# SAM #70ZU0127QPBPLTERN

USCGC TERN (WPB-87343) Drydock Repair Market Research

**Buyer:** CG-SEA-C21
**Posted:** October 15, 2026
**Respond By:** November 04, 2026
**Identifier:** 70ZU0127QPBPLTERN
**NAICS:** 336611

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking market information on contractor-facility drydock repairs for USCGC TERN (WPB-87343).
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center, Norfolk office.
- **Opportunity status:** Sources sought for market research; the attachment describes this as market research, not a solicitation.
- **Vessel and location:** USCGC TERN (WPB-87343), homeported in San Francisco; work is to be performed at the contractor’s facility.
- **Requested service:** One comprehensive drydock repair effort covering 38 work items. The contractor is to provide the facilities, materials, equipment, and personnel needed to perform the work.
  - **Hull, tanks, and preservation:** Side-scan hull inspection; ultrasonic testing and thickness measurements; preservation of the underwater body, freeboard, main deck, superstructure, mast, stern-tube interior, and critical coated surfaces; cleaning and inspection of dirty-oil, oily-water, fuel-service, grey-water, and sewage holding tanks; assessment of watertight closures.
  - **Engines and propulsion:** Main diesel engine W-5 maintenance and control-system configuration update; main engine/reduction-gear realignment; renewal of intermediate and aft water-lubricated shaft bearings and bearing carriers, propulsion shafts, propellers, rudder assemblies, and depth-sounder fairing; preservation of stern-tube interior surfaces.
  - **Electrical, navigation, and vessel systems:** Thermographic inspection of electrical power distribution; renewal of the fathometer transducer; inspection and repair of the speed-log skin valve; cleaning and inspection of engine-room supply and exhaust fans; HVAC duct cleaning; seawater-system maintenance; removal, inspection, and reinstallation of the stern launch door; cleaning and flushing of grey-water and sewage piping; renewal of cathodic-protection zinc anodes.
  - **Drydock support and testing:** Drydock services, temporary services for the cutter, and support for sea-trial performance.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, repair vendors, or product manufacturers are named. No product part numbers or quantities are provided.
- **Notable requirement:** The scope includes substantial propulsion-component renewals and vessel preservation work, in addition to inspections, cleaning, and systems maintenance.

### Description

<p>DRYDOCK REPAIRS FOR THE USCGC TERN POP 06/08/2027-09/28/2027</p>

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