Presolicitation
Camo CVR LWR Barrel
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office wants a periscope camouflage cover lower barrel assembly (Assembly #47) for Navy submarines, built to a Government drawing. Only a business with a Government security clearance (set by a DD Form 254, the Contract Security Classification Specification) can do this work. The response due date is December 23, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4. First article testing (FAT: a first sample is built, tested and approved before production) and source inspection are required, and the quantity is not in the text. More in the summary
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The Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office wants a periscope camouflage cover lower barrel assembly (Assembly #47) for Navy submarines, built to a Government drawing. Only a business with a Government security clearance (set by a DD Form 254, the Contract Security Classification Specification) can do this work. The response due date is December 23, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4. First article testing (FAT: a first sample is built, tested and approved before production) and source inspection are required, and the quantity is not in the text.
Who can bid
- Government security clearance, under the Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254), which NAVSUP WSS attaches to the contract.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Government security clearance required. Without a clearance and a DD Form 254, a business cannot take this work; the drawing set also includes a classified Navy document.
- Serious: Classified test data and confidential material. Classified electrical test results go to NUWC Newport, not WAWF, and the Government-supplied RAM material must be handled as CONFIDENTIAL.
- Worth checking: First article testing required. A first article unit must be built, tested 100% and approved by the Government before production units, which adds cost and time before any production delivery.
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- Worth checking: Source inspection required. Government inspection happens at the supplier's facility, and its added cost must be built into your unit price.
- Worth checking: Item named two ways. The production lot paragraph names the Middle Barrel Assembly #40, while the title and the rest of the text name the Lower Barrel Assembly #47. Ask the contracting officer which item this is.
- Worth checking: Quality system and 100% inspection records. A Government-approved Quality System Plan, 100% inspection and many certified reports are required, which is a lot of paperwork for a small shop.
- Minor: Award is bilateral. You must accept the award in writing before it takes effect.
- Minor: Mercury-free material. Any mercury contamination is cause for rejection, so tools and test equipment must be kept mercury-free.
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What they want
- Make the Periscope Camouflage Cover Lower Barrel Assembly #47 to Drawing 4491223 (Item Number 47, made of item numbers 9, 10, 15 thru 20, 43, 44 and 62) and the classified Navy document PS4491223.
- Weld item number 43 and visually inspect all welds to MIL-STD-2035 (Acceptability Class 1).
- Mark each first article and production unit with the contract number, drawing/item number and assembly serial number per MIL-STD-130.
- Write a first article test procedure, get Government approval, then test the first article unit 100% (including radar reflective reduction, elevation angle, swept azimuth and environmental tests) and send a report for approval before production.
- Test and inspect each production lot 100%, and get Government approval of the reports before shipping.
- Deliver reports listed on the contract data requirements list (CDRL: the list of reports and data you must deliver) through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF: the Government's online acceptance and payment system). Send only the unclassified results there; send classified electrical test results straight to NUWC Division Newport, RI.
- Keep a written Quality System Plan approved by the Government, and keep inspection records for 365 calendar days after final delivery.
- Use Government-supplied RAM sheets (Item Number 20 of the drawing) and handle them as the text directs.
- Contract type
- Not stated. The clause list names Inspection of Supplies--Fixed-Price, and the award will be bilateral (you must accept it in writing).
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- December 23, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern)
What to include when you submit
- In your quote, list any exceptions to packaging, labeling, inspection and acceptance locations, packaging houses or surplus material. With none listed, award follows the solicitation requirements.
- Include any added cost of source inspection in your unit price.
- Do not include shipping costs in your price. Shipping and transportation help follows WSSTERMFZ02.
After award, you must have
- Handle, store and dispose of the Government-supplied RAM material as CONFIDENTIAL material. From the notice:
Note that per PEO UWS SCG ID# 05-069, RAM material is CONFIDENTIAL and must therefore be handled, stored and disposed accordingly.
- A written Quality System Plan that follows MIL-I-45208 or ISO 9001 and NCSL Z540.3 or ISO 10012, approved by the Government. From the notice:
Government approval of the supplier's written Quality System Plan is required by the contract.
Not in the notice text
- The text was cut off. The schedule (quantity, unit of issue, delivery terms and price lines), the clauses, the CDRL, the DD Form 254 and the drawing are not in the notice text.
- Quantity and unit of issue are not given, and a quote is priced per unit.
- Where and how to send a quote is not stated; the text lists a contact email (LAMAR.R.CRUMMEL.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL) under contact information.
- How the award is decided (evaluation method and factors) is not in the text.
- Place of performance is blank, and no Government estimate of the value is given.
- The drawing and the classified Navy document PS4491223 are not included, and how a bidder gets them is not stated. Ordering information for the referenced documents is in an attachment.
- Where source inspection takes place 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
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Product/service code
- 1080 · Camouflage and Deception Equipment
- Business type
- Weapons & ammunition (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 1080)
- Versions
6 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Dec 23, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · SolicitationDue Dec 23, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Dec 23, 2026 (changed)
- Mar 2, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due May 22, 2026
- Feb 23, 2026 · SolicitationDue May 22, 2026 (changed)
- Feb 20, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Mar 22, 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 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 7H-1080-014212225-SQ, TDP VER 001, QTY 9 EA, DELIVER TO W25G1U, W1A8 DLA DISTRIBUTION, NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-5002. The Government has rights to the technical data, the data package is complete, and there are no technical data, engineering, tooling or manufacturing restrictions. (This is the only A/RMSC that implies that parts are candidates for full and open competition. Other A/RMSCs such as K, M, N, Q, and S may imply limited competition when two or more independent sources exist yet the technical data package is inadequate for full and open competition.) A/RMCs 1 or 2 are valid. 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. 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.
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