53--SPACER
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 soliciting proposals for Spacers (Part Number 228, NAVSEA drawing 7106789). This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity for material designated as SPECIAL EMPHASIS for crucial shipboard systems. Proposals are due May 26, 2026, by 4:30 PM Local Time.
Scope of Work
This opportunity requires the manufacture and delivery of Spacers in accordance with NAVSEA drawing 7106789 P/N 228. The material is classified as SPECIAL EMPHASIS (Level I, Scope of Certification, or Quality Assured) due to its use in crucial shipboard systems where failure could result in serious personnel injury, loss of life, or loss of vital shipboard systems. Key requirements include:
- Manufacturing to NAVSEA drawing 7106789 P/N 228.
- Ensuring material is mercury-free.
- Maintaining total equipment baseline configuration and submitting Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) for Class I or II changes.
- Providing a Certificate of Compliance for SPECIAL EMPHASIS material, including specific traceability and contract details.
- Adhering to MIL-STD 2073 for preservation, packaging, packing, and marking.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Solicitation
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business
- Product Service Code: 5365 (Bushings, Rings, Shims And Spacers)
- Proposal Due: May 26, 2026, 4:30 PM Local Time
- Published: April 27, 2026
- Delivery Schedule: Certification data CDRLS 20 days prior to delivery; PNSY review/acceptance 18 working days after receipt; Final material delivery 186 days.
Quality & Compliance
Contractors must provide and maintain a quality system in accordance with ISO-9001 (amplified herein) and calibration system requirements of ISO-10012 or ANSI-Z540.3 with ISO-17025. An alternate quality system per MIL-I-45208 with MIL-STD-45662 is acceptable.
- Government Quality Assurance (GQA): Performance of GQA at source is required, with notification to DCMA.
- Traceability: Material traceability must be maintained from material to Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) in accordance with MIL-STD-792.
- Inspection: Final inspection includes material sampling per ANSI/ASQ-Z1.4, general inspection level II, and 100% inspection of OQE and certification test reports.
- Certifications: Test certifications must be positive and unqualified.
Submission & Contact
Certification documentation must be submitted via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) using specific "Ship to" (N50286), "Inspect by" (N39040), and "Accept by" (N39040) codes, with email notification to PORT_PTNH_WAWF_Notification@navy.mil. No material is to be shipped prior to acceptance. The Electronic Contractor Data Submission (ECDS) system (https://register.nslc.navy.mil/) is available for certain data submissions and inquiries.
- Contact: Tiana Hammaker at TIANA.K.HAMMAKER.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL or 717-605-8399.