What this opportunity is
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking a contractor to provide, install, and wire a new electrical subpanel at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Depoe Bay, Oregon. This opportunity is set aside for total small businesses under NAICS code 238210, which covers electrical contractors. Interested firms should note that the notice type is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, indicating that they should track the opportunity closely rather than submit a bid immediately. The work must be completed by August 31, 2026, and contractors must adhere to specific security and personnel requirements while on site.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
SOW
USCG STA Depoe Bay Electrical Subpanel
USCG STA Depoe Bay 240 Coast Guard Dr. Depoe Bay, OR 97341
PART 1 - GENERAL
1 - Scope Of Work
The intent of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to have the contractor provide, install and
wire in a new electrical subpanel to add additional circuits supplied by Emergency Backup
Generator. The contractor will provide all labor, materials, services, equipment, and
supervision needed to complete the installation at U.S. Coast Guard Station Depoe Bay,
located at 240 Coast Guard Dr., Depoe Bay, OR 97341.
2 - Place of Performance
USCG STA Depoe Bay 240 Coast Guard Dr. Depoe Bay, OR 97341
Period of Performance: Work will need to be completed by August 31, 2026.
Contractor Personnel
Contract Manager
• The contractor must provide a contract manager who must be responsible for the
performance of the work.
• The contract manager or alternate(s) must have full authority to act for the contractor
on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract
• The contact manager and alternate or alternates must be able to read, write, speak, and
understand the English language.
Contractor employees
• The contractor must not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is
considered by the contracting officer to be a potential threat to the health, safety,
security, general well-being, or operational mission of the installation and its
population.
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• Contactor personnel must present a neat appearance and be easily recognized as
contractor employees.
• The contractor must not employ any person who is an employee of the U. S.
Government if employing that person would create a conflict of interest. Additionally,
the contractor must not employ any person who is an employee of the U. S. Coast
Guard unless such person seeks and receives approval according to U. S. Coast Guard
regulations.
Security requirements
Due to heightened Security at USCG Facilities, all contractor employees performing tasks
related to this SOW, while onboard a Coast Guard facility, shall have proper valid
identification. Time spent undergoing entrance to USCG facilities will not be considered a
government delay of work or differing site condition.
Hours of Operation – Projected Date of Completion
• The contractor must perform the tasks as required by the SOW under this contract
during the following hours:
• Monday through Friday between 08:00 am and 16:00 pm unless other time is
specified.
• Holidays: If applicable.
• Special event, or adjusted work hours: If circumstances should arise wherein the
contractor desires a different work schedule as required above, the contractor must
request the same in writing. Submit written request to the Contracting Point of
Contact (POC) a minimum of 24 hours before the requested adjusted work schedule.
If the desired schedule change is to be effective on a Monday, the request must be
submitted to the (POC) prior to 9:00am on the Friday prior to commencement of
work.
Invoicing
In conjunction with the subject award, proper invoices will be submitted through the Invoice
Processing Platform (IPP) at https://www.ipp.gov/. IPP is a secure web-based electronic
invoicing system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal
Service in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRSTL). IPP is available
at no cost to any commercial vendor or independent contractor doing business with a
participating government agency.
Actions to take:
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If you are already enrolled in IPP:
If your company is already registered to use IPP, you will not be required to re-register and
you do not need to contact IPP.
If you are NOT already enrolled in IPP:
The point of contact you provided in your SAM.gov registration will receive two emails from
ipp.noreply@mail.eroc.twai.gov. Please note that emails from this email address may filter
into your spam or junk folder:
1. The first email will have the IPP Logon ID and a link to the IPP application.
2. A second email, which will be sent within 24 hours of the first email, contains a
temporary password.
Once your contact receives these emails, please ensure they log into IPP and complete the
registration process.
Once registered to use IPP, your company may submit invoices electronically, receive e-mail
notifications when requests are paid, view payment history, and access remittance downloads.
The e-mail notification of payment is sent when a payment is distributed to your bank
account and may include the following payment information: Date of payment, dollar
amount, invoice number, paying agency, payee name, and ACH trace number.
Vendor training materials, including a first time login tutorial, are available on the
https://www.ipp.gov/ website. Once you have logged in to the IPP application, you will have
access to user guides that provide step-by-step instructions for all IPP capabilities, ranging
from creating and submitting an invoice to setting up email notifications. Live webinars are
held monthly and provide a great opportunity to learn the basic of the system and to call in
and ask the IPP team questions about the IPP application.
IPP Customer Support is available to assist users of the system and can answer your
questions related to accessing IPP or completing the registration process.
• Toll-free number: 866-973-3131
• Email address: IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov
• Hours of operation: Monday through Friday (excluding bank holidays) from 8:00 am -
6:00 pm ET
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PART 2 - DEFINITIONS
General Definitions
When the (SOW), solicitation provision or contract clause uses a word or term that is defined
in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), the word or term has the same meaning as the
definition as contained in section 2.101 of the FAR. The FAR index is available via the
Internet at http://www.acqnet.gov at the end of the FAR, after the FAR Appendix.
Defective Service: A service or commodity output that does not meet the standard of
per…
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.