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Coast Guard Expects To Release Icebreaker Study Funding In Increments

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 12th, 2017

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Coast Guard Expects To Release Icebreaker Study Funding In Increments

The Coast Guard heavy icebreaker Polar Star pictured leaving

The Coast Guard expects to incrementally release funding for initial design study contracts for its Polar Icebreaker Program due to an ongoing continuing budget resolution that keeps the federal government operating at FY ’16 spending levels, a Coast Guard acquisition official said on Thursday.The Coast Guard just before Christmas released a Request for Quote (RFQ) to industry for the heavy icebreaker studies and plans to award five contracts value at up to $4 million each. But with funding constrained under…

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