Presolicitation
Cable Assy
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office in Mechanicsburg is buying a cable assembly for a Dry Deck Shelter, a shipboard system, built to Navy drawings and strict quality rules. The material is designated special emphasis, meaning extra controls apply because a defect could injure people or lose the ship. The response due date is November 25, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern); the quantity is not in the text, which was cut off. More in the summary
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The Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office in Mechanicsburg is buying a cable assembly for a Dry Deck Shelter, a shipboard system, built to Navy drawings and strict quality rules. The material is designated special emphasis, meaning extra controls apply because a defect could injure people or lose the ship. The response due date is November 25, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern); the quantity is not in the text, which was cut off.
Who can bid
- A quality system that meets ISO 9001 (an international quality standard), with calibration under ISO 10012 or ANSI Z540.3 with ISO 17025; MIL-I-45208 with MIL-STD-45662 is an acceptable alternate
- The cable assembly must be wired and molded by an approved vendor listed in CSD023 of the ECDS system
- Send the Procurement Contracting Officer a copy of your current documented quality system procedures before award
Things to watch (7)
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: Special emphasis material. Extra quality, traceability and certification controls apply because failure could cause injury or loss of the ship, which raises cost and paperwork for a small shop.
- Serious: Approved vendor required for wiring and molding. Only a vendor on the Navy's approved list can wire and mold the cable, so a business not on that list needs a partner that is.
- Serious: ISO 9001 quality system required. A documented ISO 9001 style quality system, open to Government audit, is required before production starts.
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- Worth checking: Quantity not stated. The text says the quantity was decreased but gives no number or unit of issue, so a quote cannot be priced from this text alone.
- Worth checking: First article test required. A destructive first article test on one cable assembly must pass and be approved, adding cost and time before production.
- Worth checking: Drawings are restricted access. You must request and be approved for access to the drawings before you can price the work.
- Minor: Text was cut off. SAM.gov's data file ended partway through the quality assurance section, so some requirements may be missing from this summary.
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Full summary
What they want
- Build the cable assembly to NAVSEA Drawing 5486639 Item 193, NAVSEA Drawing 5486641 Part Number K-HNG5700 and Dry Deck Shelter Procurement Specification S-5343934-2 Part Number 1400400-0600
- Have the cable assembly wired and molded by an approved vendor listed in CSD023 (a Contract Support Library item) on the Navy's Electronic Contractor Data Submission (ECDS) system
- Test each cable assembly: examination, dielectric withstanding voltage, continuity, insulation resistance, hydrostatic pressure and a post-test examination
- Complete first article testing (a destructive test of one sample cable assembly) and get it approved
- Provide a Special Emphasis Certificate of Compliance that shows traceability to the marking on each item
- Keep permanent traceability markings and records through every manufacturing step
- Use non-metallic materials that meet the toxicity and flammability requirements of NAVSEA SS800-AG-MAN-010/P-9290
- Deliver all material within 300 days (proposed delivery schedule), with a 1 year warranty
- Contract type
- Supply order; the clause list cites Inspection of Supplies--Fixed-Price, but the price type is not otherwise stated
- Period of performance
- Final delivery of material in 300 days under the proposed delivery schedule; the start point is not stated
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 25, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern)
What they'll judge offers on
- Past performance
What to include when you submit
- Request access to the restricted drawings on SAM.gov, then email the contact on the solicitation to say you asked
- Suppliers of Deep Submergence Systems Program (DSSP) material send a copy of their current documented quality system procedures to the Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO) before award; the PCO may waive this if the procedures are already on file at NAVICP-Mech
- Name the approved wiring and molding vendor on the Special Emphasis Certificate of Compliance if it is not the prime manufacturer
Not in the notice text
- The notice text was cut off in the quality assurance section; the quantity, how to send offers and any later requirements are missing here, so read the full solicitation on SAM.gov.
- Quantity and unit of issue: the text only says the quantity was decreased.
- Set-aside: SAM.gov does not state one, but the clause list includes a notice of total small business set-aside. Check the solicitation.
- How and where to send the offer, and the offer price type.
- Place of performance and delivery destination.
- How past performance is weighed against price.
- Which drawings and specifications need the restricted-access request, and how long approval takes.
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
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Product/service code
- 3040 · Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 3040)
- Versions
7 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 25, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 25, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Date Nov 25, 2026 (changed)
- Dec 12, 2023 · PresolicitationDate Dec 29, 2023
- Dec 11, 2023 · Amendment 0001Due Dec 29, 2023 (changed)
- Nov 16, 2022 · SolicitationDue Dec 16, 2022 (changed)
- Nov 15, 2022 · PresolicitationDate Dec 15, 2022
- 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
NSN 1H-3040-016618530-D4, TDP VER 001, QTY 6 EA, DELIVER TO N50286, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD L1SS, KITTERY, ME 03904. The proposed acquisition is PARTIALLY set aside for small business concerns (see FAR clause 52.219-7 "Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside"). The specific type of set-aside will be addressed in the solicitation through inclusion of one of the appropriate clauses listed here: FAR 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole Source Award FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.219-29 Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns FAR 52.219-30 Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program DFARS 252.226-7000 Notice of Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Set-Aside Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases (QPDs), Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP) at Document Automation and Production Service (DAPS) in Philadelphia, PA. NOTE: Patterns, Drawings, Deviation Lists, Purchase Descriptions, etc. are NOT stocked at DODSSP. Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from ASSIST-Online at: http://quicksearch.dla.mil/. Users may use ASSIST-Quick Search to search for and download available documents directly using standard browser software. Documents that are not available for downloading from ASSIST-Quick Search can be ordered from the DODSSP website using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard after obtaining a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures. Users who do not have access to the internet may contact the DODSSP ASSIST Help Desk at 215-697-6396 (DSN: 442-6396), or mail their request to DLA Document Services, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111-5094.
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