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Navy, Coast Guard Release Polar Icebreaker Design, Construction RFP


The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard have issued a solicitation for a program to design and build up to three heavy polar icebreakers.

USCG said in a March 5 news release the Naval Sea Systems Command will hold a full-and-open competition for the detail design and construction of HPIBs and plans to award a single contract by fiscal 2019.

The Navy and USCG released the request for proposals after the Department of Homeland Security™s acquisition review board cleared the program to move into the œobtain phase on Feb. 21.

NAVSEA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted March 2 the RFP is intended for advance planning and engineering work on the three vessels.

Adm. Paul Zukunft, USCG commandant, said the solicitation for a new fleet of polar icebreakers seeks to advance the service branches™ national strategy efforts to keep pace with the rising commercial activities in the polar regions.

Questions related to the RFP are due May 11, according to the notice.

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