MICROPHONE ELEMENT
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 United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center is soliciting quotations for 20 MICROPHONE ELEMENTS (MFG: L3 TECHNOLOGIES / L3 HARRIS, PART_NBR: B-2154). This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity. Quotations are due by January 29, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for 20 units of Microphone Element, specifically L3 TECHNOLOGIES / L3 HARRIS, Part Number B-2154. While the brand name is mandatory for consideration, offers of "equal" products will be evaluated based on salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics, with the USCG determining acceptability.
Packaging Requirements
All items must be individually packaged, protected, and marked in strict accordance with MIL-STD-2073-1E W/CHANGE 1, MIL-PRF-81705E_AMENDMENT-1 (including Type III, Class I electrostatic protection), and MIL-STD-129R (including bar coding if capable). Standard commercial packaging is unacceptable; offerors must explicitly state their ability to meet these packaging requirements in their quote.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for a commercial item (FAR Subpart 12.6).
- NAICS Code: 334310 (500-employee size standard).
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business.
- Award Type: Firm Fixed Price Contract, awarded on an all-or-none basis.
- Evaluation: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).
- Quotation Due: January 29, 2026, 9:00 AM EST.
- Published Date: April 27, 2026 (Note: This published date is after the response date, which is unusual. The response date is prioritized for the deadline).
Submission Requirements
Offerors must submit quotations via email to Eric.I.Goldstein@uscg.mil. Submissions must include:
- Valid DUNS number.
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).
- Company Tax Information Number (TIN).
- A completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (with Alternate I). This form requires representations on business status, compliance, inverted domestic corporations, and other critical information.
- Disclosure regarding inverted domestic corporation status as per HSAR 48 CFR 3009.104-70 through 3009.104-73.
- Explicit confirmation of ability to meet the specified military packaging requirements.
Applicable FAR Clauses
The solicitation incorporates several FAR clauses, including 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors), 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions), and 52.212-5 (Contract Terms & Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders), with specific clauses checked such as 52.204-10 (Reporting Executive Compensation), 52.209-6 (Protecting Government's Interest), 52.219-13 (Notice of Set-Aside of Orders), 52.219-30 (WOSB Set-Aside), 52.222-21 (Segregated Facilities), 52.222-26 (Equal Opportunity), 52.222-36 (Workers with Disabilities), 52.222-50 (Combating Trafficking in Persons), 52.225-3 (Buy American-Free Trade Agreements), 52.225-13 (Restrictions on Foreign Purchases), 52.226-8 (Text Messaging While Driving), and 52.232-33 (Electronic Funds Transfer).