Solicitation
Computer, Flight Control
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy's Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) wants quotes under solicitation N00383-27-Q-A116 (COMPUTER, FLIGHT CONTROL) to repair six flight control computers, QTY 1 Each on each of six lines, as a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirement for a foreign government customer. No set-aside is used. The response due date is November 21, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern; bidders fill in their own repair turnaround time. More in the summary
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The Navy's Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) wants quotes under solicitation N00383-27-Q-A116 (COMPUTER, FLIGHT CONTROL) to repair six flight control computers, QTY 1 Each on each of six lines, as a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirement for a foreign government customer. No set-aside is used. The response due date is November 21, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern; bidders fill in their own repair turnaround time.
Who can bid
- Quality system: comply with ISO 9001 (an international quality management standard) and pass it on to subcontractors on critical or complex work
- Be able to follow Defense Department cybersecurity rules for protecting covered defense information (DFARS 252.204-7012) and the NIST SP 800-171 assessment (a federal cybersecurity checklist)
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Worth checking: Foreign Military Sales requirement. The repaired units are for a foreign customer, so FMS packing, bar-code marking and shipping rules apply, with export-control clauses in the contract.
- Worth checking: Named repair facility: BAE Systems Controls. Every line lists BAE SYSTEM CONTROLS as the repair facility, and the text does not say whether other repair sources are acceptable. Ask the buyer before quoting.
- Worth checking: Original manufacturer's data needed. Repairs must follow the original manufacturer's specifications and drawings, which a firm without access to that data may not be able to get.
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- Worth checking: Bidder must supply turnaround time and throughput. The days for repair turnaround and the monthly throughput limit are blank for you to fill in, and the evaluation factors are not given, so it is unclear how they affect the award.
- Worth checking: Cybersecurity clauses apply. The contract includes DFARS rules on safeguarding covered defense information and reporting cyber incidents, which can require systems and records a small shop may not have.
- Worth checking: Repair price may be set after evaluation. If the order marks the repair price as not available, the funds only start evaluation and a detailed pricing proposal is due 60 days after the order or when costs reach 50% of the contract price, whichever comes first.
- Minor: Do not start if the Government-furnished unit does not match. If the unit you receive does not exactly match the NSN and part number on the order, you must not proceed. If no unit arrives within 45 days of the effective date, you must contact the buyer.
- Minor: Mercury-free requirement. The units go on submarines or surface ships, so any mercury contamination is cause for rejection and the rule passes to subcontractors.
- Minor: Units accepted for repair for one year. Units received after the induction expiration date, 365 days after award, can only be repaired with a written agreement with the contracting officer.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- 3.01_Sol_N0038327QA116.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Repair six COMPUTER, FLIGHT CONTROL units, National Stock Number (NSN) 6615014322467, part number 103E4060G13: serial numbers TTC00062, 14J0154, 12F0126, 09L0110, TYK00093 and 12F0125, QTY 1 Each per line (lines 0001AA to 0001AF)
- Inspect, take apart and test each unit, then repair it to working condition, equal to a new unit in function but not necessarily in looks
- State your repair turnaround time (RTAT, the days from receiving the unit to Government acceptance) and a monthly throughput limit for the item
- Meet quality rules: ISO 9001 quality system, repair to the original manufacturer's specifications and drawings, and no mercury or mercury contamination
- Pack for overseas shipment and ship free on board (FOB) origin, meaning you load at your plant and the Government arranges freight; mark units with the purchase order number and date of repair
- Report inventory moves in the Navy's Commercial Asset Visibility Repairables Portal (CAV RP) and submit invoices through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), the Defense Department's online invoicing system
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price repair order (one set price per unit, whatever the work ends up costing); the text calls it a contract/purchase order
- Period of performance
- Delivery estimated by 01 Apr 2028 on all six lines. The Government can send units for repair for 365 days after the contract award date.
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 21, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
What to include when you submit
- Quote a price for each of the six lines (0001AA to 0001AF), firm-fixed-price
- Fill in the required repair turnaround time in days after receipt of asset
- Fill in a throughput limit (units repaired per month after delivery starts), or state no limit
- Give the manufacturing site and packaging location address if different from your address
- Name the quality system you will use if you do not use ISO 9001
- Tell the buyer if you hold another Government or commercial solicitation or recent contract for these items
- Offerors may give an opinion on the economic purchase quantity (the quantity where the price drops)
After award, you must have
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) to be paid From 3.01_Sol_N0038327QA116.pdf:
(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. Each line lists 'Repair Facility: BAE SYSTEM CONTROLS'.
Not in the notice text
- Part of the solicitation was not read: the middle of the 66-page document (about 53,700 characters, including later clauses and the representations and certifications) was left out
- Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award, is blank in the text, so how the award is decided is not stated
- How and where to send the quote is not stated; the form says to send quotes to the issuing office in Block 5a, which is blank
- The required repair turnaround time and throughput are left blank for the bidder to fill in
- Place of performance is not stated; SAM.gov lists none
- Whether the order is priority rated (DO) under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System is unclear from the text
- Estimated value and contract ceiling are not given
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, PA
- Product/service code
- 6615 · Automatic Pilot Mechanisms and Airborne Gyro Components
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334511)
- 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
This is a repair requirement for the item(s) identified in this solicitation. Repair Turnaround Time (RTAT) definition: The contractual delivery requirement Is measured from asset Return to the date of asset acceptance under the terms of the contract. The Contractor must obtain final inspection and acceptance by the Government for all assets within the RTATs established in this contract. Required RTAT: ## ____ days after receipt of asset. Throughput Constraint: Contractor must provide a throughput Constraint for each NSN(s). Total assets to be repaired monthly after initial delivery commences X/month (contractor fill in #). A throughput of ##____ per month reflects no throughput constraint. Induction Expiration Date: 365 days after contract award date. Any asset received after this date in days is not authorized for repair without bi-lateral agreement between the Contractor and NAVSUP WSS Contracting Officer. All contractual documents (i.e. contracts, purchase orders, task orders, delivery orders and modifications) related to the instant procurement are considered to be "issued" by the Government when copies are either deposited in the mail, transmitted by facsimile, or sent by other electronic commerce methods, such as email. The Government's acceptance of the contractor's proposal constitutes bilateral agreement to "issue" contractual documents as detailed herein. Early and incremental deliveries accepted
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