Presolicitation
1553 Data Bus Test Cable Set, PN: 3239AS1510-1, NSN: 4920-01-505-5149; FMS Czech & Nigeria
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) in Lakehurst, New Jersey intends to buy the Data Bus Test Cable Sets, QTY 2, unit not stated, part number (PN) 3239AS1510-1. They support the AH-1Z and UH-1Y programs under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for the Czech Ministry of Defense and Nigerian Air Force. This is a presolicitation for a competitive firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) contract, a total small business set-aside on SAM.gov. Solicitation N68335-27-Q-1018 will be posted on SAM.gov later, with no date given. The notice gives the quantity as "Qty: 2". More in the summary
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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) in Lakehurst, New Jersey intends to buy the Data Bus Test Cable Sets, QTY 2, unit not stated, part number (PN) 3239AS1510-1. They support the AH-1Z and UH-1Y programs under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for the Czech Ministry of Defense and Nigerian Air Force. This is a presolicitation for a competitive firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) contract, a total small business set-aside on SAM.gov. Solicitation N68335-27-Q-1018 will be posted on SAM.gov later, with no date given. The notice gives the quantity as "Qty: 2".
Who can bid
- Small business: SAM.gov lists this as a total small business set-aside
How to submit: Not yet stated; the solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. SAM.gov lists this as a total small business set-aside, so only small businesses can compete.
- Serious: Unit of issue not stated. The notice gives QTY 2 with no unit; a quote is priced per unit, so check the solicitation when it is posted.
- Worth checking: NSN differs between the title and the notice text. The SAM.gov title gives NSN 4920-01-505-5149 but the text gives NSN 4920-017005362; confirm the correct number in the solicitation.
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- Minor: Solicitation not yet released; no requests accepted. The solicitation cannot be requested by phone or in writing; it will be posted on SAM.gov.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- 1553 Data Bus Test Cable Sets, PN 3239AS1510-1, NSN 4920-017005362, QTY 2, unit not stated
- The items are peculiar support equipment (PSE), equipment made for specific aircraft programs, here the AH-1Z and UH-1Y
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP), competitive
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How to submit
- Not yet stated; the solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov
What to include when you submit
- After the solicitation is posted, check SAM.gov regularly for amendments
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation, with its due date, evaluation method and submission steps, is not yet posted.
- The unit of issue for QTY 2 is not given.
- Which NSN is correct is not clear, since the title and the text differ.
- The place of delivery is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 334419
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Not yet stated; the solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- NAVAIR Warfare CTR Aircraft Div, Joint Base MDL, NJ
- Product/service code
- 4920 · Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334419)
- 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 read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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