Lockport, Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has secured a U.S. Coast Guard contract option worth approximately $507 million for 10 additional fast response cutters, or FRCs, and associated contract line items.
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According to an award notice published Wednesday on SAM.gov, USCG’s sole-source award exercises option period seven of the Phase II firm-fixed-price contract.
USCG said Wednesday the contract action increases the total number of FRCs ordered under the existing contract from 67 to 77. The first cutter funded through the option is expected to be delivered in fiscal year 2028.
The agency awarded the contract option using funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which provides nearly $25 billion for USCG, including $1 billion for additional cutters.
“As the first Coast Guard contracting action to execute over $100 million in reconciliation funds and the first reconciliation-funded action executed by a cutter program, this is a historic accomplishment for the Service,” said Rear Adm. Mike Campbell, director of systems integration and chief acquisition officer at USCG.
“Since its introduction to the fleet in 2012 as the successor to the 110-foot Island class patrol boat, the Fast Response Cutter has consistently proven its capabilities, adaptability and effectiveness in a wide range of maritime environments and Coast Guard missions,” added Campbell.
USCG Fast Response Cutters
The Sentinel-class fast response cutter is a key component of the Coast Guard’s offshore fleet designed to support various missions, including port, waterways and coastal security; search and rescue; fishery patrols; and national defense.
According to USCG, 59 of these cutters are in service, replacing the service’s fleet of Island-class patrol boats. The cutter features advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; improved habitability and seakeeping; and over-the-horizon cutter boat deployment to reach vessels of interest.
The move to expand the FRC fleet supports the Coast Guard’s modernization effort through the Force Design 2028 initiative.
