Are You Ready for the USCG BL/MSS Bid?

Here’s a chance for small businesses to get in on the ground floor of a $500K bid coming out before the end of FY23.

Facts At-a-Glance

USCG Business and Logistics Management Support Overview

According to the draft SOW, BL/MSS will provide a wide range of the services listed in Table 1 to support the Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC); Coast Guard Chief Information Officer’s (CIO) Office; Commandant (CG-4, CG-6, CG-7; and CG-93); and Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER).

Table 1: BL/MSS Requirements

Timeline

Per the draft acquisition timeline released on July 14, 2023, USCG is using the timeline listed in Table 2.

Table 2: Timeline

Cost and Challenges to Bid

A primary challenge is acquiring the six highly qualified key personnel that meet and exceed all USGC requirements listed in Table 3. Refer to the draft SOW (May 29, 2023) for additional guidance.

Table 3: Key Personnel Requirements

In addition, USCG requires the offeror to provide personnel onsite in multiple C51SC locations nationwide, including:

• 7323 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA
• 300 Main Street Towers, Norfolk, VA
• Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building 1301, Oakland, CA
• 4000 Coast Guard Blvd., Portsmouth, VA
• 408 Coast Guard Drive, Kearneysville, WV
• 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Washington, DC

Evaluation Criteria Summary

USCG has not provided draft evaluation criteria to date; however, they plan to release the final RFP in September 2023.

By Brenda Crist, Vice President at Lohfeld Consulting Group, MPA, CPP APMP Fellow

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