USNS GUADALUPE -Rudder and Stern Frame

The Military Sealift Command is soliciting Rudder and Stern Frame parts in support of the USNS GUADALUPE (T-AO 200), with the requirement specifically calling for Grease Seals Garlock SPLKLOZ (P/N: 23X8526), Packing Sets (P/N: VSPLIT-26-1/4"X24-1/4"X2-3/8 and VSPLIT-25-3/4"X23-3/4"X2-3/8), and Braided Packing (P/N: 921-1), all of which must be direct replacements compatible with Garlock brand components and are used across all T-AO 187 class vessels. The solicitation, issued under number N3220526Q7172, has been amended to extend the response deadline to June 18, 2026, with initial issuance on June 3, 2026, and is unfettered by any set-aside status under NAICS code 339991. All items are priced under a Firm Fixed Price arrangement, with delivery required by July 1, 2027, to the Military Sealift Command BATS warehouse in San Diego, California, under FOB Destination terms. The parts are designated as ship critical safety items and are subject to heightened risk-based quality surveillance. Compliance with a broad array of Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses is mandatory, including prohibitions on counterfeit or restricted-source components, cybersecurity safeguards aligned with NIST SP 800-171, and adherence to the Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management, maintain an electronic business point of contact, and provide required representations regarding excluded parties, covered telecommunications, and business operations with sanctioned regimes. Payments must be submitted electronically via the Wide Area Workflow system using specified DoDAAC codes, and invoicing follows strict protocols based on item type, with cost-type items requiring cost vouchers and fixed-price items requiring invoices and receiving reports. Inspection and acceptance will be conducted at the destination by the MSC Program Management Centralized and Supt Staff in Norfolk, Virginia, with Marke Irby as the designated point of contact. Additional compliance obligations include provisions on child labor, equal opportunity, sustainable acquisition, electronic payments, contractor transparency, and the prohibition of text messaging while