The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
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NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support intends to buy 8 each of a connector assembly (NSN 1R-5935-016275813-P8) from a single source under FAR 6.302-1, delivered FOB Origin. Other companies may still show interest and capability, but the item needs Government source approval because it is flight critical or lacks adequate technical data.
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Intent to award to one source. The Government plans to negotiate with only one source, and a decision not to compete is solely at its discretion, so your chance of winning is low. intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1
Source approval needed. A new supplier must get Government approval, which takes time and the award is not delayed for it. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source.
Flight-critical part. Flight-critical items carry stricter technical and quality demands. the item is flight critical
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What they want
Supply 8 EA of CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, NSN 1R-5935-016275813-P8, reference number 00855-1727-0001
Deliver FOB Origin
Unapproved sources must submit source approval information from the NAVSUP WSS Source Approval Brochure with their proposal
Contract type
Proposed sole-source (only one source) supply contract under FAR 6.302-1; not using FAR Part 12 commercial item policies
How they'll choose
Not stated. Responses are used mainly to decide whether to compete the requirement
Offers due
2026-10-13 (00:00 Eastern) per SAM.gov response deadline; the text also gives a 45-day window from publication (30 days if issued under a BOA)
How to submit
Not stated in the text
What to include when you submit
Send proposals, quotations or capability statements showing interest and capability
If not an approved source, include the data required by the NAVSUP WSS Source Approval Brochure with your proposal
If your source approval request is already being evaluated, include a copy of its cover letter
Anyone offering a commercial item should tell the contracting officer within 15 days of the notice
You must have
Government source approval is required before award. The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is flight critical
Unapproved sources must send the Source Approval Brochure data with the proposal or their offer will not be considered. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure
The offeror, product or manufacturer must meet any qualification requirement at the time of award. Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the manufacturer meets the qualification requirement(s) at time of award
Current contractor
Only the previously approved source or sources have been solicited, but none is named in the notice.
Not in the notice text
Which source is the intended sole source
Estimated value
Delivery schedule and place of delivery
How and where to send responses, and the exact due date given conflicting 45-day text and the SAM.gov deadline
Content of the NAVSUP WSS Source Approval Brochures (linked, not included)
NAICS code (blank in the notice)
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NSN 1R-5935-016275813-P8, REF NR 00855-1727-0001, QTY 8 EA, DELIVERY FOB ORIGIN. This part is a commercial/nondevelopmental/off-the-shelf item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply. Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specificationsand Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases(QPDs), Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoDSingle 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 ASSISTHelp Desk at 215-697-2667 or 215-697-2179 (DSN: 442-2667), or mail their request to DLADocument 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, quotationsor capability statements. This notice of intent is not a request forcompetitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 45 days (30days if award is issued under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) afterdate 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 tothe contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy theGovernment's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. This part is a commercial/nondevelopmental/off-the-shelf item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply. The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition. Only the source(s) previously approved by the Government for this item have been solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in one of the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Source Approval Information Brochures listed below. Spares: https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Sup port/Business-Opps/ Repair: https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP -Weapon-Systems-Support/Business-Opps/ technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similar item, or if this is an item you have never made. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVSUP WSS submit with your offer a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation. Please note, if evaluation of a source approval request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time and/or approval requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet Government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based on Fleet support needs. The NAVSUP WSS Commercial Item Identification Brochure is now available at: "https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Support/Bus iness-Opps/" Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specificationsand Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases(QPDs), Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoDSingle 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 ASSISTHelp Desk at 215-697-2667 or 215-697-2179 (DSN: 442-2667), or mail their request to DLADocument 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, quotationsor capability statements. This notice of intent is not a request forcompetitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 45 days (30days if award is issued under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) afterdate 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. Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the manufacturer meets the qualification requirement(s) at time of award, in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The solicitation identifies the office where additional information can be obtained concerning qualification requirements and is cited in each individual solicitation. 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 thesolicitation. 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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