USNS LUCY STONE Steering Gear Parts

The Military Sealift Command is soliciting MacGregor USA Inc to supply steering gear parts for the USNS LUCY STONE (T-AO 209) under solicitation N3220526Q7133, with a final response deadline of May 6, 2026. The contract is structured as a firm fixed price procurement with a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable award basis, requiring all offers to meet strict technical compliance including adherence to specified parts, delivery timelines, and regulatory clauses, with award going to the lowest priced technically acceptable response. The scope includes delivery of O-rings and seal kits across sixteen line items, with all goods required to be delivered no later than July 1, 2026, to the MSC Warehouse in Norfolk, Virginia under FOB Destination terms, transferring risk to the government upon receipt. Compliance with military packaging and marking standards is mandatory, including MIL-STD-129 for labeling, MIL-STD-2073-1 and ASTM D3951 for packaging, ISPM 15 for wood materials, and MIL-STD-130 for unique item identification using two-dimensional data matrix barcodes compliant with ISO/IEC 16022, requiring machine-readable marks derived from enterprise identifiers without an issuing agency code. The contract enforces extensive regulatory and security requirements, incorporating numerous FAR and DFARS clauses covering prohibiting inverted domestic corporations, convict labor, trafficking in persons, child labor, sustainable products, cybersecurity safeguards for covered defense information, electronic funds transfer payment, and prohibition on acquiring telecommunications equipment or services from covered entities like Huawei and ZTE. Subcontracting must adhere to 52.244-6 for commercial services and require flow-down of UID requirements, while also prohibiting procurement from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the Maduro regime. All offerors must be registered in SAM, comply with electronic invoicing via WAWF using approved formats, and submit certifications regarding size status, socioeconomic categories, and representation on prohibited equipment. Delivery documentation must include the ship’s name, requisition number, and purchase order number with 2-inch stenciled markings, and prior contradictory labels must be removed. The contracting officer is Robert Vance, reachable via email, with Mychael Smith designated as the technical point of contact for inspection and acceptance, and payment processing handled through the DoDAAC N50082. No contract value is provided as pricing fields remain un