Solicitation
FMS REPAIR N0038326PR0R878
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0038326QS126
Due in 26 daysSole source
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
AI summary Beta
NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support in Philadelphia needs one RECEIVER INFRARED for the P8 aircraft repaired, for a foreign military sale to South Korea. The Government intends to buy only from Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. because it says it lacks the data for anyone else to do the repair. Other companies may still send capability statements.
Watch out for
- Sole-source intent to Northrop Grumman. The Government plans to award to one named company, so another bidder has very little chance of winning.
The Government intends to solicit only one source (NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP.) under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.
- No technical data for others. The Government says it cannot supply the data needed to do the repair, so a small business without its own data cannot perform.
The government does not possess (or cannot provide) the data necessary to perform the required repairs or manufacture of the items.
- Source approval will not delay award. The award will not wait while a new source is approved, so approval is unlikely to happen in time.
WSS will not delay award while Source Approval is pending.
- Short, unclear response window. The text says only proposals received within 5 days of publication are considered, while SAM.gov shows a deadline of 30 Oct 2026.
all proposals received within 5 days after the publication of this solicitation notice will be considered by the Government
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Repair 1 unit of RECEIVER INFRARED, P/N 001-008087-0006, NSN 5865 015916897, for P8 aircraft
- Provide labor, materials and parts to restore the Government-owned item to operational condition
- If not an approved source, submit source approval information with your proposal
- Contract type
- Sole-source repair solicitation (notice of intent under FAR 6.302-1)
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, PA, USA (SAM.gov field); item is for South Korea
- How they'll choose
- Sole source to Northrop Grumman; other responses may be considered at the Government's discretion
- Offers due
- SAM.gov response deadline 2026-10-30 4:00 PM Eastern (2026-10-30T16:00:00-04:00); the text says proposals received within 5 days after publication will be considered
- How to submit
- Email: carmelena.c.oldroyd.civ@us.navy.mil
What to include when you submit
- Other sources may identify their interest and send capability statements
- If you are not an approved source, include the information in the NAVSUP-WSS Source Approval Information Brochure for Repair with your proposal
You must have
- Source approval is required; new sources must send the approval package with their proposal
Source Approval is required.
Current contractor
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. is the named intended source; the notice does not call it the incumbent.
Not in the notice text
- Contract type and delivery or turnaround time
- Estimated value
- How to get the Source Approval package (link missing in the text)
- The firm response deadline given the 5-day statement
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- N0038326QS126
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support
- NAICS
- 335929
- Product/service code
- 6145
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, PA
- Contracting contact
- Carmelena Oldroydcarmelena.c.oldroyd.civ@us.navy.mil7712290530
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a solicitation for the repair of Navy Weapon System P8 Aircraft - Solicitation for NAVSUP WSS to repair 1 unit of RECEIVER INFRARED for the country of South Korea. NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Philadelphia is seeking eligible contractors to furnish effort including labor, material, and facilities as may be required to repair and/or modify the items as specified within this document. The Government intends to solicit only one source (NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP.) under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The government does not possess (or cannot provide) the data necessary to perform the required repairs or manufacture of the items. All responsible sources may identify their interest and provide capability statements in response to the notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 5 days after the publication of this solicitation notice 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. Source Approval is required. WSS will not delay award while Source Approval is pending. The time 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 the NAVSUP-WSS Source Approval Information Brochure for Repair. Additional information for submitting a Source Approval Request package can be obtained at: Provide labor, materials, and parts as may be required to restore the following government owned articles to operational conditions. 0001 RECEIVER INFRARED P/N: 001-008087-0006 NSN: 5865 015916897 Aircraft: P8 Aircraft Email: carmelena.c.oldroyd.civ@us.navy.mil
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