Solicitation
Bipod Assembly, Airc
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Department of the Navy (NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support; NAVSUP is the Naval Supply Systems Command) issued a request for quotation (RFQ) for a spares buy of an aircraft bipod assembly, not set aside because the Small Business Administration representative found a set-aside recommendation not applicable. Quotes are due November 16, 2026, 3:30 PM Eastern. The posted text lists only clauses and payment instructions, so the quantity, specifications and delivery terms are not shown. More in the summary
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The Department of the Navy (NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support; NAVSUP is the Naval Supply Systems Command) issued a request for quotation (RFQ) for a spares buy of an aircraft bipod assembly, not set aside because the Small Business Administration representative found a set-aside recommendation not applicable. Quotes are due November 16, 2026, 3:30 PM Eastern. The posted text lists only clauses and payment instructions, so the quantity, specifications and delivery terms are not shown.
Who can bid
- Buy American certificates (certifications about where the product is made) are part of the clause list
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 15, 2026.
- Worth checking: Priority-rated order under DPAS. The order is a DO-rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), which must be filled ahead of ordinary work.
- Worth checking: Buy American rules and certificates. Clauses on Buy American and trade agreements are listed, so the country where the part is made matters to your price and certification.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Supply a bipod assembly for aircraft (the title reads 16--BIPOD ASSEMBLY,AIRC); the part number and quantity are not in the text
- Meet the item unique identification and valuation clause (the Government's permanent part marking)
- Meet the higher-level contract quality requirement listed in the clauses
- Contract type
- Request for quotation (RFQ) for a spares buy; type of contract not stated
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 3:30 PM Eastern
What to include when you submit
- Contact for this buy is Jake Kucowski at jake.kucowski.civ@us.navy.mil, per the contact information in the notice
Not in the notice text
- The notice text lists only clauses, payment instructions and contact details; the part description, quantity, drawings and delivery terms are not in it (the schedule is marked See Schedule).
- How to submit a quote is not stated.
- How the award is decided is not stated.
- Which higher-level quality standard applies is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, PA
- Product/service code
- 1680 · Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 16, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 30, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Nov 15, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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