Editing Keeper-class cutter (section)

== In-service vessel sustainment ==
Keeper-class ships were designed to serve for thirty years.  In order to reach that goal, the Coast Guard has awarded class-wide contracts for a number of major maintenance items:

* In 2023, Adrick Marine Group won a $5 million contract to upgrade [[Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning|HVAC]] systems<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |title=Coast Guard awards contract for work on coastal buoy tenders |url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Newsroom/Latest-Acquisition-News/Article/3342766/coast-guard-awards-contract-for-work-on-coastal-buoy-tenders/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcms.uscg.mil%2FOur-Organization%2FAssistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9%2FNewsroom%2FLatest-Acquisition-News%2FArticle%2F3342766%2Fcoast-guard-awards-contract-for-work-on-coastal-buoy-tenders%2F |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=United States Coast Guard |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* In 2023, Exail won a $2.2 million contract to replace the [[gyrocompass]] on each ship<ref>{{Cite web |last=ESD |date=2023-06-16 |title=Exail to Supply USCG Buoy Tenders with Advanced Navigation Systems |url=https://euro-sd.com/2023/06/news/32344/exail-to-supply-uscg-buoy-tenders-with-advanced-navigation-systems/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=euro-sd.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2022, Appleton Marine won an $18.8 million contract to service the main crane and hydraulic systems<ref name=":16" />