PIPE FITTINGS

The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound is soliciting pipe fittings including elbows, couplings, tees (reducing and standard), flanges, pipe, tube, pipe hangers, returns, and pilot bosses under solicitation N0040626Q0236, which is a Total Small Business Set-Aside as defined under FAR 19.5, restricting eligibility to small business concerns only. The solicitation requires compliance with ANSI B16.9 for fittings, ASTM-D-3951 for packaging and preservation, and MIL-STD-2073 and MIL-STD-147 for packaging, unitization, and protection during transport, with strict prohibitions on asbestos, excelsior, loose fill polystyrene, and unapproved paper materials. Wood packaging must be heat-treated to 56°C for 30 minutes and certified by an ALSC-recognized agency, while all items must be marked with NSN or part number, nomenclature, quantity, contract number, and contractor and delivery addresses in accordance with ASTM-D-3951 and MIL-STD-129; unique item identification using a 2D Data Matrix per MIL-STD-130 is required for specifically identified items. Delivery must be completed on or before August 14, 2026, to the U.S. Navy facility in Sasebo, Japan, under FOB Origin terms, meaning the Government assumes responsibility for transportation from the contractor’s location. Quotes will be evaluated based on technical acceptability, price, delivery schedule, and Supplier Performance Risk System rating without predefined weights, using a trade-off approach under FAR 12.203 to select the most advantageous offer. The contract will be awarded on a Firm Fixed Price basis under FAR 52.212-4 and 52.212-5, with payment processed exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow using the assigned DoDAACs, and contractors must use electronic funds transfer as mandated by FAR 52.232-33. All offerors must be registered in SAM.gov with a valid UEI, and must complete mandatory representations including compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding covered defense information, prohibition of procurement from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the Maduro regime, disclosure of payments to influence federal transactions, and certification of non-exclusion from federal