Millinocket JandA Paint UWHC 2021 redacted.pdf

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract concerns the procurement of underwater hull coating materials for the USNS Millinocket. The Military Sealift Command Norfolk intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a sole source basis to The Sherwin-Williams Company, as the original equipment manufacturer and authorized provider. The Sherwin-Williams Company will supply 65 gallons of Novaplate buff primer, 50 gallons of Novaplate white primer, 80 gallons of Novaplate light gray primer, 250 gallons each of Seaguard 5000 HS in red oxide and light gray, 5 gallons of Seaguard 5000 HS black, 250 gallons of Seavoyage red primer, 500 gallons of Seavoyage black primer, and various solvents. In 2015, comparative testing was performed with the Sherwin-Williams system on one side of the Millinocket and an alternative system on the other, with the Sherwin-Williams system determined superior after three years of use. The Department of the Navy will continue periodic market surveys but has approved the Sherwin-Williams system for ongoing support and environmental protection needs.