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Design-Bid-Build, USCG Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) Homeport Pier, Naval Station Newport, Newport RI

VerifiedScore 15
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Source
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Posted
4/28/2026

Why this scored 15

The USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter homeport pier construction at Naval Station Newport is a federal design-bid-build solicitation for a military-infrastructure asset with high-security classification and multi-year jobsite duration. The pier footprint, adjacent vessel berthing, and controlled-access waterfront perimeter align with vehicle barriers, surveillance camera arrays covering the construction envelope and final berthing zones, and mobile surveillance towers for the staging yard and equipment laydown during the build phase. Project value is undisclosed in the source record. The solicitation posted April 28 via SAM.gov. Pre-award timing is the strongest window for security-scope conversations. Federal military construction of this type typically embeds perimeter-security and surveillance requirements in the base contract or a specialized security subcontractor package. The DBB procurement structure means the general contractor will need site-security proposals during the bid-prep window, which closes fast after solicitation posting. The signal is live solicitation, the highest-value timing tier. Chicago branch is the nearest at 829 miles, which sits outside the 300-mile coverage radius. Zedcor does not currently operate in the Northeast corridor. Pursuing this lead requires either deferring until Northeast footprint expansion or identifying a licensed subcontractor relationship in the region. No warm-customer path exists. If expansion into New England defense-infrastructure work is strategic, the contact is the contracting officer listed in the SAM.gov posting or the GC's estimating lead once bids are submitted.