Solicitation
1355 - 01-620-4752 CWRT DISPENSER ASSEMBLY, WIRE, MK8 MOD 3
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0010426RK028
Due in 27 days
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The Navy (NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg PA) wants to buy 420 wire dispenser assemblies (NSN 1355-01-620-4752, MK 8 MOD 3, a torpedo-related part) built to Government drawings, plus extra units that are destructively tested by the Navy. Deliveries run in five lots to Navy and Army sites in RI, WA, HI, VA, UT and PA over roughly 18 months, with an option for more units. It is an open competition (no set-aside) and the award is a best-value trade-off.
Watch out for
- Full technical data package is restricted. The complete drawings and specs (TDP) are marked controlled and need an access request on SAM.gov, so you cannot fully judge cost or feasibility until you get them.
- You pay for failed tests and retests. Test samples are destroyed, and a failed lot or first article means you cover failure analysis, fixes and the Government's retest costs.
Retest Cost for CWRT is: $9,958.
- First article work is at your own risk. Buying materials or starting production before first article approval is at the contractor's risk and cannot be charged to progress payments or termination costs.
the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract
- Price penalty if you need first article testing. The Government adds $8,200 to your evaluated price when first article testing is required, which hurts offerors who are not proven vendors.
Base Total = Quantity x Proposed Unit Price + $8,200.00, if the Government requires FAT for an eligible offeror.
- No shipping or payment until lot approval. Each production lot waits for lab testing and written approval, which can delay shipment and cash flow.
The Contractor shall not make shipment of the production lot until receipt of written notification
- Due dates in the amendments conflict with the notice. Amendment 0002 changes the due date to 27 Feb 2026, while the SAM.gov notice says 2026-11-05, so confirm the real deadline with the contracting officer.
Response Due Date 30 Jan 2026 27 Feb 2026
- Past performance drives the award. Past performance and small business participation outweigh price, so a newer firm with thin records or a weak subcontracting plan is at a disadvantage.
Past performance is significantly more important than small business participation.
- Strict delivery schedule. Delivery must clearly fit the required schedule across six destinations, or the offer can be rejected as nonresponsive.
Offers that propose delivery that will not clearly fall within the applicable required delivery period specified above, will be
- Cybersecurity compliance duties. Handling controlled defense information means meeting NIST SP 800-171 and allowing a Government assessment, which can be costly for a small shop.
- Extra price data if only one offer. If only one offer comes in, the Government can demand certified cost or pricing data.
In accordance with DFARS Clause 252.215-7008, the Government reserves the right to require Certified Cost, Certified Pricing Data,
Read from the notice and 4 attachments. 1 not read in full.
- Solicitation Amendment N0010426RK0280002 SF 30.pdf
- Solicitation Amendment N0010426RK0280001 SF 30.pdf
- Solicitation - N0010426RK028.pdf
- CDRLS_26RK028.pdf
- Complete_TDP_24NA038.pdf: controlled: request access on SAM.gov
Full brief
What they want
- Make and deliver 420 DISPENSER ASSEMBLY, WIRE COIL (MK 8 MOD 3, drawing 8555076) in five lots: 90, 90, 60, 120 and 60 units
- Build the parts to the listed drawings and specs (for example WS19849 Rev A and WS15153 Rev D) with an ISO 9001:2015-style quality program
- 5 first article test samples, delivered 120 days after award for Government destructive testing (waived only for a proven vendor)
- 20 production lot test samples (4 per 30 coils at first, later 1 per 30), also destructively tested, at no separate price
- Written data items: test procedure (30 days after award), test reports per lot, failure analysis if a test fails, monthly progress report
- Ship only after the Contracting Officer approves the lot test results in writing; invoice and receiving reports go through WAWF (the Navy's electronic invoicing system)
- Option line 0002 for more units, priced in step-ladder tiers (78-238, 239-399, 400-560 units), exercisable within 365 days of award
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, single award, with one option line item (CLIN 0002) using step-ladder (quantity tier) pricing. Rated order under DPAS (DO rating).
- Period of performance
- First article samples due 120 days after award. Production deliveries are scheduled 120 to 540 days after first article approval (or after award if first article is waived). Option can be exercised within 365 days after award.
- Place of performance
- Not stated in the notice. Deliveries go to NUWC Newport RI, NUWC Keyport WA, Ewa Beach HI, Yorktown VA, Tooele UT and Chambersburg PA.
- How they'll choose
- Best-value trade-off. Non-price factors combined are significantly more important than price. Past performance must be rated at least limited confidence to be eligible. Government intends to award without discussions.
- Offers due
- 2026-11-05 14:00 (UTC-05:00), as listed in the SAM.gov notice. The attached amendments show older 2026 dates (see red flags).
- How to submit
- Email the offer to mckenzy.s.harris.civ@us.navy.mil (per the Solicitation Notes in Section B).
What they'll judge offers on
- Past Performance: quality, timeliness of delivery, small business utilization (sub-factors about equal)
- Small Business Participation (past performance is significantly more important than this)
- Price (reasonableness and balance; $8,200 is added for evaluation if first article testing is required)
What to include when you submit
- Proposal is organized in four volumes: Volume 1 Introductory, Volume 2 Past Performance, Volume 3 Small Business Participation Commitment, Volume 4 Price. The detailed formats are in Section L, which was only partly provided.
- Failing to follow the Section L format can make the proposal unevaluable and get it eliminated.
- Cost portion must be sent in Excel format with formulas intact.
- Price every line, including the option line step-ladder tiers, and fill in the offeror's proposed delivery schedule within the required schedule.
- Proposal must stay valid for at least 120 days after closing.
- Acknowledge Amendments 0001 and 0002 with the offer.
- If your quality system is not modeled on ISO 9001:2015, send a separate letter explaining the system and why it is equivalent.
- Mark any proprietary data with the legend in FAR 52.215-1(e).
- Be ready to submit extra cost or pricing data if only one offer is received.
You must have
- Open competition: no set-aside is used, so any business size may bid. A small business participation plan is still evaluated.
- Quality program modeled on ISO 9001:2015 (or a documented equivalent), and the higher-level quality clause FAR 52.246-11 applies.
The Contractor shall provide and maintain a quality program acceptable to the Government and modeled on ISO 9001:2015 or an equivalent
- Past performance rated at least limited confidence; having no relevant history gives a neutral rating, which is not held against you.
Offerors must receive a rating of at least limited confidence in past performance to be eligible for
- First article testing by the Government is required unless you are a proven vendor (or the Government waives it because you already supplied the same item).
FIRST ARTICLE/PREPRODUCTION: NOT REQUIRED FOR PROVEN VENDOR;
- Be registered in SAM.gov and in WAWF (the Navy's electronic invoicing and receiving system).
Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management
- Protect Government information on your systems (basic safeguarding, NIST SP 800-171 per DFARS 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7020), and allow a Government assessment if requested.
The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor
- Contract is a DO-rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System, so priority performance rules apply.
[X] DO rated order certified for national defense, emergency
- Hazardous and explosive materials must be shipped in full compliance with transportation rules (49 CFR).
Hazardous materials shall be offered for transportation in full compliance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR).
- Domestic sourcing and specialty metals restrictions apply (DFARS clauses listed), along with an export-control clause.
Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.
- Must be found a responsible contractor under FAR 9.104-1; the Government may run a pre-award survey.
each Offeror must be able to demonstrate it meets the standards of responsibility set forth in FAR Part 9.104-1.
Not in the notice text
- Section L (proposal instructions) and the middle of the solicitation were left out, so page limits, exact volume formats and what to put in the past performance and small business volumes are not confirmed.
- Section K representations and certifications were not in the text provided.
- The complete technical data package (drawings and specifications) is controlled and not provided.
- Estimated contract value and the evaluated option pricing are not stated.
- Whether any explosives-related license, facility approval or security clearance is needed is not stated in the text provided (the NAICS code is explosives manufacturing).
- What counts as a proven vendor for first article purposes is not defined in the text provided.
- The true response deadline should be confirmed because the amendments list older dates than the SAM.gov notice.
- No current or past contractor for this item is named.
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 5, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- N0010426RK028
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 325920
- Product/service code
- 1355
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment
- Contracting contact
- McKenzy Harris 717-605-1368mckenzy.s.harris.civ@us.navy.mil
- Versions
- 13 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
1355 - 01-620-4752 CWRT DISPENSER ASSEMBLY, WIRE, MK8 MOD 3
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