HOSE

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Nuclear Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, is soliciting quotations for two specific freshwater discharge hose assemblies, identified by part numbers HCD400X50BBSBR and HCD400X25BBSBR, under a total small business set-aside solicitation numbered SPMYM126Q4063. All items must be brand new, with no refurbished or used components permitted, and the solicitation is exclusively reserved for small businesses as defined under FAR 19.5. Responses are due by 6:00 PM EST on April 30, 2026, and must be submitted via email to Tia Palmer at tia.palmer@dla.mil in Word, Excel, or PDF format, organized into separate technical and price volumes without unnecessary formatting. Delivery is required within 15 days after receipt of order, with FOB destination terms meaning the contractor bears all shipping costs and assumes full responsibility until the Government accepts the items at the designated location in Portsmouth, Virginia. The contracting activity is managed by DLA Maritime - Norfolk, with payment processed exclusively through WAWF using the appropriate ACRN, AAI, and DoDAAC codes, and no alternative invoicing methods are accepted. The contract imposes rigorous compliance requirements under multiple FAR clauses, including small business subcontracting plans, limitations on subcontracting, and affirmative representations to verify small business status with full disclosure of immediate and highest-level ownership CAGE codes and UEI identifiers. Inspection and acceptance are performed at origin or destination, with the Government retaining authority to reject nonconforming items based on part number accuracy, traceability via CAGE and NSN codes, absence of defects, and compliance with packaging and labeling standards specifying “UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE” and the contract administration office address. Additional requirements include adherence to cybersecurity prohibitions on Chinese-origin telecom equipment, compliance with labor standards including prevailing wages and paid sick leave, avoidance of prohibited vendors such as Kaspersky and ByteDance, and adherence to ethics and anti-trafficking provisions. Evaluation will be based on a trade-off process favoring the proposal most advantageous to the Government, prioritizing technical capability and price over other factors, with no LPTA determination specified. Contractors must also meet NNSY access protocols using DBIDS, avoid additive manufacturing unless explicitly authorized, and ensure all submitted documentation fully satisfies procurement regulations, including traceability, certification, and supply chain transparency requirements