Duplex strainer

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks to procure one (1) Duplex Strainer, Model 72-48F-EQUIV, for its Maritime Military Academy (MMA) Condenser Cooling System upgrade. This solicitation has been issued as a sole source procurement based on the determination that only Fluid Filtration Corporation's Duplex Strainer meets the specific piping and structural engineering design requirements outlined in engineering drawing 175-WLM-256-006. The Coast Guard's justification for this procurement is based on FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), establishing that only one responsible source is available to satisfy the agency's requirements. Since this is a sole source award, no competitive evaluation criteria will be applied; instead, the Coast Guard has determined fair and reasonable pricing through market research. The deadline for this solicitation is March 17, 2026, providing interested parties with one week from the posting date of March 10, 2026 to submit inquiries or responses.

This procurement carries no small business set-aside designation. Jobe & Company Inc., located at 10943 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, Maryland, has been selected as the sole source contractor to supply the equipment. While no specific award value is disclosed in the solicitation materials, the purchase falls within the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) threshold, indicating it exceeds the micro-purchase threshold but remains below the SAP ceiling. The Coast Guard will receive one unit of the specified Duplex Strainer as the deliverable quantity. The place of performance for this procurement is Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Maryland, where the equipment will be installed as part of the MMA Condenser Cooling System upgrade project.