Presolicitation
STEM,NEEDLE VALVE
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0010426QNE55
Due in 7 daysSole source
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
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The Navy (NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support) plans to buy 25 needle valve stems for delivery to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. This is a presolicitation notice of intent to negotiate with only one source, though other companies may still express interest and capability.
Watch out for
- Government intends to buy from one source. The Navy plans a sole-source award, so a new small business has a slim chance unless it can show it is a capable alternative source.
the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1
- Not a request for competitive proposals. Responses are only used to decide whether to compete the buy; the Government alone decides.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.
- Military specifications and technical data needed. You would need to obtain the referenced military specs and standards from DODSSP/ASSIST-Online to price and build the part.
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Full brief
What they want
- 25 each of a needle valve stem (NSN 1H-4820-014909869-L1, technical data package version 003)
- Delivery to N50286, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard L1SS, Kittery, ME 03904
- Place of performance
- Delivery to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME 03904
- Offers due
- 2026-10-14T00:00:00-04:00 (response deadline in SAM.gov fields)
What to include when you submit
- Interested sources may identify their interest and capability, or submit proposals, quotations or capability statements
- Interest in satisfying the need with a commercial item should be sent to the contracting officer within 15 days of the notice
Not in the notice text
- Who the intended sole source is
- How to submit a response (no email or portal given in the text)
- NAICS code and place of performance are blank in the SAM.gov fields
- Contract type, price and delivery schedule are not stated
- Details of the technical data package are not in the text
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 14, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Aug 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- N0010426QNE55
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech
- Product/service code
- 4820
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment
- Contracting contact
- STEPHEN A. KNOX, N744.17, PHONE (717)605-6805, EMAIL STEPHEN.A.KNOX.CIV@US.NAVY.MILSTEPHEN.A.KNOX.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
Full notice text from SAM.gov
NSN 1H-4820-014909869-L1, TDP VER 003, QTY 25 EA, DELIVER TO N50286, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD L1SS, KITTERY, ME 03904. The Government has rights to the technical data, the data package is complete, and there are no technical data, engineering, tooling or manufacturing restrictions. (This is the only A/RMSC that implies that parts are candidates for full and open competition. Other A/RMSCs such as K, M, N, Q, and S may imply limited competition when two or more independent sources exist yet the technical data package is inadequate for full and open competition.) A/RMCs 1 or 2 are valid. Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases (QPDs), Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP) at Document Automation and Production Service (DAPS) in Philadelphia, PA. NOTE: Patterns, Drawings, Deviation Lists, Purchase Descriptions, etc. are NOT stocked at DODSSP. Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from ASSIST-Online at: http://quicksearch.dla.mil/. Users may use ASSIST-Quick Search to search for and download available documents directly using standard browser software. Documents that are not available for downloading from ASSIST-Quick Search can be ordered from the DODSSP website using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard after obtaining a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures. Users who do not have access to the internet may contact the DODSSP ASSIST Help Desk at 215-697-2667 or 215-697-2179(DSN: 442-2667), or mail their requestDLA Document Services, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111-5094. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. All responsible sources may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals, quotations or capability statements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 45 days (30 days if award is issued under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to: Free Trade Agreements, if DFARS clause 252.225-7036 Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program, is included in the solicitation. The World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements, if DFARS clause 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements, is included in the solicitation.
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