Insulation (Pipe & Sheet)

The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound is soliciting insulation products including pipe and sheet insulation under solicitation number N0040626Q0239, with a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 326140 and FAR 19.5. The requirement is for non-halogen rubber foam insulation sheets measuring 3/4-inch thick by 3 feet wide by 4 feet long, and pipe covers in six standard imperial sizes ranging from 1-inch to 6-inch IPS, all with 3/4-inch thickness and 6-foot length. The delivery schedule requires all items to be shipped by July 3, 2026, to the SRF and JRMC facility in Yokosuka, Japan, with FOB origin terms placing transportation responsibilities and costs on the government through the NAVSUP WSS Shipment Processing office. Contractors must complete the automated Ready-to-Ship web form and ensure compliance with ASTM-D-3951 packaging standards, prohibiting asbestos, excelsior, loose fill polystyrene, and non-treated wood; all non-coniferous and manufactured wood is exempt from heat treatment but must meet safe handling and stacking requirements. Items requiring unique identification must comply with MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129, ensuring machine-readable marks verified per Appendix A of MIL-STD-130, and no issuing agency code may be physically printed on the item. All offers must be submitted by June 17, 2026, at 1:00 PM local time, and quotations must cover the entire effort or risk rejection. Proposals will be evaluated on technical merit including delivery date, price, and past performance in no order of relative importance, with the award going to the most advantageous offer per RFO 12.203. The contract will be firm fixed price, placing full financial risk on the contractor. Subcontracting for commercial products must comply with updated FAR 52.244-6 and DFARS 252.244-7999, both under deviation 2026-00038 and 2026-00015 respectively. Mandatory clauses include prohibitions on hexavalent chromium, exclusion of business with the Maduro regime and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, cybersecurity safeguarding under DFARS 252.2