Presolicitation
Apparatus Assembly Purge
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N68335-26-Q-1225
Due in 5 daysSole source
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
AI summary Beta
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (Lakehurst) plans to award a no-competition contract to Essex Industries of St. Louis, MO for two Apparatus Purge Assemblies, part 50C-0068-2. The parts support aircraft liquid oxygen life-support systems and are bought for France under Foreign Military Sales. Other companies may send a capability statement by the response date.
Watch out for
- Sole-source intent. The Navy plans to award to Essex Industries without competition, so another company has only a small chance unless it shows it can meet the requirement.
intends to issue an award on a non-competitive basis to Essex Industries, St. Louis, MO (CAGE: 19062)
- Not a request for competitive proposals. Responses are only used to decide whether to compete the buy, and that decision is up to the government.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.
- Short response window. Responses are due about two weeks after posting.
Responses must be received within fifteen (15) days of publication of this notice.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Manufacture, assemble and produce two (2) Apparatus Purge Assemblies, Part Number 50C-0068-2
- Items remove moisture from and maintain the aircraft's cryogenic liquid oxygen (LOX) life-support systems
- Procurement is for the French Ministry of Air Force, E-2C Aircraft (FMS Case FR-P-GWO)
- Contract type
- Intended sole-source award (only one responsible source), Foreign Military Sales procurement
- Place of performance
- USA (per SAM.gov record)
- Offers due
- 2026-10-12 12:00 PM Eastern (12:00 -04:00); the text says within fifteen days of publication
- How to submit
- Email to Ms. Desiree Pendleton, Contract Specialist, desiree.i.pendleton.civ@us.navy.mil (implied; the notice lists her email as point of contact)
What to include when you submit
- Send a capability statement, proposal or quotation showing you can meet the requirement
You must have
- Be a responsible source able to manufacture Apparatus Purge Assembly P/N 50C-0068-2; the government says only one source will satisfy its needs
Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Current contractor
Essex Industries, St. Louis, MO (CAGE 19062) is the named intended sole source; the notice does not say it is the incumbent.
Not in the notice text
- Delivery schedule and period of performance
- What a capability statement must contain to be considered
- Estimated value is not stated
- The 15-day window in the text (about 2026-10-10) differs slightly from the SAM.gov deadline of 2026-10-12
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 12, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 25, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- N68335-26-Q-1225
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVAIR Warfare CTR Aircraft Div
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 334513
- Product/service code
- 4720
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Contracting contact
- Desiree I. PendletonDesiree.Pendleton@navy.mil7323232155
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Synopsis Apparatus Purge Assembly The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst intends to issue an award on a non-competitive basis to Essex Industries, St. Louis, MO (CAGE: 19062). For the manufacture, assembly, and production of a quantity of two (2) Apparatus Purge Assembly’s, Part Number: 50C-0068-2. This item is used to safely remove moisture from and maintain the aircraft's cryogenic liquid oxygen (LOX) life-support systems. This is a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Procurement for the French Ministry of Air Force (FMoAF), for the E-2C Aircraft (FMS Case: FR-P-GWO). The Government intends to procure the above items under the authority of 10 USC 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government not to compete 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. Responses must be received within fifteen (15) days of publication of this notice. Point of Contact: Ms. Desiree Pendleton, Contract Specialist Email: desiree.i.pendleton.civ@us.navy.mil
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