USNS ROBERT F KENNEDY - Watertight Door

The Military Sealift Command, a component of the Department of the Navy, is seeking to procure one sliding watertight door (model J760-EP009 with starter panel J760-EP010) to support the USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208). The procurement is being conducted as a simplified acquisition for commercial products under solicitation number N3220526Q7134, with the contracting officer Caren Edanol available at 564-226-1263. The watertight door is designated as a ship critical safety item subject to heightened quality assurance surveillance and must comply with extensive FAR and DFARS requirements, including DoD item unique identification standards, buy American provisions, and cybersecurity safeguarding measures. Evaluation will be based on meeting the specified technical requirements and firm fixed-price quotations, with delivery required by October 22, 2026. The original response deadline of April 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM has been extended to May 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST to allow additional time for offer submission, with offerors required to acknowledge receipt of the amendment prior to the extended deadline.

The solicitation is set aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), though it remains open to unrestricted competition. The requirement specifically calls for procurement of the Korea Steel A-0 Class Watertight Door model J760-EP009, with a brand name justification provided in the solicitation documents based on standardization requirements to maintain fleet configuration baseline across all TAO 205 John Lewis Class Vessels. The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed-price basis with one unit required. Delivery must be made FOB Destination to the MSC Warehouse in Norfolk, Virginia (DoDAAC N32205), with inspection and acceptance conducted at both origin and destination. The item must be duty-free entered into the U.S. via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Transportation module, and vendors must provide 48-hour advance notification to MSC_N48_Transportation_Team@us.navy.mil prior to delivery.