Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Weapons Shipping Harness Refurbishment Blanket Purchase Agreement
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair in Groton, Connecticut plans several blanket purchase agreements (BPAs: standing deals under which the Navy places separate orders, called calls) for refurbishing SSN 688 submarine weapon shipping harnesses. The notice calls this a limited sources buy with no set-aside, covering January 27, 2027 to January 26, 2032, with each agreement capped at $500,000 and each call at $100,000. The response due date is December 3, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern, by email. More in the summary
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The Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair in Groton, Connecticut plans several blanket purchase agreements (BPAs: standing deals under which the Navy places separate orders, called calls) for refurbishing SSN 688 submarine weapon shipping harnesses. The notice calls this a limited sources buy with no set-aside, covering January 27, 2027 to January 26, 2032, with each agreement capped at $500,000 and each call at $100,000. The response due date is December 3, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern, by email.
Who can bid
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of award
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 1 status and affirmation in SPRS, before award, for each system that handles federal contract information
- A property management system description, or confirmation of one already approved
How to submit: Email to kyle.r.berg3.civ@us.navy.mil and stephanie.l.neale.civ@us.navy.mil, with the RFQ number N6278927Q0001 in the subject line. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 13, 2026.
- Worth checking: Limited sources solicitation. The notice calls this a limited sources buy but does not say which firms are being solicited or why, so a firm not already in the Navy's pool may not be considered.
- Worth checking: CMMC Level 1 required before award. Without a current CMMC status and affirmation in SPRS for each system that handles federal contract information, a firm is not eligible for award.
- Worth checking: Property management system needed. Offers must describe a system for controlling Government property or show it is already approved; small shops may not have one.
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- Worth checking: No guaranteed work. Funding is not assigned to the BPA, and the Government is only obligated for calls actually placed, which are competed among the agreement holders.
- Minor: Failed background check costs fall on the contractor. Staff without CAC or NCACS cards must pass a base background check and the contractor bears the cost of any failure.
- Minor: Late submissions will not be accepted. Offers must arrive by email before 4:00 PM on December 3, 2026.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 1 of 2 not read. Show which files.
- Solicitation - N6278927Q0001.pdf (read)
- ATT3_Redacted.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Pick up each weapon shipping harness from the Naval Submarine Support Facility (NSSF) Groton weight test shop (Bldg 107, Naval Submarine Base, Groton, CT) and return it there; pick-up and delivery are Monday to Friday, 0700 to 1330 EST
- Take each harness fully apart, remove all paint and cork/rubber, and fix all deficiencies, including replacing cam followers, coiled spring pins, ball-lock pins and lanyards
- Do a visual and operational inspection with a 21-inch handling shape, then non-destructive testing (NDT: checks that do not damage the part) if hot work is required and after the weight test
- Verify and re-stamp missing Log ID numbers, then apply new primer, topcoat and new cork/rubber
- Run static weight tests, then a final operational test in a topside deck skid at your facility; install new label plates
- Deliver a completed original Weight Test Certificate (Form 17W), NDT documentation and a Certificate of Compliance to the NSSF weight test shop
- Quote a price for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031: 1 JOB per year for U-SSN 688 Weapon Shipping Harness Refurb
- Contract type
- Multiple-award blanket purchase agreement (BPA), pricing arrangement firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price for the work); each call is competed among the agreement holders
- Period of performance
- January 27, 2027 to January 26, 2032 (up to a five-year ordering period)
- Place of performance
- Pick-up and return at Naval Submarine Base, Argonaut Road, NSSF R6 (Bldg 107), Groton, CT 06340; testing and refurbishment at the contractor's facility. SAM.gov lists CT, USA.
- Estimated value
- Ceiling of up to $500,000 per BPA; call limit of $100,000 (the contracting officer can raise or lower the ceiling by bilateral modification)
- How they'll choose
- Best value to the Government, awarded without discussions unless the contracting officer finds them necessary; the lowest-priced offeror is checked for technical acceptability first
- Offers due
- December 3, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to kyle.r.berg3.civ@us.navy.mil and stephanie.l.neale.civ@us.navy.mil, with the RFQ number N6278927Q0001 in the subject line
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Capability/Ability to Meet Schedule: meeting statement of work requirements, milestones and deadlines, quick turnaround, communication, responsiveness to technical direction, and knowledge and enforcement of strict on-site safety standards
- Past Performance: recent, relevant and successful similar work, at least three references from the last three years
- Price: offers ranked from lowest to highest
What to include when you submit
- Send a pricing schedule covering each year of the period of performance: fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031, each 1 JOB with a unit price and amount
- Describe your property management system under FAR 45.201(c)(4), or confirm one already reviewed and approved under DFARS 242.302 that meets FAR 52.245-1(f)
- Give at least three references for active or completed contracts within the last three years, each with a current point of contact (name, email, phone) and a brief description of the work
- Address any performance problems you had and the fixes you made
- Show how you meet the technical requirements, milestones, quick turnaround and strict on-site safety standards
- Include your Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) unique identifiers from the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) for each system that handles federal contract information
- Include a statement that no organizational or personal conflict of interest exists at any tier, or report a potential one to the contracting officer
- Submit early and confirm the email was received; late submissions will not be accepted
After award, you must have
- Base access credentials (Defense Biometric Identification System, DBIDS) and background checks for contractor personnel without a CAC or NCACS card; failed-check costs are the contractor's From Solicitation - N6278927Q0001.pdf:
The Government assumes no liability for failed background checks and all costs incurred as a…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The notice plans a multiple award BPA but does not say how many awards or which firms are being solicited.
Not in the notice text
- One attached file, ATT3_Redacted.pdf, is a scanned PDF that was not read; the notice does not say what it holds
- Which firms are being solicited under the limited sources approach, and why
- How many agreements will be awarded
- How many harnesses are expected per fiscal year beyond the 1 JOB per year in the price schedule
- The solicitation issue date that starts the 14 days for reporting a potential conflict of interest is not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to kyle.r.berg3.civ@us.navy.mil and stephanie.l.neale.civ@us.navy.mil, with the RFQ number N6278927Q0001 in the subject line. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Sup of Shipbuilding Groton, CT
- Product/service code
- J019 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336419)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Dec 3, 2026
- Oct 8, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Dec 3, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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