Presolicitation

Valve, Self-Closing

Department of Defense · Department of the Navy

AI summaryNAVSUP Weapon Systems Support plans to buy 12 self-closing valves (NSN 1H-4820-017184326-X5) for delivery to two DLA Distribution depots in Pennsylvania and California. This is a presolicitation notice marked as a total small business set-aside. The text says the Government has the full technical data and no restrictions, so the part is a candidate for full and open competition. More in the summary

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A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 20, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 16, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.

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Written by AI from the notice text. Check dates on SAM.gov.

Summary of the version posted Oct 8, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 20, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 16, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.

NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support plans to buy 12 self-closing valves (NSN 1H-4820-017184326-X5) for delivery to two DLA Distribution depots in Pennsylvania and California. This is a presolicitation notice marked as a total small business set-aside. The text says the Government has the full technical data and no restrictions, so the part is a candidate for full and open competition.

Who can bid

Total small business set-aside (as shown in the SAM fields)

How to submit: Not stated; a solicitation (N0010427QBA57) is expected to follow, due End of Nov 16, 2026 (12:00 AM Nov 17 UTC-4 · 11:00 PM Nov 16 Eastern). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.

Things to watch

Minor: Not a commercial item buy. FAR Part 12 procedures are not being used, so expect standard Government rules and military specifications.
Minor: Short window to raise commercial item interest. If you have a commercial equivalent you must tell the contracting officer within 15 days of the notice.

Read from the notice text only.

Full summary

What they want

12 each of self-closing valve, NSN 1H-4820-017184326-X5 (technical data package version 001)
Delivery to DLA Distribution, New Cumberland, PA (W25G1U)
Delivery to DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Tracy, CA (W62G2T)

Contract type: Not stated (supply purchase; the Government is not using FAR Part 12 commercial item procedures)
Place of performance: Delivery to New Cumberland, PA and Tracy, CA
Estimated value: Not stated
Offers due: End of Nov 16, 2026 (12:00 AM Nov 17 UTC-4 · 11:00 PM Nov 16 Eastern) (from the version posted Oct 8, 2026; amended since)
How to submit: Not stated; a solicitation (N0010427QBA57) is expected to follow

What to include when you submit

Interested parties with a commercial item may tell the contracting officer within 15 days of this notice

Not in the notice text

NAICS code (blank in the notice) and size standard
Evaluation method and contract type
Technical data, drawings and specifications for the valve
Delivery schedule
Whether the 'full and open competition' wording in the text or the small business set-aside field controls

Eligibility and how to respond

Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides
How to submit, from the AI summary: Not stated; a solicitation (N0010427QBA57) is expected to follow. Check it in the notice before you send anything.

Notice details

Posted: Oct 8, 2026
Notice type: Presolicitation
Office: NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech, Mechanicsburg, PA
Product/service code: 4820 · Valves, Nonpowered
Business type: Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 4820)
Versions: 2 versions have been posted, newest first.
Oct 20, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 19, 2026 (changed)
Oct 8, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Nov 16, 2026
Attachments: Checking SAM.gov for this notice's files…
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Past awards and competition

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Before you respond

Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside

Full notice text from SAM.gov

NSN 1H-4820-017184326-X5, TDP VER 001, QTY 12 EA, DELIVER TO W25G1U, W1A8 DLA DISTRIBUTION, NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-5002, DELIVER TO W62G2T, W1A8 DLA DIST SAN JOAQUIN, TRACY, CA 95304-5000. The Government has rights to the technical data, the data package is complete, and there are no technical data, engineering, tooling or manufacturing restrictions. (This is the only A/RMSC that implies that parts are candidates for full and open competition. Other A/RMSCs such as K, M, N, Q, and S may imply limited competition when two or more independent sources exist yet the technical data package is inadequate for full and open competition.) A/RMCs 1 or 2 are valid. Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases (QPDs), Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoD Single 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 ASSIST Help Desk at 215-697-2667 or 215-697-2179(DSN: 442-2667), or mail their requestDLA Document Services, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111-5094. 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 to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.

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