Presolicitation
Strainer Element, Se
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office posted a presolicitation (an advance notice before the solicitation) for 14 strainer elements, listed as NSN 1H-4730-015849326-X3 (NSN: National Stock Number, the item's catalog number), delivered to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) distribution sites in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania and Tracy, California. It is a 100% small business set-aside, and the specific type of set-aside will be named in the solicitation. SAM.gov shows a response deadline of November 12, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern). More in the summary
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A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 15, 2026. See the latest version.
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The Navy's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support office posted a presolicitation (an advance notice before the solicitation) for 14 strainer elements, listed as NSN 1H-4730-015849326-X3 (NSN: National Stock Number, the item's catalog number), delivered to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) distribution sites in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania and Tracy, California. It is a 100% small business set-aside, and the specific type of set-aside will be named in the solicitation. SAM.gov shows a response deadline of November 12, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern).
Who can bid
- Be a small business concern; the buy is a 100% small business set-aside
- Qualify for the specific type of set-aside the solicitation will name, which could be HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, women-owned, or Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution
- The offeror, the product or the manufacturer must meet any qualification requirement at the time of award, under FAR 52.209-1
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 15, 2026.
- Serious: Type of small business set-aside not yet named. The solicitation will pick one specific program (for example HUBZone or service-disabled veteran-owned), and a small business outside that program could be shut out.
- Worth checking: Qualification requirement at time of award. If the item has a qualification requirement, the offeror, product or manufacturer must already be approved when the award is made.
- Minor: Commercial item interest window. The Government is not buying under the commercial item rules (FAR Part 12) but lets firms tell the contracting officer within 15 days of the notice that they can meet the need with a commercial item.
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Full summary
What they want
- Supply 14 each (EA) of the strainer element, NSN 1H-4730-015849326-X3, technical data package (TDP) version 003
- Deliver to DLA Distribution, New Cumberland, PA 17070-5002 and DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Tracy, CA 95304-5000
- Place of performance
- Delivery to DLA Distribution, New Cumberland, PA 17070-5002 and DLA Distribution San Joaquin, Tracy, CA 95304-5000
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 12, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern)
Not in the notice text
- This is a presolicitation: the solicitation with quote instructions, price lines, delivery date and clauses is not in the notice text
- How to send an offer is not stated
- Which set-aside program will apply is not stated
- Evaluation method is not stated
- The notice has 8 versions; which version starts the 15-day window for commercial item interest is not stated
- The NAICS code is blank on SAM.gov
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 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Product/service code
- 4730 · Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 4730)
- Versions
8 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 12, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 12, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Nov 12, 2026 (changed)
- Aug 21, 2026 · SolicitationDue Sep 14, 2026
- Aug 21, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Sep 14, 2026
- Aug 21, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Sep 14, 2026 (changed)
- Jun 24, 2026 · SolicitationDue Jul 24, 2026 (changed)
- Jun 23, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Jul 23, 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
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