Solicitation
USNS HENRY J. KAISER Main Engine Jacket Water Cooler Gasket Sets
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy (MSCHQ Norfolk), for Military Sealift Command, wants QTY 2 Each Tranter gasket sets for the main engine jacket water cooler on the ship USNS Henry J. Kaiser, delivered to San Diego, CA, by September 13, 2027. No set-aside is used, and the award goes to the lowest priced technically acceptable quote. The response due date is November 3, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 2 attachments weren't read (BRAND NAME_Redacted.pdf). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Navy (MSCHQ Norfolk), for Military Sealift Command, wants QTY 2 Each Tranter gasket sets for the main engine jacket water cooler on the ship USNS Henry J. Kaiser, delivered to San Diego, CA, by September 13, 2027. No set-aside is used, and the award goes to the lowest priced technically acceptable quote. The response due date is November 3, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Complete the solicitation's representations and certifications and send them with the quote
How to submit: Email to the contracting officer and contract specialist named in block 9 of the Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449, the form that is the solicitation); Adobe or Microsoft Office format only. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 24, 2026.
- Worth checking: Specific manufacturer and model named. The item is a gasket set for a named Tranter model and serial number. A Brand Name Justification is attached but was not read, so a reseller must confirm it can supply that exact part.
- Worth checking: Duty free entry required. The material must come in duty free, and the contractor must start the request in PIEE or pay any customs fees itself.
- Worth checking: Item unique identification marking. The item must carry a DoD unique identification mark, and the cost of marking must be in the unit price.
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- Worth checking: No vendor terms in the quote. A quote that includes the vendor's own standard terms may be rejected as non-responsive.
- Minor: Delivery notice and location. Delivery needs 48 hours of advance notice, and the packaging text names both San Diego and Port Hueneme as possible delivery locations, so confirm which one applies.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 1 of 2 not read. Show which files.
- Solicitation - N3220527Q7021.pdf (read)
- BRAND NAME_Redacted.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Item 0001: gasket set for model LXP-400-L-6-HP-40 per S/N (serial number) P-28271-H, manufacturer Tranter Inc., QTY 2 Each, firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing)
- Mark each part with a DoD unique identification (item unique identification, IUID: a machine-readable mark that tracks each item) or a DoD recognized equivalent
- Request duty free entry through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Transportation module; the order will not be changed to repay customs fees if you skip this
- Pack and crate per DoD packaging rules, with wood packaging meeting the ISPM 15 standard (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures). Mark boxes with 2-inch stenciled letters including MARK FOR: USNS HENRY J KAISER (T-AO 187).
- Deliver to the Military Sealift Command BATS warehouse, 9284 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA, on or before September 13, 2027, FOB Destination (the seller pays freight to the door)
- Give 48 hours of advance notice before delivery, with contract number, requisition number, quantity, weight and dimensions; the warehouse's hours are 7:30 am to 3:00 pm Pacific Time
- Invoice through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF, the DoD electronic invoicing system) using a combined invoice and receiving report
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order, brand name
- Period of performance
- Delivery on or before September 13, 2027
- Place of performance
- USA per SAM.gov; delivery to San Diego, CA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA): the lowest priced quote that meets the requirements
- Offers due
- November 3, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the contracting officer and contract specialist named in block 9 of the Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449, the form that is the solicitation); Adobe or Microsoft Office format only
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical: the quoted parts meet the requirements, including part numbers, required delivery date, and terms and conditions
- Price: the Government evaluates quoted pricing for reasonableness
What to include when you submit
- Price quote: list the requested supplies, unit price including packing, shipping and IUID, extended price, and total firm fixed price
- Give any discount terms
- Technical: describe each item with its part number so the Government can check it against the requirements. Give 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 in the solicitation (Buy American certificate, covered telecommunications and other provisions)
- Leave out your own standard commercial terms and conditions
- Send quotes as Adobe (PDF) or Microsoft Office files; no other way of submitting is accepted
Not in the notice text
- The Brand Name Justification (BRAND NAME_Redacted.pdf) is attached but not read (a scanned PDF with no text). The reason for the brand name requirement and any part number details in it are not known.
- The names and emails of the contracting officer and contract specialist are in block 9 of the SF 1449, which was blank in the text read. Check the form on SAM.gov.
- The SF 1449's offer due date block was blank in the text; this brief uses SAM.gov's response date.
- Whether equal products are accepted is not stated.
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 (SF 1449, the form that is the solicitation); Adobe or Microsoft Office format only. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 24, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- MSCHQ Norfolk, VA
- Product/service code
- 5330 · Packing and Gasket Materials
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 339991)
- 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
See attached SF 1449 and Brand Name Justification.
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