BUSHING
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Navy / NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech is seeking proposals for the procurement of BUSHINGs (Product Service Code 3120: Bearings, Plain, Unmounted). This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity. Bidders must review the mandatory Individual Repair Part Ordering Data (IRPOD) and comply with stringent technical, quality, and packaging standards. Proposals are due by February 9, 2026.
Scope of Work
This solicitation is for the supply of BUSHINGs, requiring compliance with numerous military specifications and standards, including MIL-I-45208, MIL-STD-767, MIL-STD-2041, MIL-PRF-23199, MIL-DTL-24466, MIL-STD 2073, and MIL-DTL-197. A mandatory review of the IRPOD, available at the BPMI site, is required. Technical documents, drawings, and specifications are accessible via HTTPS://LOGISTICS.UNNPP.GOV/ECOMMERCE, which requires pre-registration and a password.
Key requirements include:
- Quality Assurance: Contractor must maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government, with specific requirements detailed in the IRPOD.
- Packaging: Adherence to MIL-PRF-23199 for cleanliness control, including the use of MIL-DTL-24466 green poly bags where applicable, and MIL-STD 2073. Fire retardant packaging is no longer required.
- Material: Exclusion of mercury or mercury-containing compounds.
- Documentation: Submission of a Certificate of Compliance (DI-MISC-81356) at the time of material delivery. Detailed instructions for DD Form 1423 data item delivery are provided.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Solicitation (leading to a contract)
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business
- Response Due: February 9, 2026, 8:30 PM EST
- Published: May 4, 2026 (Note: The published date appears after the response deadline; the response date of February 9, 2026, is the critical submission deadline.)
- Pricing Validity: Quotes must be valid for 60 days after the closing date, unless otherwise specified.
- FOB: Destination
- Payment: Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) using Invoice and Receiving Report (COMBO).
Important Considerations
- Precedence: In case of conflict, amendments take precedence, followed by the schedule, terms and conditions, IRPOD/Master Procurement Specification, STRs, drawings, and specifications.
- Waivers/Deviations: Requests for delivery date extensions or non-conformance waivers must include detailed explanations and justification demonstrating no impact on quality, form, fit, or function.
- Cybersecurity: Compliance with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level requirements (NOV 2025) and Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition (DEC 2023) is required.
- Technical Documents: Nuclear Reactor Publications not on the BPMI site must be requested from NAVSUP WSS-MECH.