Homeland Security Cutter - Light Icebreaker

This Request for Information (RFI) seeks available icebreaker designs from the U.S. and allied nation maritime industrial bases, including an understanding of the level of maturity of each design. This RFI requests information regarding industry capability to produce icebreaking-capable vessels from within the U.S. maritime industrial base.

This RFI extends to the U.S. and allied nation maritime industrial base with vessel designs that pertain to existing or production-ready icebreaking capable vessels which satisfy or closely satisfy the below preliminary capability parameters necessary to accomplish the vessel’s missions. This notice is a RFI only. This RFI is issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for information and planning purposes, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, Market Research.

It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Participants are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs that result from responding to this RFI; costs associated with responding to this RFI will be at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in a future RFP.

Attachment: Request for Information HSC-L - 10-28-2025