This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command to Jamaica Bearings Co., Inc., a global value-added distributor and subchapter S corporation. The contract has a potential value of $176,304.00 and a completion date of August 23, 2021. The contract is for the delivery of ECS valves and does not have a set-aside designation.
The original solicitation was issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures Authority and included provisions related to item unique identification, Wide Area Workflow payment instructions, equal opportunity clauses, and Buy American requirements. Offerors were required to be government-approved sources of supply, and distributors had to submit authorized distributor letters. The contract is likely part of the agency's efforts to support maintenance and logistics programs for military vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and systems, based on Jamaica Bearings Co., Inc.'s past experience as a prime contractor providing a variety of bearing products, components, and related services to the Defense Logistics Agency.