Presolicitation
DISK,VALVE
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0010427QNA10
Due in 30 daysSole source
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
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NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (Navy) plans to buy 25 units of a valve disk (NSN 1H-4820-014212168-L1) for delivery to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. This is a presolicitation notice of intent to negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302-1, because the Government does not own the technical data to buy the part from others. Other firms may still show interest and capability, with a response date of November 9, 2026.
Watch out for
- Sole-source intent. The Navy plans to negotiate with one source, so a new bidder has a hard time winning unless it can prove it can make this exact part.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.
- No technical data rights. The Government says buying the data or reverse engineering the part is uneconomical, so other makers cannot easily qualify.
It is uneconomical to reverse engineer the part.
- Government may not compete. Even if you respond, the Government can decide not to compete the buy.
is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Short window to claim a commercial item. A commercial-item offer must be raised with the contracting officer within 15 days of the notice.
within 15 days of this notice.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- 25 units of 48--DISK,VALVE (NSN 1H-4820-014212168-L1, TDP version 018)
- Delivery to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME 03904 (code N50286)
- Interested firms to state their interest and capability, or submit proposals, quotations or capability statements
- Contract type
- Planned sole-source (one source) action under FAR 6.302-1; not a Part 12 commercial item buy
- Place of performance
- Delivery to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME 03904
- Contract vehicle
- May be awarded under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA); the notice mentions a 30-day period if so
- How they'll choose
- Not a competition: the Government intends to negotiate with one source. Responses are used to decide whether to compete.
- Offers due
- 2026-11-09 (SAM.gov response deadline, UTC-4); the text says proposals within 45 days of publication will be considered (30 days under a BOA)
What to include when you submit
- Identify your interest and capability to the contracting officer, or submit proposals, quotations or capability statements
- To offer a commercial item, say so within 15 days of the notice
You must have
- Government does not own the technical data, so the part is limited to the current source unless others show capability
The Government does not own the data or the rights to the data needed to purchase
Current contractor
The single intended source is not named in the notice
Not in the notice text
- Who the intended sole source is
- How and where to send a response; no contact name, email or portal is given
- Estimated value is not stated
- Delivery date or schedule is not stated
- What the TDP (technical data package) version 018 contains, and how to get it
- Whether the 45-day or 30-day response period applies and exactly when it ends
- What the unit 'AY' in the quantity (25 AY) means
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 9, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- N0010427QNA10
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech
- Product/service code
- 4820
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment
- Contracting contact
- STEPHEN A. KNOX, N744.17, PHONE (717)605-6805, EMAIL STEPHEN.A.KNOX.CIV@US.NAVY.MILSTEPHEN.A.KNOX.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL
Full notice text from SAM.gov
NSN 1H-4820-014212168-L1, TDP VER 018, QTY 25 AY, DELIVER TO N50286, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD L1SS, KITTERY, ME 03904. The Government does not own the data or the rights to the data needed to purchase / contract repair of this part from additional sources. It has been determined to be uneconomical to buy the data or rights to the data. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer the part. 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 215-697-2667 or 215-697-2179(DSN: 442-2667), or mail their requestDLA Document Services, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111-5094. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. All responsible sources may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals, quotations or capability statements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 45 days (30 days if award is issued under an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 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.
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