Solicitation
1356 - 1356-01-106-5985; WW98; Initiating Propellant; DWG: 2508738 REV AA
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0010426RK043
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The Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support wants a manufacturer to produce WW98 Initiating Propellant, an explosive (hazard class 1.3) component used with the Mk 48 torpedo chamber and valve assembly. It is a 3-year, firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract with a guaranteed minimum of 599 units and a maximum of 4,200, delivered to Tooele Army Depot (Utah) and NUWC Keyport (Washington). It is open to all businesses (no set-aside) and offers are due 30 Nov 2026.
Watch out for
- Explosive item with safety survey. Making Class 1.3 propellant needs a licensed, safety-reviewed explosives facility, which most small businesses do not have.
Item is explosive. A Safety Survey will be required.
- Technical data package is controlled. The drawings and specs (TDP) are export-controlled, so you must request access on SAM.gov before you can price or bid.
- First article testing at contractor cost. 46 units are destroyed in testing, are not separately priced, and the price evaluated in year one includes them.
- Critical Safety Item. Extra quality and approval steps apply, and test failures are paid for by the contractor and can lead to default.
This is a Critical Safety Item (CSI).
- Past performance gate. Firms with no relevant history get a neutral rating, but a poor record can rule you out.
Offerors must receive a rating of at least limited confidence in past performance to be eligible for award.
- Cost or pricing data may be required. The Navy can ask for certified cost data, which takes accounting support many small firms lack.
- Government-furnished materials. The Navy supplies igniters, liners, O-rings and booster ring sheets that you must inspect, track and return or dispose of.
Government-Furnished Materials (GFM) are required.
- Foreign Military Sales items. Part of the order (50 units) is an FMS requirement with shipping details still to be set.
Read from the notice and 10 attachments. 3 not read in full.
- 3.04_Solicitation_N0010426RK043_0004_N3598A26NA002_30SEP2026.pdf
- 3.04_Solicitation_N0010426RK043_0003_N3598A26NA002_27AUG2026.pdf
- 3.04_Solicitation_N0010426RK043_0002_N3598A26NA002_30JUNE2026.pdf
- 3.04_Solicitation_N0010426RK043_0001_N3598A26NA002_12MAY2026.pdf
- 3.02_Solicitation_FINAL_N3598A26NA002_18MAR2026.pdf
- 3.06_ADC_SOW_N3598A26NA002_21JAN2026.pdf
- 3.06_REV_REDACTED_CDRLs_N3598A26NA002_14NOV2025_Redacted.pdf
- 3.06_DI-NDTI-80603A_N3598A26NA002_21JAN2026.pdf
- 3.06_Serial_Number_Registration_Form_N3598A26NA002_21JAN2026.pdf
- 3.06_RFV_Form_N3598A26NA002_21JAN2026.pdf
- 3.06_IDIQ_Pricing_Matrix_FAT_N3598A26NA002_11AUG2025.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- 3.06_GFP_Attachment_N3598A26NA002_05FEB2026.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- 1.06_TDP_WW98.zip: controlled: request access on SAM.gov
Full brief
What they want
- Manufacture Initiating Propellant (NSN 1356-01-106-5985, DODIC WW98) to Navy drawing 2508738 Rev AA and spec WS12984 Rev AA
- Deliver a first article test lot of 46 units (destructive testing) within 180 days of contract date
- Supply production lot test samples (42 units) and production units (about 950 to Tooele Army Depot, 50 to NUWC Keyport)
- Run contractor testing of each 500-unit production lot, witnessed by the Navy, and report results before shipment
- Pack and ship as Class 1.3 explosives per drawing 2500877 (8 per container) and DOT rules
- Deliver required data (CDRLs): test plan, test reports, failure analysis reports, Ammunition Data Cards in WARP, monthly progress reports
- Obtain serial numbers from NUWC Keyport and report shipments (REPSHIP) and invoices through WAWF
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ); rated order under DPAS
- Period of performance
- 3-year ordering period (Year 1: award to 365 days, Year 2: 366-730 days, Year 3: 731-1,095 days); form lists 30 Nov 2026 to 30 Nov 2029. Each lot delivers 365 days after first article approval.
- Place of performance
- Not stated in the notice; the offeror must name its own explosives work location. Deliveries go to Tooele Army Depot, UT and NUWC Keyport, WA.
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff. Non-price factors combined are significantly more important than price; Technical Approach and Past Performance are equal and more important than Small Business. Award without discussions is intended.
- Offers due
- 2026-11-30 at 2:00 PM Eastern (14:00 -05:00); the due date was moved from 28 Aug 2026 by amendment 0004
- How to submit
- Email to the NAVSUP WSS contract specialist named in Section B of the solicitation (10 MB email limit; .zip files are stripped)
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Approach (Manufacturing Plan; Quality Assurance Plan)
- Past Performance (Quality; Timeliness of Delivery; Small Business Utilization)
- Small Business Participation
- Price (checked for reasonableness and balance, not rated)
What to include when you submit
- Proposal has five volumes: 1 Introductory, 2 Technical Approach, 3 Past Performance, 4 Small Business Participation, 5 Price
- Proposal must stay valid at least 120 days after the close of the RFP
- Cost portion of the proposal must be in Excel with formulas intact
- Propose unit prices for every quantity range and every ordering period, or the offer may be rejected
- Raise any exceptions to the solicitation before submitting, since award may be made without discussions
- Acknowledge each amendment (there are four)
- Section L (detailed proposal instructions) was only partly provided, so check the full solicitation on SAM.gov
You must have
- Open to all businesses; no small business set-aside
Competitive, unrestricted acquisition.
- Pre-award safety survey for the explosives facility
Pre-Award Safety Survey required for successful offeror.
- Quality system certified to a current ISO 9001 (or equivalent) within the last 36 months
adequate proof of a successful QMS that is certified to a current ISO 9001 compliant certification or equivalent QMS
- Security classification paperwork (DD254) is required, so a facility clearance may be needed
DD254 is required.
- 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 award.
- An electronic certificate to use the WARP ammunition data card system
requires contractors to hold a certificate to access the system and communicate with the secure DoD server
- Active SAM.gov registration and WAWF account for invoicing
Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management
Not in the notice text
- Estimated contract value (quantity ranges and prices are in the IDIQ price matrix spreadsheet, which was not read)
- Detailed proposal instructions in Section L, including page limits and past performance format (only part of the main solicitation was provided)
- Government-furnished property spreadsheet and IDIQ pricing matrix were not provided
- Drawings, specifications and the technical data package (controlled; request access on SAM.gov)
- Place of performance and the net explosive weight and class details (the notice says see the solicitation)
- Who the current or previous supplier is
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 30, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- N0010426RK043
- 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
- 1356
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment
- Contracting contact
- Brent Wagnerbrent.wagner2.civ@us.navy.mil7712290599
- Versions
- 9 (amended since first posted)
What similar contracts paid
19 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 20% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$1.1MMiddle half: $479K to $2.5M
Typical per year$729KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Paper copies will not be provided. Competitive, unrestricted acquisition. Drawings are available. Drawings are NOT available on CD. Item is explosive. A Safety Survey will be required. See solicitation forexplosive weight and class.
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