MARKET RESEARCH · SOURCES SOUGHT
Northeast Ice-Breaking
US Coast Guard (Department of Homeland Security), Base Boston
Market research. Sources sought: not a bid yet. The agency wants to know which businesses can do the work. Answering can put you on its radar and can lead to a small-business set-aside.
- Deadline
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:00 PM ET (21 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Industry (NAICS)
- 488330 · Navigational Services to Shipping
- Solicitation number
- RFI_Northeast_Ice_Breaking
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Product/service code
- V124
From the notice
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to better understand commercially available icebreaking capabilities that may support emergent domestic icebreaking operations within the Coast Guard District Northeast area of responsibility. The USCG seeks informati…
Open the official notice on SAM.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the notice on SAM.gov and read what the agency is asking.
- Send the short response it asks for (usually your capabilities, size status and past work) before the deadline.
- Mention your small-business status: enough small businesses answering can lead the agency to set the contract aside.
- Watch for the solicitation that may follow.
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