Presolicitation
Valve, Regulating, FL, in Repair/Modification of
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy's supply command in Mechanicsburg (NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support) wants a regulating valve repaired or refurbished to Vacco Drawing V1E10411, assembly V1E10411-01. Bidders send an estimated repair price, then an FFP offer after taking the used valves apart and evaluating them. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4. More in the summary
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A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 22, 2026. See the latest version.
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
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The Navy's supply command in Mechanicsburg (NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support) wants a regulating valve repaired or refurbished to Vacco Drawing V1E10411, assembly V1E10411-01. Bidders send an estimated repair price, then an FFP offer after taking the used valves apart and evaluating them. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Quantity and unit of issue not shown. The visible text gives no number of valves or unit of issue, and a quote is priced per unit. Check the schedule on SAM.gov.
- Serious: Drawings and technical data not in the text. The repair drawing is not provided with the order, and an amendment updates the technical data package (TDP) from version 005 to 006, so you must get it before you can price.
- Worth checking: Turnaround time and price reduction left blank. The requested repair turnaround time shows XXX days and the price reduction for late assets shows XXXX per unit, so these terms cannot be priced from the text.
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- Worth checking: Final price set only after teardown. You commit to an estimate first and a firm price follows a 30-day teardown and evaluation, so the condition of the used valves drives your risk.
- Worth checking: Government Furnished Property must be used. Usable Government-owned parts stored at your site must be used and listed in your quote, which changes your parts cost.
- Minor: Delivery within 525 days. Final delivery of the material is due on or before 525 days after the effective date of the contract.
- Minor: NAICS codes differ. SAM.gov lists NAICS 332919, while the annual representations clause shows 332911 with 750 employees; ask the contracting officer which code governs.
- Minor: Rated order under the defense priority system. Any award will be a rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), which puts priority on filling the order.
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Full summary
What they want
- Clean and inspect the valve, reuse parts that are usable and replace those that are not, to Vacco Drawing V1E10411, assembly V1E10411-01
- Within 30 days, take apart and evaluate the used valves (carcasses), then send a repair report and a firm-fixed-price (FFP) offer
- Give a cost of new price along with the repair price
- Deliver the material on or before 525 days after the effective date of the contract
- Report each asset in the Commercial Asset Visibility (CAV) system within five regular business days of receipt
- Use any Government Furnished Property (GFP, Government-owned parts or material) stored at the contractor's facility that can be used for the repair
- Mark the items to MIL-STD-130 and keep the material free of mercury
- Contract type
- Repair order: an estimated price for the full repair, then a firm-fixed-price (FFP) offer after teardown and evaluation; the award will be issued bilaterally, so the contractor must accept it in writing
- Period of performance
- Final delivery on or before 525 days after the effective date of the contract
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4
What to include when you submit
- Give an estimated price for the full repair effort based on the repair instruction or statement of work, plus a cost of new price
- Include the teardown and evaluation rate, the repair turnaround time (RTAT, days from receipt to Government acceptance), any throughput constraint and the induction expiration date
- Include in the price all costs for receiving and repairing material that may be damaged or missing parts, and for CAV reporting
- Call out any Government Furnished Property stored at your facility that can be used for the repair, in the final quote
- Reference your proposed RTAT and any capacity constraints
Not in the notice text
- The technical data package (version 006) and the Vacco drawing are not in the notice text; check the solicitation's attached files on SAM.gov.
- The quantity, unit of issue, requested repair turnaround time and late-delivery price reduction amount are not shown.
- The place of performance, how offers must be sent and the contract value are not stated; the repair purchase order monetary limit is shown as TBD.
- SAM.gov does not state a set-aside.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Product/service code
- 4820 · Valves, Nonpowered
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 4820)
- Versions
5 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 20, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Nov 20, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 20, 2026 (changed)
- May 22, 2025 · SolicitationDue Jun 23, 2025 (changed)
- May 21, 2025 · PresolicitationDate Jun 22, 2025
- Attachments
Not open for bids
The agency plans to award this to one named company. If your business can do the work, you can send a capability statement before the response date to challenge it. See similar open opportunities.
Past awards and competition
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Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
NSN 7H-4820-014082420, TDP VER 005, QTY 1 EA, DELIVERY FOB ORIGIN. 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. 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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