USNS ROBERT F KENNEDY - Watertight Door

The Military Sealift Command is soliciting a sliding watertight door for the USNS ROBERT F KENNEDY, with the solicitation number N3220526Q7134 and a revised response deadline of May 1, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The procurement is for a single commercial item under a Firm-Fixed-Price contract structured as a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable award, where technical compliance takes precedence over price. Offers must fully meet all technical specifications, including correct part numbers, delivery timelines, and compliance with applicable standards such as MIL-STD-130 for Item Unique Identification, MIL-STD-129 for packaging and labeling, and ISPM-15 for wood packaging materials. The delivered item must bear a two-dimensional data matrix symbol with a Unique Item Identifier encoded per ISO/IEC 15434, including enterprise identifier, serial number, and part/lot information, and must be reported to the DoD IUID Registry prior to acceptance. The product must be shipped to the MSC Warehouse at 1968 Gilbert Street, Building W143 DW 10, Norfolk, VA, under FOB Destination terms, with the contractor bearing all costs and risks until delivery. The item is classified as a critical safety component, triggering enhanced quality assurance requirements under DFARS 252.209-7010. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management and provide their Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code, and must comply with a comprehensive set of FAR and DFARS clauses, including those governing subcontractor control, employment practices, trafficking in persons, sustainable products, cybersecurity safeguarding, and prohibitions on procurement from certain foreign jurisdictions including Xinjiang and Russia. Invoicing must be conducted exclusively through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, and all deliverables must be marked and labeled per MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130, with all prior conflicting markings removed. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to the contracting officer, Caren Edanol, in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Office format only, and must include a written affirmation that all technical requirements can be met. The Government will perform final inspection and acceptance at the destination warehouse, and the contract will be awarded to the lowest-priced offeror whose proposal is determined to be technically acceptable, with no price or technical trade-offs permitted. No socioeconomic set-asides are