# SAM #SPMYM227P0192

Award for a CVN 68-Class NR Rudder Bearing Grease Seal Overhaul Kit

**Buyer:** DLA Maritime Puget Sound
**Posted:** November 09, 2026
**Identifier:** SPMYM227P0192
**NAICS:** 336611

DLA awarded a sole-source purchase for a specialized rudder-bearing seal overhaul kit for a CVN 68-class vessel.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Weapons Support Puget Sound; the award notice identifies DLA Maritime – Puget Sound.
- **OEM and vendor:** **Defense Maritime Solutions**, identified as the OEM and patent holder, is the named vendor.
- **Product:** One CVN 68 Class Overhaul Kit for Type NR Upper Rudder Bearing Grease Seal Assembly US73344-02, part number **WLP001287-001**.
  - The kit supplies replacement parts for primary wear components that cannot be repaired and must directly replace compatible parts already installed.
- **Notable requirement:** The purchase is restricted to the OEM based on proprietary patent rights.
- **Award:** $73,318.10; award/solicitation number SPMYM227P0192.

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