Presolicitation
Radar installation kits, management, warehousing/inventory management, and delivery of parts/materials used to overhaul multiple radar antenna systems and fire control systems.
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0016426RLL17
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NSWC Crane (Navy) plans to award one five-year IDIQ, firm-fixed-price contract to build, store and deliver repair kits and parts for several radar antenna and fire control systems, for the U.S. Navy and Foreign Military Sales. It is a 100% small business set-aside. This is a presolicitation: the solicitation is expected on or about 30 October 2026 through the PIEE Solicitation Module.
Watch out for
- First article testing required. You may need to build and pass testing on sample kits before regular orders, which adds cost and time up front.
First Article testing of kits will be required for all Offerors unless the First Article requirements are waived by the Government.
- JCP registration needed for controlled attachments. Without Joint Certification Program approval you cannot see the controlled drawings and specs, and approval takes time.
must be properly registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive any controlled attachments
- Not yet open for offers. The 30 October date in SAM.gov is the expected solicitation issue date, not a proposal due date.
The anticipated solicitation issue date is on or about 30 October 2026.
- Foreign Military Sales and strict quality flow-down. The work supports foreign sales and requires you to pass stringent quality requirements to your suppliers.
- Some parts must be manufactured to drawings. Parts that are not commercially available must be made to the Government's drawings and specs.
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Full brief
What they want
- Obtain individual hardware items, inspect them, and assemble them into system repair kits
- Pack parts to prevent damage and mark kits and parts for easy identification
- Warehouse and deliver the kits (FOB Destination) to overhaul radar and fire control systems
- About 41 different parts kits anticipated to be ordered
- First article testing of kits unless waived
- Flow quality requirements down to suppliers
- Contract type
- Single five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm Fixed Price (FFP)
- Period of performance
- Five years
- Place of performance
- Indiana (per SAM.gov); delivery is FOB Destination
- Estimated value
- Contract maximum estimated at $43M over five years. Minimum is one of each first article kit (or one each of three named kits if first article is waived)
- How to submit
- Solicitation will be posted via the PIEE Solicitation Module (linked from SAM.gov); vendors need a PIEE vendor account
What to include when you submit
- Solicitation expected on or about 30 October 2026 (changed by Amendment 01 from about 21 September 2026)
- Solicitation number changed from N0016426RLL17 to N0016427RLL17
- Register in PIEE to receive the solicitation and amendments
You must have
- Small business (100% set-aside)
THIS EFFORT IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE IAW FAR 19.104-1.
- Registered in SAM
Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).
- Registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) to receive controlled attachments
must be properly registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive any controlled attachments
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation method and factors
- Proposal due date
- Details of the 41 kits, drawings and specifications (controlled attachments)
- Pricing structure and quantities
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- N0016426RLL17
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NSWC Crane
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 334511
- Product/service code
- 5340
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Place of performance
- IN, 47522
- Contracting contact
- Cheryl Bielcheryl.a.biel.civ@us.navy.mil8123817149
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
What similar contracts paid
182 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code, in the same state, had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 5% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
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Full notice text from SAM.gov
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