Description
The United States Coast Guard is conducting market research to find commercially available all-weather navigational buoys that can meet specific criteria. The buoys should be low maintenance, have a lifespan of 35 years or more, and be able to survive severe ice accumulation. The Coast Guard is looking for buoys that can maintain their signal in a 4+ knot current, have a visual range of 1.4 nautical miles, and a radar cross section of > 50m2.
Some key features of the desired buoys include:
• Buoy length not to exceed 15’
• Buoy weight not to exceed 3,000 lbs.
• Ability to support a self-contained lantern
• Three mooring pad eyes
• Opposing double lifting pad eyes
• Ability to maintain its signal in a 4+ knot current
• Visual range of 1.4 nautical miles
• Radar Cross Section (average): > 50m2
The Coast Guard anticipates issuing a single solicitation resulting in the award of a single Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Type contract with fixed-price delivery orders.