Homeland Security Cutter – Light Icebreaker (HSC-L)

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to conduct market research in support of a potential future acquisition for the Homeland Security Cutter – Light Icebreaker (HSC-L) program. The USCG contemplates streamlined approaches related to contract design, reduced Government oversight, source selection, and contract requirements. The Government has developed a Contract Design (CD) baseline, which will require further maturation by the contractor to a production-ready design, followed by vessel construction and delivery. The RFI seeks industry feedback to inform acquisition strategy and solicitation development. The key aspects of the job include: • Production-ready design, production engineering, construction, test, and delivery of up to seven HSC-L vessels • Maturation of the Contract Design baseline to a production-ready design • Execution of vessel construction, integration, test, and delivery • Streamlined approaches related to contract design, reduced Government oversight, source selection, and contract requirements • Industry feedback on draft Statement of Work (SOW), draft Specification (SPEC), Contract Design artifacts, production feasibility, industrial base considerations, and execution approach