Sole Source to Florida Hose & Rubber LLC for Hydraulic cylinders and Pneumatic cylinders Repairs

The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command is seeking hydraulic cylinder and pneumatic cylinder repair services through a sole source procurement to Florida Hose & Rubber LLC. This solicitation falls under NAICS code 811310 for Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance, specifically categorized as maintenance, repair, and rebuilding of special industry machinery under PSC code J036. The procurement is structured as a sole source award, indicating that Florida Hose & Rubber LLC has been determined to be the only viable contractor capable of providing these specialized repair services. The solicitation was posted on August 27, 2025, with responses due by August 29, 2025, providing potential respondents with an extremely tight two-day window. Supporting documentation includes a redacted sole source justification and standard contract clauses for services involving government furnished property.

This procurement does not utilize any small business set-aside designations, reflecting the sole source nature of the award to Florida Hose & Rubber LLC, which appears to be the incumbent or designated contractor for these services. The contract opportunity does not specify award values, quantities of equipment to be repaired, or detailed performance timelines in the publicly available information. Work will be performed in Panama City Beach, Florida (ZIP code 32407), suggesting the services will support naval operations or facilities in that geographic area. The rapid solicitation timeline and sole source designation indicate this is likely an urgent requirement for critical hydraulic and pneumatic system repairs that cannot be delayed for a competitive procurement process. The inclusion of government furnished property clauses suggests that some equipment or materials will be provided by the Navy for the repair operations.