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 (Part Number B-2154, manufactured by L3 TECHNOLOGIES / L3 HARRIS). 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 MICROPHONE ELEMENTS, specifically MFG NAME: L3 TECHNOLOGIES / L3 HARRIS, PART_NBR: B-2154. These items must be individually packaged, protected, and marked in strict accordance with MIL-STD-2073-1E W/CHANGE 1, MIL-PRF-81705E_AMENDMENT-1 (for electrostatic protection), and MIL-STD-129R (for marking and bar coding). Standard commercial packaging is unacceptable. While the brand name part is mandatory, offers of "equal" products will be considered if they meet specified salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Firm Fixed Price, utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5).
- NAICS: 334310 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing) with a 500-employee size standard.
- Response Due: January 29, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.
- Published: January 22, 2026.
Evaluation
Award will be made on an all or none basis to a responsible offeror whose quotation is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) and most advantageous to the Government.
Submission Requirements
Offerors must submit quotations via email to Eric.I.Goldstein@uscg.mil. Submissions must include:
- Valid DUNS number and 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 Products and Commercial Services.
- A disclosure regarding status as an inverted domestic corporation.
- A clear statement confirming the ability to meet all specified military packaging requirements.
Key FAR Clauses
Applicable FAR clauses include 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), which incorporates clauses such as 52.204-10 (Reporting Executive Compensation), 52.209-6 (Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting), 52.219-13 (Notice of Set-Aside of Orders), 52.219-30 (Notice of Set-Aside for WOSB Concerns), 52.222-21 (Prohibition of Segregated Facilities), 52.222-26 (Equal Opportunity), 52.222-36 (Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities), 52.222-50 (Combating Trafficking in Persons), 52.225-3 (Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act), 52.225-13 (Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases), 52.226-8 (Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving), and 52.232-33 (Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-SAM).