Solicitation
HIGH LIFT ADAPTER ADU-954/E, Outriggers, Push Up Adapter
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Navy (Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division) wants three kinds of support equipment for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G jets: ADU-954/E Outriggers, ADU-952/E Push Up Adapters and MHU-191 Munitions Loaders. The buy is a five-year fixed-price IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity: orders placed as needed), set aside for small businesses, with the response due date November 23, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern. The drawings are export controlled and must be requested by October 22, 2026 (passed), 9 AM ET, or the quote is technically unacceptable. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 15, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 4 attachments weren't read (CLIN Structure for PMT 0545.xlsx). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Navy (Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division) wants three kinds of support equipment for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G jets: ADU-954/E Outriggers, ADU-952/E Push Up Adapters and MHU-191 Munitions Loaders. The buy is a five-year fixed-price IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity: orders placed as needed), set aside for small businesses, with the response due date November 23, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern. The drawings are export controlled and must be requested by October 22, 2026 (passed), 9 AM ET, or the quote is technically unacceptable.
Who can bid (5)
- Small business under the NAICS code of the solicitation (332912), shown in SAM.gov representations and certifications. The buy is a total small business set-aside.
- A valid, approved DD 2345 (Military Critical Technical Data Agreement) signed and approved by both U.S. and Canadian officials, to receive the export-controlled documents
- A current NIST SP 800-171 assessment in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS)
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- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 in SPRS
- Active System for Award Management (SAM) registration at the time of award
How to submit: Email to Molly Jackson at molly.s.jackson.civ@us.navy.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
- Serious: Total small business set-aside. Only firms that are small under NAICS 332912 in their SAM.gov certifications can be found technically acceptable.
- Serious: Requests were due Oct 22, 2026. Check the amendments for what the agency sent or answered.
- Serious: CMMC Level 2 and NIST SP 800-171 assessment required. Both must be in the Supplier Performance Risk System to be technically acceptable. The Statement of Work's cybersecurity section describes Level 2 self-assessment in mixed Level 1 and Level 2 wording, so ask which applies.
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- Serious: Delivery in 8 months or less, with proof. A quote that proposes longer, or does not show how the schedule will be met, is rejected as technically unacceptable.
- Worth checking: Award basis conflicts: trade-off vs lowest price. The Evaluation Plan describes a price and delivery trade-off, but its final paragraph says award goes to the technically acceptable, lowest-priced offeror. Ask the contracting officer which governs.
- Worth checking: Detailed cost data and certifications required. A quote without enough cost support can be rejected. Certified cost or pricing data is tied to a $10,000,000 threshold, and the notice does not state this contract's value.
- Worth checking: Shipping terms conflict. The Buy Terms call for FOB Origin, with the buyer responsible for shipping cost and risk, while the Statement of Work makes the contractor pay all shipping costs to Lakehurst and to the RAAF freight forwarder. Ask which applies before pricing.
- Worth checking: Only Year 1 has a fixed quantity. Years 2 to 5 show 0 up to the maximum for each customer, so later orders are not guaranteed.
- Worth checking: Year 1 quantity of 3 vs two serial numbers. The tables show QTY 3 USN in Year 1 for each item, but the base year serial numbers listed are only two (F18-001 and F18-002; NAS9000 and NAS9001). Confirm the Year 1 quantity.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. 1 of 4 not read. Show which files.
- Evaluation Plan for PMT 0545 - signed.pdf (read)
- SOW for PMT 0545 - High Lift Adapter.docx (read)
- Buy Terms for PMT 0545.docx (read)
- CLIN Structure for PMT 0545.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Build to print and deliver ADU-954/E Outriggers (P/N 4097AS265-1): QTY 3 in Year 1 for the U.S. Navy (USN), then 0-15 USN and 0-10 for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) each year in Years 2 to 5
- Build to print and deliver ADU-952/E Push Up Adapters (P/N 4097AS200-1): QTY 3 USN in Year 1, then 0-15 USN and 0-10 RAAF each year in Years 2 to 5
- Build to print and deliver MHU-191 Munitions Loaders (P/N 3992AS100-1, also called the Munition Transporter): QTY 3 USN in Year 1, then 0-15 USN and 0-10 RAAF each year in Years 2 to 5
- Send hardcopy and electronic proof load certificates: QTY 6 USN in Year 1, then 0-30 USN and 0-20 RAAF each year in Years 2 to 5
- Use new equipment only, with the manufacturer's warranty, serial numbers, MIL-STD-130 identification plates and Item Unique Identification markings
- Deliver within 8 months after contract award, and ship to Lakehurst, New Jersey for the Navy and to a freight forwarder in California for the RAAF, with Foreign Military Sales case markings
- Pack to ASTM D3951-18 and mark to MIL-STD-129R, with heat-treated wood packaging
- Take part in technical interchange meetings when the Government asks
- Contract type
- Five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, fixed price
- Period of performance
- Five years from the date of award; Year 1 prices valid for 365 days from award, up to 1825 days for Year 5
- Place of performance
- Manufacturing and inspection at the contractor's facility; deliveries to NAWCAD Lakehurst, Joint Base MDL, NJ, and to a freight forwarder in California for the RAAF
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value trade-off between price and delivery (lead time) among technically acceptable quotes. The Evaluation Plan's final paragraph instead says award goes to the technically acceptable, lowest-priced offeror.
- Offers due
- November 23, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 15, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to Molly Jackson at molly.s.jackson.civ@us.navy.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical acceptability (pass/fail): small business under the NAICS code, exact part numbers and quantities, delivery in 8 months or less with a detailed narrative, current NIST SP 800-171 assessment and CMMC Level 2 in the Supplier Performance Risk System
- Delivery (lead time) and Price, about equal in importance among acceptable quotes
- Total Evaluated Price: unit prices for the maximum quantities, 3 units in Year 1 and 25 units in each of Years 2 to 5, summed across all contract line items (CLINs, the priced lines of the order)
What to include when you submit
- Request the Statement of Work and technical documents by email to Molly Jackson by October 22, 2026, 9 AM ET, and include a valid, approved DD 2345
- Price all CLINs and show the exact part numbers and quantities
- Propose delivery in 8 months or less after award, with a detailed narrative or schedule covering material lead times, production milestones and manufacturing capacity
- Send supporting data and a basis of estimate: labor hours and rates by labor category, material, subcontractors, overhead and other direct costs, with written rationale for calculations and assumptions
- Send certified cost or pricing data and a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data (FAR 15.406-2) from the contractor and subcontractors, as the notice requires at the $10,000,000 threshold
- Include the completed checklist under DFARS 252.215-7009 and, for major subcontracts over $10,000,000, a completed cost and pricing analysis under FAR 15.404-3(b)
- Keep the quote good for 60 calendar days after the buy closes
- Report any non-complying deficiencies at the contractor or its subcontractors to the contracting officer as soon as they are known
Not in the notice text
- The price schedule, CLIN Structure for PMT 0545.xlsx, is attached but not read, so line item numbers, units of issue and pricing format are unknown
- The Evaluation Plan says the solicitation is issued through the PIEE solicitation module, but the notice and Buy Terms say to email proposals to Molly Jackson
- How the 8-month delivery applies to orders in Years 2 to 5 is not stated
- No Government estimate or contract value is given
- The export-controlled technical drawing package and technical specifications are not read (it may be an attached file the AI skipped; check SAM.gov) in what was read
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 under NAICS 332912
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Molly Jackson at molly.s.jackson.civ@us.navy.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- NAVAIR Warfare CTR Aircraft Div, Joint Base MDL, NJ
- Product/service code
- 4920 · Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 332912)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 23, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 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 respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This effort is for the production and delivery of High Lift Adapter ADU-954/E, Outriggers, P/N: 4097AS265-1 + ADU-952/E, Push Up Adapter, P/N: 4097AS200-1, and MHU-191 Munitions Loader, P/N: 3992AS100-1 for both USN and RAAF. In accordance with the attachments in this solicitation, the submitted proposal must be accompanied by all supporting data and facts used to develop the proposal that are accurate, current, and complete to allow Government evaluators to make their independent assessments. Written rationale is requested to define calculations and assumptions made when preparing the proposal. Please provide actuals and any other information that supports the proposed cost elements for each task, Basis of Estimate (BOE). The proposal should include all labor hours and rates proposed by labor category, as well as material, subcontractors, overhead and other direct costs that the Contractor expects to incur in this effort. A proposal received without sufficient supporting data and rationale, such as inadequate cost/pricing data, will delay the procurement award and/or will result in the proposal being rejected by the Procuring Contract Officer. The Contractor and any subcontractors must provide certified cost and pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-4 that meet or exceed the $10,000,000 threshold. In accordance with FAR 15.406-2, a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data is required from the Contractor any subcontractors, certifying that the cost or pricing data submitted in support of the proposal are current, accurate, and complete. The Contractor shall complete and provide the checklist in accordance with DFARs 252.215-7009 identifying whether each of the criteria are met and provide a copy with the submission of the proposal. For major subcontracts over $10,000,000, please include a completed cost and pricing analysis in accordance with FAR 15.404-3(b). In the event that the Contractor or any of its subcontractors have non-complying existing deficiencies, the Government requests that these deficiencies be reported to the PCO as soon as they are known. **Instructions for submitting the DD2345 and details applicable to the evaluation criteria are included in the Buy Terms attached in this solicitation.** **Please submit all proposals no later than 23 November 2026 at 9 AM to Molly Jackson (molly.s.jackson.civ@us.navy.mil).*
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