This contract award was made by the Military Sealift Command (MSC), a defense agency within the U.S. Department of the Navy, to Western Fire & Safety Co, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The $29,450 firm-fixed-price delivery order is for the USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) and is set aside for small businesses.
The contract is a delivery order under the MSC Fire Fighting Systems 2012-2017 multiple-award indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV). Western Fire & Safety Co, Inc. has a long history of providing firefighting equipment, inspection, testing, and maintenance services to various federal agencies, particularly the U.S. Navy and MSC. The company currently holds two significant IDVs with MSC worth up to $7.1 million and $13.3 million for SCBA support services and shipboard firefighting support, respectively, demonstrating its critical role in maintaining fire safety systems for the MSC's global fleet operations.