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 plans to buy 16 switching valve modules (NSN 7R-1680-015256163-V2) and says it intends to negotiate with only one source, under FAR 6.302-1. Other companies may still respond, but a new source must be approved by the Government. This is a notice of intent, not a request for competitive proposals.
Watch out for
Sole-source intent. The Government plans to negotiate with one source, so a new company has a low chance unless it is or becomes an approved source. the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.
Source approval may not be finished in time. Approval of a new source can take a long time and award may go ahead without waiting. 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. The item is flight critical and/or the technical data is not adequate for full and open competition. the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate
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What they want
16 each of NSN 7R-1680-015256163-V2, technical data package version 001
Delivery FOB Origin
Source approval for any company that is not already an approved source
Contract type
Sole-source intent under FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source); title mentions repair/modification
Offers due
2026-11-16 (as listed in the notice header); text says proposals received within 45 days of publication will be considered
What to include when you submit
If not an approved source, include with the proposal the information in the NAVSUP WSS Source Approval Information Brochure (Spares or Repair)
If a source approval request is already being evaluated, include a copy of the cover letter that forwarded it
Interested firms with a commercial item may tell the contracting officer within 15 days of the notice
You must have
Government source approval before award The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award
Offerors that are not approved sources must send full source approval data with the offer Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure
Current contractor
Not named; the notice says only previously approved source(s) were solicited.
Not in the notice text
Name of the approved source(s)
Contract type and delivery schedule
Estimated value
How to submit a proposal
Whether work is repair or new supply; title says repair/modification and the text mentions spares and repair brochures
Technical data package details
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NSN 7R-1680-015256163-V2, TDP VER 001, QTY 16 EA, DELIVERY FOB ORIGIN. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing/repair knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition/repair of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights,manufacturing/repair knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. 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. 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.
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