§5115 Major grants, contracts, or other transactions

Summary

The Commandant must tell certain congressional committees and the Coast Guard Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs at least 3 full business days before the Coast Guard makes or awards big grants or contracts. That includes grants over $1,000,000; contracts, other agreements, or task or delivery orders (or letters of intent) over $4,000,000; task or delivery orders that obligate more than $10,000,000 from multi-year Coast Guard funds; sole-source grants; or when the Coast Guard publicly says it plans to do any of those things. The notice must say the award amount, the fiscal year of the money, the kind of contract, who gets it (name and location), and which account will pay for it. If giving notice would put people’s lives, health, or safety at serious risk, the Commandant may proceed without the advance notice but must notify the committees within 5 full business days after the award. The rule does not cover money that cannot be obligated. The named committees are the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Senate Appropriations Committee; the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; and the House Appropriations Committee.