Nov. 20, 2025

Polar Star completes final phase of service life extension program

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completed the fifth and final phase of its five-year service life extension program (SLEP) on Sept. 17 at Mare Island Dry Dock LLC in Vallejo, California.

Sept. 30, 2025

Coast Guard orders additional waterways commerce cutters

The Coast Guard continues to move forward with the acquisition of the new waterways commerce cutter (WCC) class which will replace the legacy fleet of inland tenders and facilitate commerce vital to economic security and strategic mobility in the nation’s marine transportation system.

Sept. 30, 2025

Coast Guard awards contract for new heavy weather surf boats

The Coast Guard awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) on Sept. 29 to Rozema Boat Works, Inc. of Mount Vernon, Washington to acquire up to six second-generation special-purpose craft – heavy weather (SPC-HWX II) boats.

Sept. 30, 2025

Coast Guard awards contract to construct new family housing units at Station Portage

The Facilities Design and Construction Center (FDCC) awarded a contract Sept. 23 to Barlovento LLC for design and construction of new multiplex family housing units at Station Portage, located in Dollar Bay, Michigan.

Sept. 25, 2025

Coast Guard prepares for aircraft fleet expansions with awards for engines, radar

The Coast Guard recently completed contract actions aimed at accelerating delivery of new MH-60 medium range recovery helicopters and HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft and expanding mission capabilities of the expanded aviation fleet.

Sept. 22, 2025

Coast Guard to hold industry day, individual sessions for market research on human resources information technology

The Coast Guard is holding an industry day Oct. 7 to engage with industry about the service’s needs for potential modernization of its human resources information technology (HRIT) system and architecture.

Sept. 18, 2025

Coast Guard awards contract for reconstruction of Pier 1 at Coast Guard Yard

The Coast Guard’s Civil Engineering Unit Clevland awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. on Sept. 9 for comprehensive modifications to Pier 1 at Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore.

Sept. 17, 2025

Coast Guard awards contract to support Mariner Credentialing Program modernization

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a blanket purchase agreement Sept. 12 to Stealth Solutions Inc. to modernize the service’s Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) information technology system and support revitalization of the maritime workforce and industry.

Sept. 17, 2025

Coast Guard awards contract to construct HC-130J hangars at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii

The Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center (FDCC) awarded a contract Sept. 15 to The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company for design and construction of two new tension membrane hangars and associated facilities to support HC-130J operations at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii.

Sept. 10, 2025

Coast Guard orders long lead items to support future offshore patrol cutter production

The Coast Guard exercised a contract option with Austal USA of Mobile, Alabama, Sept. 4 to acquire long lead-time material (LLTM) to support future production of three offshore patrol cutters (OPCs).