Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
HEALY-SLEP Industry Day - Deaerating Feed Tank (DFT), PLC-Based Steering Control System Replacement
SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (00085) · WA 98134
SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (00085) in the United States has published a notice (Sources Sought) about “HEALY-SLEP Industry Day - Deaerating Feed Tank (DFT), PLC-Based Steering Control System Replacement”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
US Coast Guard cutter Healy steering control and boiler feed tank work, for marine automation and boiler contractors
The US Coast Guard plans to replace the steering control system on USCGC Healy with a commercially available PLC-based design and install a deaerating feedwater tank for the boiler system. Work includes design, factory and dockside testing, underway testing, cybersecurity documentation, and onboard training. Performance runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 May 2030 at USCG or contractor facilities and aboard the ship in Portland, Seattle, and underway.
Who can win it
- Contractor must provide a commercially supported steering control system for at least 10 years
- Design must use programmable logic controllers and must not use proprietary software
- Contractor must designate a primary cybersecurity point of contact such as a CISO
Key facts
- Procedure
- Sources Sought
- Contract period
- 1 April 2027 until 31 May 2030
- Published
- 18 Sep 2026
- Reference
- HEALY-SLEP-Industry-Day
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