EPD HOLDER, HEAD & HOLDER, CHEST NUC

The solicitation N39040Q5325E029, issued by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard under the Department of Defense, seeks small business vendors to fabricate and deliver 600 EPD holders—400 chest-type and 200 head-type—per specified technical drawings, with freight included in the unit pricing. The effort is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 334519, restricting eligibility to small businesses certified in the System for Award Management and requiring compliance with the Small Business Program Representations Alternate I and Post-Award Rerepresentation clauses. Delivery must be completed within 50 weeks after receipt of order, with FOB Destination as the required shipping term, and performance is to occur at Kittery, Maine, with administrative oversight based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Proposals must adhere to strict technical acceptability criteria including Non-Destructive Testing per MIL-STD-2132D and MIL-DTL-32386, quality system certification to MIL-I-45208 or ISO 9001/9002 with applicable STR-ISO supplements, and compliance with NAVSEA-specific packaging, marking, and preservation standards including D-247-H002, D-211-H001, and D-211-H005, as well as prohibited materials under D-247-W001. All offers must include complete pricing for all line items; omission results in automatic rejection. The evaluation is strictly Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, where failure in any of the four mandatory factors—Technical Capability, Delivery Schedule, Past Performance, or Pricing—results in immediate disqualification regardless of price competitiveness. Contractors must comply with stringent cybersecurity and information safeguarding requirements per DFARS 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7024, handle safeguarded defense information, and adhere to export control provisions including C-227-H003 and H-227-H004 concerning naval nuclear propulsion information. Payment will be processed via WAWF or Government Commercial Purchase Card up to $100,000, with invoicing governed by NAVSEA-specific instructions, and claims under the contract are subject to the Disputes and Protest After Award clauses. Full compliance with organizational conflict of interest disclosures under H-20