USCGC ALDER WLB 216
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 U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Surface Forces Logistics Center, is conducting a Sources Sought for drydock maintenance availability for the USCGC ALDER (WLB-210), a 225ft buoy tender homeported in San Francisco, CA. This is for market research to identify potential sources for the FY2025 drydock period. Responses are due by June 12, 2026, at 0800 PST.
Scope of Work
The required service is a ship repair contract to complete recurring drydock maintenance items. The drydock availability will include approximately 124 work items, such as:
- Inspection, maintenance, and preservation of underwater body paint, hull, and buoy deck anchor chain.
- Maintenance to rudder, propeller, thrusters, and shafting.
- Ballast, sewage, fuel tank, and pipe cleaning.
- Renewal of sea valves and strainers.
- Hull plating ultrasonic testing.
- Propeller and propulsion shaft removal, inspection, and reinstallation.
- Rudder removal, inspection, reinstallation, and preservation.
- Tank cleaning and inspection.
- Various component inspections and services (e.g., hatches, winches, davits, cranes).
- Preservation of hull, decks, and superstructure.
- Renewal of cathodic protection anodes. All work is to be performed at the Contractor's facility.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought / Request for Information
- Anticipated Period of Performance: November 02, 2026 – February 15, 2027 (105 calendar days).
- Place of Performance: Contractor's facility (San Francisco, CA area implied by homeport).
- NAICS Code: 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing)
- Size Standard: 1,300 employees
- Response Due: June 12, 2026, 0800 PST
- Published: May 15, 2026
Submission & Information Requested
Companies are invited to provide information via email to Jerrod.a.gonzales@uscg.gov and sandra.a.martinez@uscg.mil. Required documentation includes:
- Company Name, Address, and DUNS Number.
- Point of Contact and Phone Number.
- Business Size applicable to NAICS Code 336611 (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, VOSB, EDWOSB, WOSB, Small Business, Large Business).
- Documentation verifying Small Business Certification (if applicable).
- Statement of intent to submit a proposal if a solicitation is issued.
- Past Performance Information (similar type and scope projects, including contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact).
Eligibility / Set-Aside
This is a market research effort. Companies are requested to identify their business size under NAICS Code 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) with a 1,300-employee size standard to help the Government determine potential set-aside strategies.
Additional Notes
This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation or a commitment to award a contract. Failure to respond may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror for future solicitations.