Senator Baldwin Announces $5.2 Million Contract for Sturgeon Bay Business

STURGEON BAY, WI – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced today that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Marine Travelift in Sturgeon Bay a $5.2 million contract for equipment to support maintenance and repairs of the Coast Guard fleet, estimated to support 50-60 jobs. Senator Baldwin successfully pushed the Coast Guard to ensure the Buy America Act was abided by for this project, in line with her work to strengthen Buy America requirements for federal contracts to ensure taxpayer dollars are supporting the Made in Wisconsin economy and Wisconsin workers.

“To me, it’s simple: when we invest taxpayer dollars, we should be supporting American businesses, workers, and communities whenever possible,” said Senator Baldwin. “I was proud to champion strong Buy America requirements so businesses like Marine Travelift and workers in Northeastern Wisconsin reap the benefits of critical investments we’re making to safeguard our nation.”

“Marine Travelift is honored to be selected for this critical task to support the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard,” said Marine Travelift President and CEO Erich Pfeifer. “They deserve the best U.S.-built equipment to help accomplish their life-saving missions, and supplier opportunities like this are a direct result of Senator Baldwin's relentless push to ensure fairness for Wisconsin manufacturers in federal agency purchasing.”

Marine Travelift was awarded a $5.2 million contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to build a 620-ton mobile boat hoist, the largest such unit any U.S. federal agency has ever acquired. The funding comes from the annual funding legislation Senator Baldwin supported for fiscal year 2019.

Senator Baldwin has long championed Buy America policies to support American businesses and workers. She fought to advance her American Made Navy Act in this year’s annual defense legislation, which would ensure by 2033 any new Navy ship purchased uses 100% domestically produced materials. She also successfully worked to include strong Buy America standards in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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