@uscg.mil. Required submission documents include:
- A quotation explicitly stating the ability to meet Coast Guard packaging requirements.
- Valid DUNS number and registration with the System for Award Management (SAM).
- Company Tax Information Number (TIN).
- A completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items. This form requires detailed representations regarding business status (e.g., small business categories, compliance with regulations) and must be completed accurately, either electronically via SAM or by filling out the document.
- Disclosure regarding inverted domestic corporation status.
Applicable FAR Clauses
Key FAR clauses incorporated by reference include 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors), 52.212-3 (Representations and Certifications), 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions), and 52.212-5 (Terms & Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders). Specific clauses checked under 52.212-5 include those related to HUBZone preference, Total Small Business Set-Aside, Set-Aside of Orders, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, Equal Opportunity, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, Combating Trafficking in Persons, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, and Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.
Deadline
Quotations must be received by May 21, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.