MarineLink provides what is almost certainly a quote of press release from Bollinger stating they hope to build the three heavy and three medium icebreakers the Coast Guard has been saying it needs in Tampa. They are reminding every one (hay, you guys in Congress) how many jobs this could mean for Florida.
This cannot hurt our case for building more than one icebreaker.
The nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika in the Kara Sea. RIA Novosti archive, image #186141. Also keep reminding them how many icebreakers the Russians have and that the Chinese have one, are building one, and are planning a nuclear icebreaker.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
Same story over at MarineLog,
https://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=29744:bollinger-would-build-coast-guard-icebreakers-at-tampa-shipyard&Itemid=223
I wonder when we start seeing the first technical proposals for the new icebreaker. Isn’t the deadline sometimes soon?
Tups, The solicitation is here: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8bfe58952dcb8836951b3b4d604520fc&tab=core&_cview=1
I could not get access to the solicitation, but change 8 “Changed the Section L Technical Proposal delivery date from 24 July 2018 to 24 August 2018,”
Thank you – I had somehow missed that.
So, I’d guess we’ll start seeing the first designs in public sometime after that.
Tups, It was a good question. Glad I looked it up. Once received it may still take several months for the CG to make a determination.
Chuck, I’m not thinking about the winning proposal (which’ll probably take until next year) but just publicized ship concepts in the same way as with the OPC and the FFG(X).
Tups, I understand. I would like to see what is being offered as well. Not sure how long it will be before we start seeing something, but there is a good possibility some information will be coming out in an effort to sway the decision process.
According to “Marine Daily/Marine Log” dated 9 July 2018, Bollinger Shipyards has selected Tampa Shipyards for design and construction of up to three Heavy Polar Icebreakers, And three additional Medium sized Icebreakers under consideration by the USCG.
( https://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=29744:bollinger-would-build-coast-guard-icebreakers-at-tampa-shipyard&Itemid=223 ) …
I am familiar with Tampa Ship. MSC tried to finish two T-AOs there, the USNS Wheat was stretched there, and a SWATH T-AGOS was finished there.
“tried”?? That doesn’t sound good…
Wouldn’t be my pick but, hey I guess we’ll see
Tampa Ship has changed ownership and been seeking work for sometime. But they have one of the few big drydocks available in FLA.
From DefenseNews, “Galinis (head of the U.S. Navy’s surface ship program office–Chuck) also previewed upcoming major shipbuilding projects for the Navy, including the first heavy polar icebreaker in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, expected to be awarded early next year…” (emphasis applied) https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/07/13/us-navys-surface-ship-program-head-confident-on-meeting-355-ship-goal/
The latest amendment to the RFP pushes the deadline for commercial proposal to October, apparently due to the vacation season in Europe.
How dry is the Ink?/!
( https://wapo.st/2Mdki5O?tid=ss_mail&utm_term=.9742932d13ef ) …