PARTS KIT,BALL VALV
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, specifically NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT MECH, is soliciting proposals for a PARTS KIT, BALL VALV. This requirement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The parts kit is for a 1 1/2 inch Hull and Backup Valve, identified as "SPECIAL EMPHASIS material" due to its critical shipboard application. Proposals are due by May 18, 2026.
Scope of Work
The opportunity requires a parts kit consisting of one Ball (piece 8) and two mating Seats (piece 9) for a 1 1/2 inch Hull and Backup Valve. These components must conform to Naval Ship Systems Command Drawings 803-4385050 and 803-4384678, with specific material requirements:
- Ball: SAE-AMS-6931 or centrifugally cast 6AL-4V, ASTM-B367, Grade C-5.
- Seats: MD71-GG Mearthane (Graphite Filled Urethane) manufactured by Mearthane Products Inc., Cranston, RI, meeting specified hardness, specific gravity, tensile strength, compression-deflation, tensile impact, and water absorption values.
Key Requirements
- Testing & Certification: Quantitative chemical and mechanical analysis is required for parts. Certifications are needed for Hydrostatic Tests (or Dye Penetrant Inspection) for each Ball, and Non-Destructive Tests for weld repairs. Confidential hydrostatic test pressures must reference drawing 803-4384676, Rev C.
- Quality Assurance: Contractors must maintain a quality system compliant with ISO-9001 (amplified herein) and calibration system requirements of ISO-10012 or ANSI-Z540.3 with ISO-17025. An alternate system per MIL-I-45208 with MIL-STD-45662 is acceptable. Government Quality Assurance at source is required, involving DCMA.
- Traceability & Marking: Strict traceability is mandated for Level I/SUBSAFE materials, requiring unique traceability numbers, heat-lot numbers, or heat-treat numbers marked on the material per MIL-STD-792. Balls must be marked in the waterway, and Seats on the outer cylindrical surface (Teflon seats tagged).
- Documentation: Waivers/Deviations and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) require review and approval by the Contracting Officer. Certification data, including test results and Certificates of Compliance, must be submitted via Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Ship to N50286, Inspect by N39040, Accept by N39040).
- Other: Mercury and mercury-containing compounds are prohibited. Welding and brazing procedures and personnel must be qualified and approved prior to work.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Solicitation
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business
- Response Due: May 18, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC
- Published: April 2, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC
- Product Service Code: 4820 (Valves, Nonpowered)
Additional Notes
Access to drawings requires a request on SAM.gov and emailing the Primary POC, Nathaniel Ventura (nathaniel.ventura.mil@us.navy.mil). This requirement involves access to NOFORN and/or Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information, necessitating a security agreement form download from SAM.gov and submission to the POC. Any contract awarded will be a "DO" rated order under DPAS.