Solicitation
Cable, Motor Power
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (Mechanicsburg) wants to buy motor power cable assemblies made to drawing 8630046-2 (CAGE code 53711, the Government's company ID), described as a submarine outboard cable assembly. The maker must be certified under the Navy molding manual NAVSEA S9320-AM-PRO-020/MLDG (called PRO-020), and any award would be issued bilaterally, with the contractor signing written acceptance, under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities (EAF). Offers are due November 9, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern), but a note in the text mentions a different extension date. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 15, 2026. It moves the due date from Sep 4, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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The Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (Mechanicsburg) wants to buy motor power cable assemblies made to drawing 8630046-2 (CAGE code 53711, the Government's company ID), described as a submarine outboard cable assembly. The maker must be certified under the Navy molding manual NAVSEA S9320-AM-PRO-020/MLDG (called PRO-020), and any award would be issued bilaterally, with the contractor signing written acceptance, under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities (EAF). Offers are due November 9, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern), but a note in the text mentions a different extension date.
Who can bid
- Manufacture by a vendor certified under NAVSEA S9320-AM-PRO-020/MLDG (the molding manual for submarine outboard cable assemblies)
- A quality system in line with ISO 9001; suppliers already using inspection system requirements to MIL-I-45208 may use that instead
- Ability to accept a rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), which gives defense orders priority
How to submit: Not spelled out; the contact information says email only and lists a Navy email address (james.e.lewis711.civ@us.navy.mil). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 15, 2026.
- Serious: PRO-020 certified vendor required. Only a vendor certified and audited under the Navy cable-molding manual can make this item, so a business without that certification cannot bid.
- Worth checking: Set-aside status unclear. SAM.gov says the set-aside is not stated and a note says small business to unrestricted, yet the clause list still includes a notice of total small business set-aside; ask the contracting officer who may bid.
- Worth checking: Drawings need an access request. You may need to request drawing access on the SAM.gov page and then email the contact before you can price the work.
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- Worth checking: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification notice. The clause list includes a notice of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC: the Defense Department's cybersecurity rating) level requirements; the level needed is not stated in the text.
- Minor: Rated order and mercury-free requirement. A rated order under DPAS carries priority obligations, and any mercury contamination is cause for rejection.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Make motor power cable assemblies to the design, manufacture and performance requirements on drawing 8630046-2
- Make the cables as a PRO-020 certified vendor and send a Test Inspection Report with each cable assembly delivered
- Keep the cable free of metallic mercury and mercury contamination; contamination is cause for rejection
- Mark items under MIL-STD-129 and package under MIL-STD-2073 (military marking and packaging standards)
- Run a quality system that follows ISO 9001, and keep inspection records for four years after final delivery
- Send engineering change proposals, deviation requests and waiver requests to the contracting officer; do not put changes into the contract without approval, at your own risk otherwise
- Contract type
- Supply purchase; the award will be issued bilaterally (the contractor signs written acceptance) under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities (EAF), and it will be a rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Past performance will be considered in the evaluation of offers under FAR 13.106(a)(2) (the simplified acquisition rules); other factors are not stated
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern)
- How to submit
- Not spelled out; the contact information says email only and lists a Navy email address (james.e.lewis711.civ@us.navy.mil)
What they'll judge offers on
- Past performance
What to include when you submit
- If the item will be packaged at a location other than your address, give the name, street address and CAGE code of that facility
- If you hold written authorization from a prior contract for the same NSN to use a later drawing revision, tell the contracting officer in writing in your response, with the prior contract, the date of authorization and the authorizing person
- If drawings are included in the solicitation, request access on the notice's SAM.gov page, then email the contact listed on the solicitation
Not in the notice text
- The schedule (quantity, delivery date and price lines) and the listed drawings (for example 8630046-2) are not in the notice text; drawings need an access request on the SAM.gov notice page
- Set-aside: SAM.gov says not stated, a note in the text says small business to unrestricted, and the clause list includes a total small business set-aside notice
- Which due date applies: SAM.gov shows November 9, 2026, and the text note says October 9, 2026
- The email address or portal for sending quotes is not stated in full
- The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification level required is not stated
- Place of performance and estimated value are not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside, but the notice names requirements you must meet before you can bid:
- The notice mentions CMMC, the Defense Department's cybersecurity certification. Check the level it asks for.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Not spelled out; the contact information says email only and lists a Navy email address (james.e.lewis711.civ@us.navy.mil). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Aug 10, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Product/service code
- 6150 · Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 335311)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 9, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 9, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 9, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 10, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Sep 4, 2026
- Aug 5, 2026 · SolicitationDue Sep 4, 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 respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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