USNS COMFORT Fuel Oil Parts

The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command is soliciting commercial fuel oil parts for the USNS COMFORT vessel under solicitation number N3220526Q7028. The procurement encompasses measuring, dispensing, and pumping equipment manufacturing services, with specific focus on fuel oil purifier parts replacement and testing. The solicitation incorporates extensive Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses requiring offerors to demonstrate compliance with federal labor standards, cybersecurity requirements, domestic manufacturing preferences, and prohibitions on contracting with certain foreign entities and providers of restricted telecommunications equipment. Evaluation will be based on offerors' ability to meet technical specifications, compliance with all regulatory representations, and business ethics certifications. The solicitation was posted on December 17, 2025, with proposals due by December 23, 2025, providing a compressed six-day response window.

This procurement does not utilize a small business set-aside, though the solicitation incorporates provisions for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, and HUBZone small business concerns. GEA WESTALIA has been identified as the sole-source vendor for the W151 Fuel Oil Purifier Parts Replacement and Testing based on proprietary rights justification, as GEA WESTALIA owns exclusive proprietary data related to their bearings and is the sole manufacturer capable of producing these specific one-to-one replacement parts. The required delivery date for completion is August 1, 2026. While specific quantity details and total award values are not explicitly stated in the available documentation, the parts are designed as seamless replacements requiring no trans-alteration to the vessel's current configuration. Performance of the work will occur aboard the USNS COMFORT vessel.