Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael Haycock, Assistant Commandant for Acquisition & Chief Acquisition Officer, talks about his time aboard a Coast Guard heavy polar icebreaker and the importance of recapitalizing its capability. The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard under an integrated program office (IPO), released the request for proposal (RFP) March 2 for the advance procurement and detail design for the Coast Guard’s heavy polar icebreaker (HPIB), with options for detail design and construction (DD&C) for up to three HPIBs. The IPO is using a full and open competition strategy for DD&C; a single contract award will be made in fiscal year 2019.