Presolicitation
Periscope, Tube, Out
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy (NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg) wants a periscope outer tube, national stock number (NSN) 1240-01-634-0653, a critical safety part for a shipboard system. The ship-to line shows 10 EA, and one unit gets first article testing (a pre-production test the contractor pays for). Final delivery is due 365 days after the contract takes effect, and the response due date is November 5, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC-4. More in the summary
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A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 16, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of another version of this notice: check what changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 2 attachments weren't read (016340653-N0010426RFG66-DWG-9-3-26.pdf). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Navy (NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg) wants a periscope outer tube, national stock number (NSN) 1240-01-634-0653, a critical safety part for a shipboard system. The ship-to line shows 10 EA, and one unit gets first article testing (a pre-production test the contractor pays for). Final delivery is due 365 days after the contract takes effect, and the response due date is November 5, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC-4.
Who can bid (4)
- Level I Joint Source Certification (Navy approval of the source for critical safety parts) is required for this item; details are in local text WSSTERMDZ01 and WSSTERMEZ01.
- An acceptable Quality Assurance Manual; only sources with one are eligible for award.
- A quality system meeting MIL-I-45208, MIL-Q-9858 or ISO 9001:2000, with a calibration system meeting MIL-STD-45662A, ANSI/NCSL-Z540.3-2006 or ISO 10012-1.
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- Past performance information as Section L requires, or a statement that you have none; an offeror that does neither is ineligible for award.
How to submit: Email (emailed proposals are acceptable; point of contact L.M. Shaloka, LYDIA.M.SHALOKA.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL). NECO quotes are not accepted and fax is not allowed.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.
- Serious: Level I Joint Source Certification required. The part is for a crucial shipboard system, and only sources certified under this Navy program can supply it; a business without it likely cannot win.
- Serious: Acceptable Quality Assurance Manual required. Offers from sources without an acceptable manual are not eligible; if yours was not approved before, it is reviewed as part of the technical evaluation.
- Serious: Drawings are controlled. The drawings needed to price and build the part are posted with restricted access; request access on the SAM.gov solicitation page, then email the primary point of contact.
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- Worth checking: First article test required. The contractor pays for a first article test and approval before production, with the test report due 180 days after approval of "PR LT" and Government approval 60 days after receipt, so cost and schedule are higher.
- Worth checking: Past performance outweighs price. A business with no relevant past performance gets a neutral rating, which may still lose to firms with proven records; the Government may pay more than the lowest price.
- Worth checking: Heavy certification and traceability rules. Special emphasis material needs chemical and mechanical test reports, heat-lot traceability, weld approvals, non-destructive tests and a signed certificate of compliance; missing papers mean rejection.
- Worth checking: Email proposals only; NECO quotes rejected. Quotes sent through NECO are non-responsive, and faxes are not accepted.
- Minor: DX-rated order under emergency acquisition flexibilities. A DX rating is the highest national defense priority, so the contractor must follow the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rules, and the order is issued under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities.
- Minor: Supplier Performance Risk System ratings considered. The Government may use your SPRS item, price and supplier risk ratings, and past performance color rating, in evaluating your offer.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 1 of 2 not read. Show which files.
- 3.02_RFP_N0010426RFG66_26204-0075.PDF (read)
- 016340653-N0010426RFG66-DWG-9-3-26.pdf: not read (access is restricted): request it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Make and deliver the periscope outer tube to Naval Ship Systems Command drawing 7647786, in CRES (corrosion-resistant steel) Class 316 per SAE AMS-QQ-S-763 (10 EA on the ship-to line)
- Pass a first article test (a test of the first sample before production is accepted) with a hydrostatic pressure test per drawing 7491389, on one unit
- Provide material certifications, test certifications and a special emphasis certificate of compliance, with full material traceability
- Run a Level I/SUBSAFE quality system (the Navy program for parts critical to ship and submarine safety) with Government quality inspection at source (the factory)
- Get weld procedures and qualification data approved before any welding, and supply non-destructive test results
- Deliver everything on or before 365 days after the effective date of the resulting contract
- Pack to MIL-STD-2073 and mark containers for Level I/SUBSAFE material
- Contract type
- Fixed-price supply order (the inspection clause listed is for fixed-price supplies); the type-of-contract provision text is left blank. Any award will be a DX-rated order (top national defense priority rating).
- Period of performance
- Final delivery on or before 365 days after the effective date of the resulting contract
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Single award to the eligible, responsible, technically acceptable offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government, price and past performance considered. Past performance is more important than price.
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC-4
- How to submit
- Email (emailed proposals are acceptable; point of contact L.M. Shaloka, LYDIA.M.SHALOKA.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL). NECO quotes are not accepted and fax is not allowed.
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical acceptability: includes an acceptable Quality Assurance Manual
- Past Performance (more important than price): relevant past performance, plus Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) ratings; no relevant history gets a neutral rating
- Price (secondary): offers may be priced with first article testing and also with it waived
What to include when you submit
- Sign the complete RFP package and return it before the closing date.
- Do not send a NECO quote (Navy e-commerce site); it will be found non-responsive. Do not fax.
- Include your Quality Assurance Manual. If NAVSUP WSS already accepted it, include proof of that with the acceptance date and proof that NAVSUP WSS has your latest revision.
- Follow the format Section L sets for past performance, or state that you have no relevant directly-related or similar past performance.
- You may send two offers: one with first article testing and one with it waived. For the waived offer, list identical or similar supplies already delivered and accepted by contract number, agency, NSN, award date and delivery date, and give a unit price if first article is waived.
- You may propose performance-based payment terms; they cannot exceed 90 percent of the contract price or delivery item price.
- List any hazardous material to be delivered.
- The amendment waives the contract data requirements list (CDRL) item titled Inspection and Test Plan, subtitle Inspection System Procedures.
After award, you must have
- Welding or brazing procedures and personnel qualified to Navy standards, with procedures and qualification data approved before any welding. From 3.02_RFP_N0010426RFG66_26204-0075.PDF:
Procedures and Qualification Data must be submitted for review and approval prior to performing any…
Not in the notice text
- Part of the RFP was not read here (about 182,000 characters in the middle, covering later schedule sections, clauses and most of Section L, the submission instructions); the drawings (016340653-N0010426RFG66-DWG-9-3-26.pdf) are controlled and need an access request on SAM.gov.
- Section L's exact proposal format, past performance reference rules and any question deadline are not in the text read.
- The quantity is shown as 10 EA on the ship-to line (0001AA to N66604, Receiving Officer, NUWCDIVNPT, Newport, RI); the container marking clause names Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (N50286) as the receiving officer. Confirm where delivery goes.
- No set-aside is stated on SAM.gov, and no estimated value, site visit or place of performance is given.
- Whether SAM.gov registration or other registrations are required is not stated in the text read.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email (emailed proposals are acceptable; point of contact L.M. Shaloka, LYDIA.M.SHALOKA.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL). NECO quotes are not accepted and fax is not allowed. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Product/service code
- 1240 · Optical Sighting and Ranging Equipment
- Business type
- Weapons & ammunition (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 1240)
- Versions
8 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 16, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 13, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 5, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 1, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 15, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 3, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 2, 2026
- Sep 2, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 2, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 24, 2026 · Amendment 0001Date Sep 27, 2026
- Aug 14, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Sep 27, 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
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
NSN 7H-1240-016340653-L1, TDP VER 003, QTY 10 EA, DELIVER TO N66604, NUWCDIVNPT, NEWPORT, RI 02841-1709. Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the manufacturer meets the qualification requirement(s) at time of award, in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The solicitation identifies the office where additional information can be obtained concerning qualification requirements and is cited in each individual solicitation. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to: Free Trade Agreements, if DFARS clause 252.225-7036 Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program, is included in the solicitation. The World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements, if DFARS clause 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements, is included in the solicitation.
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