Solicitation
SOCKET RCPT HOUSING
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0038325QC537
Due in 6 days
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NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support wants quotes for newly manufactured spare parts (a socket receptacle housing). The notice says it will use competitive procedures and pick the offer on capacity, delivery and past performance, with non-price factors counting more than price. The notice text has conflicting closing dates.
Watch out for
- Conflicting closing dates. The text mentions an extension to 28 NOV 25 and a closing date of September 30, 2025 while SAM.gov shows 13 Oct 2026, so confirm the real deadline before bidding.
The solicitation closing date has been extended to September 30, 2025.
- Past performance counts heavily. Firms with no recent contracts for similar items will have trouble competing.
Any contract beyond three years will not be accepted as relevant past performance.
- Single offer turns into sole source talks. If only one offer comes in, the Navy will negotiate with that firm alone instead of competing it.
If only one offer is received, the competitive procedures will shift to sole source negotiations.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Manufacture and supply new spare parts (Socket Rcpt Housing)
- Quote one firm-fixed unit price per CLIN (tiered pricing not accepted)
- Include unit price, extended price, lead time and quote expiration date
- Provide up to three relevant past performance references from the last three years
- Keep quotes valid for at least 120 days
- Contract type
- Firm fixed price, one unit price per CLIN; priority rated DO-A1A
- How they'll choose
- Non-price factors combined are more important than price
- Offers due
- 2026-10-13T16:30:00-04:00 per SAM.gov; the notice text gives different closing dates
- How to submit
- Email to Katlyn.m.galetto.civ@us.navy.mil, received by 2:00 PM EST of the closing date
What they'll judge offers on
- Capacity
- Delivery (lead time)
- Past performance
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Put price and non-price factors in one document
- One firm-fixed unit price per CLIN, no tiered pricing
- Include unit price, extended price, lead time and quote expiration date
- Proposal valid at least 120 days
- Limit past performance to three relevant contracts within the past three years
You must have
- Recent, relevant past performance making the same or similar items
Offerors are required to submit recent (within the past three years) and relevant past performance references with the submission of their offer.
- Must be able to take a rated order under the national defense priority system (DO-A1A)
- Open to all businesses (no set-aside); Buy American and trade agreement certificates are listed
Not in the notice text
- Quantity, delivery schedule and place of delivery (schedule is not in the text)
- Drawings or specifications for the housing
- The true closing date given the conflicting dates in the text
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 13, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- N0038325QC537
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1680
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Telephone: 2156976549KATLYN.M.GALETTO.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
- Versions
- 11 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
CONTACT INFORMATION|4|N792.11|T2T|N/A|Katlyn.m.galetto.civ@us.navy.mil| ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JAN 2023)|19|||||||||||||||||||| HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT|8||||||||| INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPLIES|26|X||||||||||||X|||||||||||||| WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)|16|Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo) Type|Source|TBD|N00383|TBD|TBD|See Schedule|TBD||||||||| NAVY USE OF ABILITYONE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR - RELEASE OF OFFEROR INFORMATION (3-18))|1|| EQUAL OPPORTUITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020)|2||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM-BASIC (FEB 2024)|11|||||||||||| LIMITATIONS ON PASS-THROUGH CHARGES (JUN 2020)|1|| ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (OCT 2024)|13|||||||||||||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024))|5|||||| BUY AMERICAN--BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (FEB 2024)|1|| ROYALTY INFORMATION (APR 1984)|1|| ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2025)(DEVIATION 2025-O0003 AND 2025-O0004))|12|336413|1250||||||||||| FACSIMILE PROPOSALS (OCT 1997)|1|| NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, ANDENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008))|2|DO-A1A || Solicitation is hereby extended to 28 NOV 25. The solicitation closing date has been extended to September 30, 2025. This is solicitation is for made new manufacture spare parts. This solicitation will be using competitive procedures. This requirement will be awarded to the offeror based on the following evaluation criteria. Offers submitted will be evaluated based on the following criteria: lead time, price, past performance and capacity.Please include in your quote unit price, extended price, lead time and quote expiration date. The closing date for this solicitation is listed on page 1. The quotes may be e-mailed to the below address and must be received on or before 2:00 PM EST of the closing date. The offeror shall submit one unit price per CLIN and the unit price should be firm fixed price. Tiered pricing will not be accepted or evaluated. For information or questions regarding this notice, please contact Katlyn Galetto at the email address: Katlyn.m.galetto.civ@us.navy.mil. NAVSUP WSS Requests proposals submitted in response to this solicitation remain valid for a minimum of 120 days following submission. Offers will be evaluated based on the non-price factors of capacity, delivery, and past performance, and when combined, those non-price factors being more important than price. Proposal submission should include non-price factors and price on one document. Offerors are required to submit recent (within the past three years) and relevant past performance references with the submission of their offer. Relevant past performance demonstrates the offeror's past performance manufacturing item of the same or similar scope, complexity and magnitude relative to the instant requirement. The submission of past performance should be limited to three relevant contracts. Any contract beyond three years will not be accepted as relevant past performance. If only one offer is received, the competitive procedures will shift to sole source negotiations. All contractual documents (i.e. contracts, purchase orders, task orders, delivery orders, and modifications) related to the instant procurement are considered to be 'issued' by the Government when copies are either deposited in the mail, tfransmitted by facsimile, or sent by other electronic commerce methods, such as e-mail. The Government?s acceptance of the contractor's proposal constitutes bilateral agreement to issue contractual documents as detailed herein. \
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