EXHAUST SILENCER

The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound is soliciting for three critical exhaust components: an Exhaust Silencer with part number 501-C 5106-1-S-29004, an Exhaust Bellows Assembly with part number GA304717, and an Exhaust Assembly with part number GA304718. This procurement is branded exclusively to GT Exhaust Systems Incorporated, though interested parties may respond to demonstrate capability and influence the government’s decision on whether to proceed competitively. The requirement is set aside entirely for small businesses, including HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, and 8(a) program concerns, under a total small business set-aside with NAICS code 332919. Proposals must be submitted via SAM.gov and include a valid Unique Entity ID and CAGE code, with all offerors required to be registered in the System for Award Management under FAR 52.204-7. The contract is firm fixed price, and evaluation will consider technical capability, delivery date, price, and past performance without relative weighting, with expedited delivery on or before May 4, 2026, serving as a decisive evaluation factor. Although the original delivery date was May 4, 2026, a contract modification extended the firm deadline to June 30, 2026, with delivery point designated to USN SRF-JRMC Sasebo, Japan, under FOB Origin terms where the government assumes transportation responsibility after shipment from the contractor’s facility. All items must comply with MIL-STD-130 for Unique Item Identification, MIL-STD-129 for shipping marks, and ASTM-D-3951 for commercial packaging, prohibiting asbestos, excelsior, loose polystyrene, and non-treated wood. Packaging must be robust for multi-modal transport and include mandatory labeling with NSN or part number, contract number, quantity, and origin and destination details. Bar coding is not required unless specified, but any UID-marked items must use ISO/IEC 16022 compliant 2D Data Matrix symbols encoded with ISO/IEC 15434 standards. Contract administration requires invoicing exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow, and payment will be processed upon receipt and acceptance at the destination. The contracting officer is Taura Helms, with inspection and acceptance conducted by the government