Custom Cushions
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, specifically NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR NORFOLK, is soliciting proposals for the procurement of Custom Cushions. This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5). Bidders are required to procure cushions in accordance with specific engineered part numbers, bonding/lamination standards, and Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) drawings. Responses are due by May 21, 2026, at 4:00 PM UTC.
Scope of Work
This solicitation requires the procurement and delivery of various custom cushion components, identified by engineered part numbers: 5166214-1, 5166215, 5166216, 5166217-1, 6558119, 6558117, and 6558118-1. The work also includes adherence to bonding/lamination standard 8410905 and ECP I13091 drawings. The cushions are primarily made of polyethylene foam, requiring specific anti-static properties, bonding methods, and stenciling details.
Contract & Timeline
- Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Product Service Code: 8135 (Packaging And Packing Bulk Materials)
- Response Date: May 21, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Published Date: May 12, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC
Technical Requirements
Bidders must comply with detailed technical drawings and an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) I13091. This ECP redrew and updated notes for multiple drawings (including 5166212-5166218, 6558117-6558119), modifying material specifications, bonding, stenciling, and anti-static properties of foam cushion materials. Key requirements across the drawings include:
- Materials: Polyethylene foam (e.g., 6 LB FOAM, Type II, III, or IV), anti-static closed-cell foam or anti-static solution application.
- Bonding/Lamination: Adherence to drawing 8410905, which details guidelines for orienting lamination planes, temperature equilibrium, surface preparation, preferred heat fusion, and acceptable contact cements. Destructive testing of laminations is required.
- Dimensions & Tolerances: Precise measurements, radii, and coordinate tables are provided for each cushion type (e.g., MARK 48 NOSE CUSHION, ADCAP NOSE CUSHION, SPACER, CUSHION).
- Stenciling: Specific instructions for part identification numbers and other characters.
Delivery Schedule
Deliveries are staggered from the contract award date:
- Shipment 1 (30 days): 80 units each of cushions 5166214-1, 5166215, 5166216.
- Shipment 2 (45 days): 80 units of 5166217-1 and 140 units of 6558119.
- Shipment 3 (60 days): 140 units each of cushions 6558117, 6558118-1.
Place of Performance
Yorktown, VA, United States.
Contact Information
- Primary: Vladimir Pierre-Charles (vladimir.pierre-charles.civ@us.navy.mil)
- Secondary: Shaina Sollenberger (shaina.m.sollenberger.civ@us.navy.mil)