United States Coast Guard Instituted C Offshore Patrol Cutter Extraordinary R Guidance Could Be Improved

Coast Guard instituted controls for P.L. 85-804 extraordinary relief. Specifically, Coast Guard hired a senior review team for an independent status review of the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program and commissioned independent reviews of the contractor’s business systems. After receiving the contractor’s request for extraordinary relief, Coast Guard created P.L. 85-804 review and re-compete teams to review the contractor’s cost and schedule relief request. In addition, to cover the operational gaps while the contractor built the OPCs, Coast Guard created a service program to extend the useful life of its 270-foot Medium Endurance Cutters.