The Military Sealift Command (MSC) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $48,713.14 to ECI Defense Group, Inc., a specialty defense parts supplier based in Lawrenceville, Georgia, for the procurement of bearing assembly brackets for the USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), a supply ship operated by the Navy. The contract, awarded on August 5, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 2, 2026, is for two specific bearing bracket assemblies (Part Numbers 33-0054-01 and 33-0053-01) designed to support the ship's No. 2 Emergency Fire Pump, which is classified as critical ship equipment where failure could pose hazards to the vessel, crew, or environment. This procurement was not set aside for small businesses and was awarded as a sole source contract, with performance taking place in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and delivery required to the MSC W143 Warehouse in Norfolk, Virginia.
The solicitation, posted on July 1, 2025, required the contractor to possess established proprietary rights to the technical drawings and manufacturing specifications for the bearing assemblies, as the Military Sealift Command lacked sufficient technical information to evaluate equivalent non-OEM replacement parts. ECI Defense Group, Inc., which operates as a division of Buffalo Pumps and holds the proprietary rights to the required components, was selected based on technical capability and pricing through a firm fixed-price arrangement. The procurement falls under the simplified acquisition threshold and includes specific requirements for packaging, marking, duty-free entry processing, and compliance with Buy American provisions, with an estimated production lead time of 180 days and delivery on an FOB Destination basis.
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