Surface, Air, and Shore Operations

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Pricing Change 1 - 2025 Civilian Pay Raise Annualization: This pricing change represents the cost of fourth quarter of the calendar year 2025 2.0 U.S. Coast Guard Operations and Support Pricing Change 2 - 2026 Civilian Pay Raise and Annualization: This pricing change represents the cost of four quarters of the calendar year 2026 Pricing Change 3 - 2027 Military Pay Raise: This pricing change represents the cost of the first three quarters of the military pay increase for calendar year 2027, 7.0 percent for E-1 to E-5; 6.0 percent for E-6 to O-3; and 5.0 percent for O-4 and above. It is calculated by adding the annualization of prior year pay raise pricing change to the Base and Annualization amounts and multiplying that total by three-fourths of the pay Pricing Change 4 - 2026 Military Pay Raise and Annualization: This pricing change represents the cost of four quarters of the calendar year 2026 Pricing Change 5 - 2025 Military Pay Raise Annualization: This pricing change represents the cost of the fourth quarter of the calendar year 2025 Pricing Change 6 - Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) Adjustment: This pricing change reflects a decrease in the FY 2027 Pricing Change 7 - 2026 Federal Protective Service (FPS) Fee Adjustment: This pricing change reflects decreases in the cost of FPS for FY 2026 fees. This change is based on the FY 2026 Basic Security Assessment provided by FPS. Pricing Change 8 - 2026 General Services Administration (GSA) Rent: This pricing change reflects increases in the cost of facilities leased from GSA for FY 2026. This amount is determined by assessing all current Occupancy Agreements and incorporating GSA's projected lease costs for FY Pricing Change 9 - 2026 Law Enforcement Officer Pay Raise: This pricing change represents the cost of four quarters of the calendar year 2026 Pricing Change 10 - 2026 Military Allowances: This pricing change represents the cost of calendar year 2026 funding to maintain current services and ensure parity of allowances and healthcare with the DOW. Additional funding addresses Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) adjustments that were in effect on January 1, 2026. Healthcare costs include funding for USCG clinics, TRICARE, pharmaceuticals, use of Department of War (DOW) military treatment facilities, and Public Health Service physicians serving at USCG medical facilities. Pricing Change 11 - 2027 Military Allowances: This pricing change represents the cost of calendar year 2027 funding to maintain current services and ensure parity of allowances and healthcare with the DOW. Additional funding addresses BAH adjustments are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. Healthcare costs are forecasted using actuarial projections and include funding for USCG clinics, TRICARE, pharmaceuticals, use of DOW military treatment facilities, and Public Health Service physicians serving at USCG medical facilities. Pricing Change 12 - Annualizations of FY25 Anomalies: This pricing change represents the annualization of anomalies that were provided by Congress in the FY 2025 Full-Year Continuing Resolution for critical USCG initiatives and operations for asset follow-on. Pricing Change 13 - Base Cape Cod Contract Increases: This pricing change reflects increases in the cost of water and sewer services at Base Cape Cod following the National Guard's privatization of utilities for the Base. Pricing Change 14 - Capital Security Cost Sharing Increases: This pricing change reflects increases in the cost for DHS-wide revised Capital Security Cost Sharing bills for Federal departments and agencies for FY 2027. Pricing Change 15 - DOW JWICS and SIPR Fee Increases: This pricing change reflects increases in the cost for Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS) and Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) Network program adjustments for access and licenses. This enables USCG to continue interacting with intelligence, cyber, defense, and operational communities at the Secret and Top-Secret level. Pricing Change 16 - Federal Protective Service (FPS) Fee Adjustment: This pricing change reflects decreases in the cost of FPS fees. This change is based on the FY 2027 Basic Security Assessment provided by FPS. Pricing Change 17 - General Services Administration Vehicle Pricing Increases: This pricing change reflects increases in the cost of GSA leased vehicles to meet specific operational requirements. Pricing Change 18 - High Frequency Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) Network Services: This pricing change reflects increases associated with the USCG's intra-governmental agreement for the High Frequency (HF) Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) Network. This network enables long-range tactical communications for USCG assets with other operational units, shore units, and Customs and Border Protection assets. Pricing Change 19 - Non-Recur of FY25 Anomalies: This pricing change reflects decreases for non-recur funding from the anomalies provided by Congress in the FY 2025 Full-Year Continuing Resolution that were for critical USCG initiatives and operations for asset follow-on. Pricing Change 20 - Regional Security Guard Contract Increases: This pricing change reflects increases in the cost of regional security guard Pricing Change 21 - Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) Increases: This pricing change reflects increases for operations and maintenance of the U.S. Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) program. The USCG will assume U.S. Lead Federal Agency for SARSAT program management, and Competent Authority of the International Cospas-Sarsat Program from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The USCG will be responsible for the U.S. Mission Control Center (USMCC) contract, ground system maintenance and associated contracts, and other program expenses.

Extracted from United States Coast Guard, p. 6. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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