48--SEAT,VALVE
Overview
Buyer
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PSC
Set Aside
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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 Weapon Systems Support Mechanicsburg, is soliciting quotations for Valve Seats (NSN 1HM 4820-01-537-5815). This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside for the procurement of "SPECIAL EMPHASIS" material critical for shipboard systems. Offers are due by May 27, 2026.
Scope of Work
This solicitation requires the provision of valve seats, which are designated as "SPECIAL EMPHASIS" material due to their use in crucial shipboard systems where failure could result in serious personnel injury, loss of life, or loss of vital shipboard assets. Key requirements include:
- Manufacturing seats in accordance with Naval Sea Systems Command Drawing 7284884, piece 43, and Electric Boat Specification 4147, using Torlon 4503, 4203, or 4203L (unfilled polyamide-imide).
- Oxygen cleaning, testing, packaging, and labeling per MIL-STD-1330.
- Strict configuration control, including procedures for waivers, deviations, and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs).
- Permanent marking of seats per MIL-STD-792, Type I or IX (Teflon seats tagged only), ensuring traceability.
Contract Details
- Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Request for Quotations)
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Delivery: 365 days after contract award.
- Inspection & Acceptance: At the contractor's plant (origin), with Government Quality Assurance (GQA) at source by a DCMA QAR.
- Priority Rating: This is a DO rated order certified for national defense use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS).
Quality & Compliance
Contractors must establish and maintain a quality system in accordance with ISO-9001, amplified by ISO-10012 or ANSI-Z540.3 with ISO-17025 for calibration. Critical requirements include:
- Traceability and Certification: Maintaining full traceability from material to certification test reports and Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) for Level I/SUBSAFE systems.
- Certificates of Compliance: Required for all furnished items, certifying adherence to procurement documents, specifications, and drawings, including specific details for Special Emphasis material.
- Mercury-Free: Material must be free of intentionally added mercury.
- Subcontractor Oversight: Prime contractors are responsible for assessing and auditing sub-tier suppliers to ensure compliance.
- Packaging: Must comply with MIL-STD-2073.
Submission & Contact
- Offers Due: May 27, 2026, by 4:30 PM local time.
- Certification Data: Certification Data CDRLs must be submitted via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for review and acceptance prior to each shipment. No material is to be shipped before acceptance.
- Contact: For inquiries, contact NOELLE.M.SMITH10.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or 717-605-3992.