Solicitation
5935 - 01-678-7255 SWA5 MK48 Torpedo Receptacle (Ethernet)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0010426RK069
Due in 20 days
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NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (Navy, Mechanicsburg PA) wants to buy MK48 Torpedo Receptacle (Ethernet) connector assemblies, NSN 5935-01-678-7255, built to Drawing 8667525 Rev D. The base order is about 1,200 production units plus test samples and technical data, delivered to Navy sites in Washington, Hawaii and Virginia, with a separately priced FY28 option for more units. It is a full and open competition with no set-aside, awarded on a best-value tradeoff.
Watch out for
- Destructive first article and lot testing at contractor cost. Four first article samples and 20 lot test samples are destroyed in testing and cannot count toward the delivered quantity, and the Navy estimates about $50k per test round that you must price in.
Production Lot Testing Samples are subject to destructive testing. These units cannot be used to meet the total contract quantity.
- CMMC Level 2 certification required before award. A third-party assessed CMMC Level 2 status must already be in SPRS for the systems you will use, which many small manufacturers do not have yet.
CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO)
- Controlled technical data package not provided. The drawings and specs (TDP1 to TDP3) are export-controlled and need access approval on SAM.gov, so you cannot fully scope or price the build until you get them.
- Past performance gate and heavy proposal requirements. You need recent, relevant contract history (a no-history offeror is rated neutral, but anything below limited confidence is ineligible), plus a four-volume proposal, small business participation plan and cost adequacy checklist.
Offerors must receive a rating of at least limited confidence in past performance to be eligible for
- Must price with and without first article testing. Missing either price set can get the offer rejected, and the Navy decides whether first article testing is waived.
Failure to do so may cause the Government to reject the offer.
- Delivery schedule is strict. Proposed deliveries must fit the required schedule or the offer is rejected as non-responsive, and payment waits for test approval.
Offers that propose delivery that will not clearly fall within the applicable required delivery period specified above will be considered
- Acceptance and payment held until lot testing is approved. Cash flow is delayed because each lot cannot be accepted, shipped or paid until its tests and report are approved in writing by the contracting officer.
Acceptance, shipment, and payment shall not be accomplished until the production lot test samples have been tested
- Cost or pricing data may be demanded. If only one offer comes in, you must submit extra cost or pricing data (possibly certified), which is a large accounting burden for a small business.
If the Government receives only one offer, the offeror will comply with DFARS Part 252.215-7992.
- Amendments disagree on cost or pricing data threshold. An earlier amendment said the new $10 million threshold had not taken effect, but a later amendment says it does apply (while other cost data may still be required), so confirm with the contracting officer.
The new threshold does apply to this solicitation.
- Rated order and multiple delivery sites. The contract is a DPAS-rated order (DO-A6) with deliveries to three Navy sites on opposite coasts.
DO-A6 rated order certified for national defense, emergency
Read from the notice and 6 attachments. 4 not read in full.
- Solicitation Amendment N0010426RK0690002 SF 30.pdf
- Solicitation Amendment N0010426RK0690001 SF 30.pdf
- Solicitation - N0010426RK069.pdf
- 3.04_Amendment(4)_26RK069.pdf
- 3.04_Amendment(3)_26RK069.pdf
- CDRLs_26RK069.pdf
- GFP Attachment 26RK069.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- TDP2.pdf: controlled: request access on SAM.gov
- TDP3.pdf: controlled: request access on SAM.gov
- TDP1.pdf: controlled: request access on SAM.gov
Full brief
What they want
- Manufacture 1,200 MK48 Torpedo Receptacle (Ethernet) units (3 sublines of 400 each) to Drawing 8667525 Rev D and all associated drawings and specifications
- Build and destructively test 4 First Article samples (unless the Navy waives first article testing) before production is approved
- Provide 20 destructive production-lot test samples (plus the production lot test reports) from the periodic lot testing
- Deliver contract data items A001 through A005: test plan, test and inspection reports, failure analysis reports, monthly progress reports and a further report (A005, listed as ATR)
- Ship production units to NUWC Keyport WA, Ewa Beach HI and Yorktown VA, and first article and test items to NUWC Newport RI
- Get serial numbers assigned through the Navy (NUWC Newport) for the units
- Price an FY28 option (line 0002) with stepladder pricing for 721-960, 961-1,200 and 1,201-1,440 units
- Run an ISO 9001-based quality system and use Navy-approved test plans and procedures
- Contract type
- Firm fixed price (contract with a separately priced option line)
- Period of performance
- Base: first article test delivery 180 days after contract date, then production deliveries between 120 and 360 days after first article approval. If first article testing is waived, production deliveries run 180 to 420 days after contract date. Option line 0002 is an FY28 requirement; the option can be exercised within 365 days after contract date.
- Place of performance
- Not stated as a single place. Work is done at the contractor's facility. Deliveries go to NUWC Keyport (WA), Naval Undersea Warfare Center Submarine Torpedo IMA (Ewa Beach, HI) and Naval Submarine Torpedo Facility (Yorktown, VA). Technical data and some test items go to NUWC Newport (RI).
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff (the Government may pay more than the lowest price). Non-price factors are rated with adjectival ratings, and price is checked for reasonableness but not rated.
- Offers due
- 2026-10-29T14:00:00-04:00 (Amendment 4 moved the response due date to 29 Oct 2026)
- How to submit
- Email the offer to mckenzy.s.harris.civ@us.navy.mil (the solicitation says electronic submission may be done by attaching the offer to an email to that address). Section L (full instructions) was not in the provided text.
What they'll judge offers on
- Past Performance (sub-factors: Quality, Timeliness of Delivery, Small Business Utilization)
- Small Business Participation
- Price (reasonableness, completeness and balance; evaluated with base quantity plus the highest option stepladder tier)
What to include when you submit
- Submit four volumes: Volume 1 Introductory, Volume 2 Past Performance, Volume 3 Small Business Participation, Volume 4 Price
- Volume 4: include a completed copy of Section B with unit prices (two decimal places) and total subline item pricing both with and without First Article Testing, plus unit prices for each option stepladder tier
- Submit the cost portion of the proposal as an Excel spreadsheet
- Complete the Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS 252.215-7993)
- Keep the offer valid for at least 120 days
- Provide CMMC unique identifiers (UIDs) for each system that will handle federal contract information or controlled unclassified information
- Acknowledge all solicitation amendments before the due date
- To support a first article waiver, list prior contracts for identical or similar supplies (contract number, agency, NSN, award date, delivery date)
- Companies that are not small businesses must include a small business subcontracting plan
You must have
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 (third-party assessed) status entered in SPRS before award, for any system that handles federal contract information or controlled unclassified information
CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO)
- Past performance rating of at least limited confidence to be eligible for award
Offerors must receive a rating of at least limited confidence in past performance to be eligible for
- Quality system meeting ISO 9001:2015 (higher-level quality requirement clause FAR 52.246-11)
Quality Assurance Inspection System to be in accordance with ASQ-Q9000 Series and ISO 9001.
- Small business subcontracting plan if the offeror is not a small business
Small Business Subcontracting Plan - Companies that are other than small business concerns shall provide a small business subcontracting plan
- Active SAM.gov registration and a Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) account for invoicing and receiving reports
Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and
- Access to the controlled technical data package (TDP1, TDP2, TDP3), which must be requested on SAM.gov
- No set-aside: the SAM notice says no set-aside is used, and an amendment answer says the solicitation is full and open competition
A1: Yes, this is a Full and Open, competitive solicitation.
Not in the notice text
- Estimated contract value or budget (none stated)
- Proposal page limits, file naming and detailed Section L instructions (this part of the solicitation text was left out of the files provided)
- Technical requirements in the controlled drawings and specs (TDP1, TDP2, TDP3 are not available without SAM.gov access)
- Contents of the Government-Furnished Property spreadsheet (GFP Attachment 26RK069.xlsx was not read)
- The option line (FY28) total quantity and exact option terms; only stepladder price tiers are shown
- Contents and exact changes of Solicitation Amendment 2 (the attachment shows no change text) and any other amendments beyond those provided
- Who the current or previous supplier is (not stated)
- How the 'Small Business Participation' and 'Past Performance' proposal volume formats and recent/relevant definitions read in Section L (left out of the provided text)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- N0010426RK069
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 334417
- Product/service code
- 5935
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Contracting contact
- McKenzy Harris mckenzy.s.harris.civ@us.navy.milmckenzy.harris@navy.mil
- Versions
- 8 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
5935-01-678-7255 SWA5 MK48 Torpedo Receptacle (Ethernet)
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