Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
USNS CODY (T-EPF 14) - Eye Wash Stations
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) headquarters in Norfolk wants quotes on portable eye wash stations and parts for the USNS CODY (T-EPF 14): 22 units, 22 thermal covers and 6 cases of additive. No set-aside is used. A justification memo names Guardian Equipment as the required brand, so quotes must match Guardian part numbers. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern. More in the summary
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The Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) headquarters in Norfolk wants quotes on portable eye wash stations and parts for the USNS CODY (T-EPF 14): 22 units, 22 thermal covers and 6 cases of additive. No set-aside is used. A justification memo names Guardian Equipment as the required brand, so quotes must match Guardian part numbers. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Supply the Guardian Equipment parts named in the schedule (G1540BA-R, G1540, G1540TC), as the justification memo names Guardian Equipment as the required brand
- Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)
How to submit: Email to the contracting officer and contract specialist named in block 9 of the Standard Form 1449 (their addresses are blank in the text read). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Date passed (Oct 5, 2026): Brand-name Guardian Equipment parts. The justification memo, dated October 5, 2026, names Guardian Equipment as the required brand and says the parts must be compatible with existing equipment. A firm that cannot supply these exact part numbers cannot quote.
- Worth checking: Different delivery dates in two documents. The solicitation says delivery on or before January 8, 2027, but the justification memo lists a required delivery date of December 28, 2026. Ask the contracting officer which governs.
- Worth checking: Duty-free entry steps and customs costs on the seller. The material requires duty-free entry into the U.S., and you must start that request in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). Customs fees from skipping it are not reimbursed.
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- Worth checking: Quote must not include your standard terms. Attaching your own commercial terms and conditions can be treated as a material defect and get the quote rejected.
- Minor: Advance delivery notice and packaging rules. Delivery needs 48-hour advance notice to the MSC transportation team, delivery between 7:30 am and 3:00 pm Eastern, wood packaging that meets ISPM 15, and 2-inch stenciled markings.
- Minor: Personal safety device listed as ship critical safety item. The critical safety items clause lists a personal safety device, which gets heightened quality surveillance. The text does not say which line it covers.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- Solicitation - N3220527Q7011.pdf (read)
- JA - 27Q7001_Redacted.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- CLIN 0002 (contract line item number: one priced line of the order): 16 GAL PORTABLE EYE WASH UNIT, part number G1540, QTY 22 Each
- CLIN 0003: ORANGE THERMAL COVER FOR PORTABLE EYEWASH, part number G1540TC, QTY 22 Each
- CLIN 0001: CASE OF (4) 8OZ BACTERIOSTATIC ADDITIVE, part number G1540BA-R, QTY 6 Each
- Deliver on or before January 8, 2027 to the MSC Warehouse in Norfolk, VA
- Pack and mark per the packaging instructions, with 48-hour advance notice before delivery
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) purchase order for commercial products; free on board (FOB) destination, meaning the seller pays shipping to Norfolk
- Period of performance
- One-time delivery on or before January 8, 2027 (justification memo lists a required delivery date of December 28, 2026)
- Place of performance
- Delivery to MSC Warehouse, 1968 Gilbert Street, Naval Base Bldg W143 DW 10, Norfolk, VA 23511-2313; items are for the USNS CODY (T-EPF 14)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): the lowest price among quotes that meet every requirement. The provision also says the order may go to the quote most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the contracting officer and contract specialist named in block 9 of the Standard Form 1449 (their addresses are blank in the text read)
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical: the quote must meet the required parts, delivery dates and terms, and state that all aspects, including delivery date and part numbers, can be met
- Price: evaluated for reasonableness
What to include when you submit
- Price quote: each item's unit price including packing, shipping and item unique identification (IUID) if applicable, extended price, and total firm fixed price
- List any discount terms
- Give a description with part number for every item so the Government can check the parts match
- State the lead time for delivery and confirm the delivery method and destination
- Identify the country of product origin
- Complete and submit the representations and certifications provisions of the solicitation
- Send quotes in Adobe or Microsoft Office format; no other method of submission is acceptable
- Do not include your standard commercial terms and conditions; a quote with them may be rejected as non-responsive
After award, you must have
- Register in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), the Government's electronic invoicing system, to get paid From Solicitation - N3220527Q7011.pdf:
Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. A justification memo for other than full and open competition gives a Thompson Safety contact in Annapolis, MD with the Guardian Equipment brand; its Government estimate field is blank.
Not in the notice text
- The email addresses of the contracting officer and contract specialist (block 9 of the Standard Form 1449) are not in the text read
- Which delivery date applies: January 8, 2027 in the solicitation or December 28, 2026 in the justification memo
- No Government estimate or budget is given
- The justification memo also lists part numbers G1540CVR and G1540HTR that are not in the schedule
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to the contracting officer and contract specialist named in block 9 of the Standard Form 1449 (their addresses are blank in the text read). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- MSCHQ Norfolk, VA
- Product/service code
- 2090 · Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 339113)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Procure Portable Eye Wash Stations for use onboard the USNS CODY (T-EPF 14).
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