STEM,FLUID VALVE
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 Mechanicsburg, is soliciting proposals for the manufacture and delivery of a Stem, Fluid Valve. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity for a critical component used in shipboard systems, designated as SPECIAL EMPHASIS material. Proposals are due by March 19, 2026.
Scope of Work
This solicitation requires the manufacture of a "Stem" for a fluid valve, which is a crucial component for shipboard systems. The material is designated as Level I, Scope of Certification, or Quality Assured, necessitating stringent control procedures to ensure correctness and prevent failures that could lead to serious personnel injury, loss of life, or loss of the ship.
Key Requirements
Manufacturing must adhere to NAVSEA drawing 845-7108906 item 12, with specific material requirements for QQ-N-286, Form 2, Annealed and Age Hardened. Extensive testing is required, including quantitative chemical and mechanical analysis, ultrasonic inspection, and Slow Strain Rate Tensile Tests performed by approved laboratories. Thread inspection must follow FED-STD-H28 series, and O-ring grooves/mating sealing surfaces must be inspected per contractually invoked drawings or the General Acceptance Criteria (CSD008). Welding is not permitted on QQ-N-286 material. The product must be mercury-free.
Quality Assurance & Traceability
Contractors must maintain a quality system in accordance with ISO-9001, amplified by ISO-10012 or ANSI-Z540.3 with ISO-17025, or MIL-I-45208 with MIL-STD-45662. Government Quality Assurance (DCMA QAR) will perform source inspection. Rigorous traceability is required for Level I/SUBSAFE materials, with unique traceability numbers, material marking per MIL-STD-792, and re-certification if material properties are altered. Detailed contractor and subcontractor inspection procedures, discrepancy reporting, and final inspection (per ANSI/ASQ-Z1.4 for sampling) are mandatory.
Contract Details
- Opportunity Type: Solicitation
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business
- Product Service Code: 4820 (Valves, Nonpowered)
- Agency: Department of the Navy, NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mechanicsburg
- Response Due: March 19, 2026, 8:30 PM EST
- Contact: ROBERT.H.LANGEL.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL (Phone: 717-605-3353)
Submission & Evaluation
The resultant award will be issued bilaterally. Past performance will be considered in the evaluation of offers per FAR 13.106(a)(2). Certification data (DI-MISC-81020, DI-MISC-80678) must be submitted via WAWF to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Ship to N50286, Inspect by N39040, Accept by N39040) for review and acceptance prior to each shipment. Drawings are available on SAM.gov, and access must be requested.