Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a purchase order to Marco Rubber & Plastics, LLC, a small business, for $47,100 in EPDM sponge tubing on February 6, 2026, set aside for total small business. Performance occurs at the awardee's facility in Seabrook, New Hampshire. The order requires delivery of EPDM sponge tubing (1/2" outer diameter by 1/4" inner diameter, part number TES1000-6.35X3.18) for use as Dura-X tile gaskets, with ultimate completion by May 1, 2026. Pricing is firm fixed price. The underlying solicitation, posted January 21, 2026, specified brand-name mandatory procurement from Marco Rubber and Plastics and an all-or-none requirement for 30,000 feet of tubing to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.