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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