Business Development Government Bids & RFPs

The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is continuously open for submission of solutions during the period of this open call, which runs from May 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027. Submissions are collected monthly, with the cutoff for submissions being the final day of each monthly collection period at 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time (EST). Submissions received after this time will be considered for the subsequent monthly collection period.

The bid notice states that fully negotiable award terms include payment, intellectual property and data rights license terms, schedule, milestones, and pricing.

Solutions are assessed by a peer panel of government, industry, and academic subject matter experts, with final decisions made by the Government Selecting Official (GSO). Solutions are rated as either awardable or non-awardable for the given assessment round based on criteria outlined in Appendix B.

All US-based companies, traditional and nontraditional, large and small businesses, universities, nonprofit companies, and individuals are welcome to participate. Foreign universities, research institutions, and entities may submit video pitches provided they are compliant with international law, including export laws.

The bid notice does not mention any requirement for a site visit.

The bid notice does not mention any requirement for sample submission.

Any dispute regarding final ratings may be addressed to the Government Selecting Official (GSO).

The bid notice addresses organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs) where subject matter experts (SMEs) might evaluate their own technology solutions or those of a competitor. Safeguards are in place to ensure objectivity, including prohibiting assessors from evaluating their own or related solutions and requiring ethics training and nondisclosure agreements.

The bid notice states the award amount is $191,****.

The period of performance for the contract is from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027.

Payment will be made by the designated code, and invoices should be submitted to the address shown in block 18a unless otherwise specified. The solicitation incorporates by reference FAR ****, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.

The method of solicitation is Request for Quote (RFQ).

The acquisition is unrestricted or set aside for small business, women-owned small business, North American hubzone small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, economically disadvantaged women-owned small business, and women-owned small business.

The submission deadline for responses to this RFI is June 14, 2026.

The U. S. Coast Guard is seeking information from qualified businesses that can provide an interactive electronic technical manual (IETM) viewer and **** common source database (CSDB) suitable for integration into USCG technical data and maintenance environments.