Solicitation
Actuator, Hydraulic-
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office in Mechanicsburg, PA wants quotes on solicitation N0010426QZB55 (N00104-26-Q-ZB55) to repair or refurbish a hydraulic actuator (NIIN 015441230). It is a bilateral award under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM Eastern, after Amendment 0002 extended it; the repair turn-around time requested is 300 days. More in the summary
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The Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office in Mechanicsburg, PA wants quotes on solicitation N0010426QZB55 (N00104-26-Q-ZB55) to repair or refurbish a hydraulic actuator (NIIN 015441230). It is a bilateral award under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM Eastern, after Amendment 0002 extended it; the repair turn-around time requested is 300 days.
Who can bid
- Be the original end manufacturer (OEM) or hold a signed distributor authorization letter from the OEM on its letterhead
- Be able to accept a rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), which gives national defense orders priority
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Quantity unclear. Only one 'QTY 2' appears, in the payment instructions, with no unit of issue; the schedule quantity is not in the text, so confirm how many units and the unit before pricing.
- Worth checking: Drawings and specifications are not supplied. You must obtain the drawing and referenced specifications yourself, which can add cost and time before you can quote.
- Worth checking: Price is an estimate first; firm price comes after teardown. You quote an estimated repair price now and then give a firm-fixed price only after taking the unit apart, so costs for damaged or missing parts fall on you.
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- Worth checking: Price reduction for late repairs; amount left blank. Assets not finished within the 300-day turn-around time incur a price reduction, but the amount is shown as XXXX, and the Government may also terminate for default.
- Worth checking: Distributor letter required if not the manufacturer. Resellers need the OEM's signed authorization letter, which may be hard to get for a small business.
- Minor: Response due date extended by Amendment 0002. Amendment 0002 sets the response due date to 4:30 PM local time on November 23, 2026; the solicitation was first posted June 18, 2026 and has four versions.
- Minor: Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities and priority-rated order. The buy uses emergency acquisition flexibilities and a DO-rated order, so delivery priority is high.
- Minor: Traceability records if 3D printing is used. Choosing additive manufacturing triggers a data report with a full traceability ledger, checked by the Government quality representative before the receiving report is signed.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- 3.03_Amendment(2)_25311-0021 (R1A27).PDF (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Tear down and evaluate each returned actuator (carcass) within 90 days of receiving it, then quote a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) for the full repair
- Clean, inspect and refurbish the actuator to Drawing 15095-41525 and MS NO. 5640-081-351 REV - CHG-10, reusing usable parts and replacing the rest to contract specifications
- Finish repairs and get Government final inspection and acceptance within the repair turn-around time (RTAT) of 300 days
- Mark the item to MIL-STD-130 and package to MIL-STD 2073
- Keep the equipment's baseline configuration and send waiver, deviation and engineering change requests through the Navy's ECDS website
- If additive manufacturing (3D printing) is chosen, tell the Navy and submit a traceability record covering each part's process and material history
- Provide a one-year warranty from the date of delivery
- Contract type
- Repair of Navy supply item; award is bilateral (contractor must accept in writing). The repair price is quoted as an estimate first, then as firm-fixed-price after teardown and evaluation
- Period of performance
- Requested repair turn-around time (RTAT): 300 days
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM Eastern
What they'll judge offers on
- Price: repair price quoted as an estimate for the full repair effort, with the cost of a new item (actual or estimated) also included for evaluation purposes
- Repair turn-around time (RTAT) and any capacity limits stated in the quote
What to include when you submit
- Quote the repair price as an estimate (EST) for the full repair effort, and also give the cost of new (actual or estimated)
- State the teardown and evaluation rate, repair turn-around time, throughput constraint and induction expiration date
- Reference your proposed repair turn-around time and any capacity limits
- List any exceptions, such as MIL-STD packaging or labeling, inspection and acceptance locations, packaging house or surplus materials; with none listed, award is based on the solicitation requirements
- If you are not the original end manufacturer (OEM), name the OEM (company name and CAGE code) and include a signed letter of authorization as a distributor on the OEM's letterhead
- If packaging happens somewhere other than your address, give that facility's name, street address and CAGE code
- Acknowledge Amendment 0002 with your quote
After award, you must have
- Be set up to use Wide Area Workflow (the Navy's online invoicing and receiving system) and the Navy's ECDS website for data submissions, waivers and questions
Not in the notice text
- The set-aside is not stated on SAM.gov or in the text
- How offers are to be submitted (email or portal) is not stated in the notice text
- The quantity and unit of issue for the repair are not clearly given; only 'QTY 2' appears, with no unit
- The price reduction amount for late repairs is shown as XXXX
- Place of performance is not stated
- The Government's estimate or contract value is not given
- Evaluation factors and how award is decided are not stated beyond including the cost of new for evaluation purposes
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside, but the notice names requirements you must meet before you can bid:
- The notice mentions export-controlled data. You may need a Joint Certification Program (DD Form 2345) approval to see the drawings.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Product/service code
- 4810 · Valves, Powered
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 332919)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 23, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 23, 2026 (changed)
- Jul 23, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Aug 25, 2026 (changed)
- Jun 18, 2026 · SolicitationDue Jul 20, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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