Presolicitation
Seal, Plain
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryNaval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support, a Navy unit (Mechanicsburg), is buying a plain seal made to Navy drawing 3181065. It is special emphasis (Level I) material for a crucial shipboard system, so strict quality, certification and traceability rules apply. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern). More in the summary
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Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support, a Navy unit (Mechanicsburg), is buying a plain seal made to Navy drawing 3181065. It is special emphasis (Level I) material for a crucial shipboard system, so strict quality, certification and traceability rules apply. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern).
Who can bid
- A quality system under ISO-9001, with calibration under ISO-10012 or ANSI-Z540.3 with ISO-17025.
- Suppliers of Level I / SUBSAFE material must send their documented quality system procedures to the PCO before award.
Things to watch (7)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Level I special emphasis material. Parts for a crucial shipboard system carry extra controls, including certification and full traceability, which raise the cost and paperwork of a bid.
- Serious: Material certification and traceability. Material without the required certification papers, or with incorrect or missing data on them, will be rejected.
- Worth checking: Final delivery 20 days after contract effective date. Final delivery is due 20 days after the contract's effective date, and certification data is due 20 days before scheduled delivery.
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- Worth checking: Electronic data system needs advance registration. The Navy's electronic contractor data submission system (ECDS) needs advance registration using a digital certificate on a CAC (common access card).
- Minor: Response date was extended. The notice says the time for receiving offers was extended; the current response due date is November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM.
- Minor: DX-rated order under DPAS. Any award will be a DX-rated order for national defense use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), a priority rating.
- Minor: Drawings need access requested. If drawings are included, you must request access on the solicitation page on SAM.gov and then email the primary contact.
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Full summary
What they want
- Seal, plain, made to Navy ordnance drawing 3181065, in SAE-AMS-5643 alloy (teflon coated); no quantity or unit of issue is given
- Quantitative chemical and mechanical analysis of the material, with material certification test reports traceable to marks on the material
- Certificate of compliance for special emphasis material, signed and tied to the marking on each item
- Quality system under ISO-9001 and a calibration system, open to Government audit and inspection at the source
- Mercury-free hardware: mercury or mercury compounds must not be intentionally added or touch the supplies
- Certification data lists (CDRLs, the contract data requirements list on DD Form 1423) sent on or before 20 days prior to scheduled delivery
- Final delivery on or before 20 days after the effective date of the resulting contract
- Pack to MIL-STD 2073 as found in the schedule
- Contract type
- Not stated; the clause list includes inspection of supplies for fixed-price contracts. The order is rated DX under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS).
- Period of performance
- Final delivery on or before 20 days after the effective date of the resulting contract
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4
What to include when you submit
- Send your current documented quality system procedures to the Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO) before award; you may ask the PCO to waive this if they are already on file.
- If the solicitation page has drawings, request access on that page on SAM.gov, then email the primary point of contact.
Not in the notice text
- SAM.gov's text was cut off in section 6 Notes, so the end of the notice is missing; check the solicitation on SAM.gov.
- The quantity, unit of issue, national stock number and price schedule are not in the text.
- The delivery place is not stated beyond an FOB destination clause listed in the clause list.
- How offers are evaluated is not stated.
- How to submit an offer is not stated; the notice lists a contact, NOELLE.M.SMITH10.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL.
- The place where the work is done is not stated; the Government will inspect at the source.
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 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Product/service code
- 5330 · Packing and Gasket Materials
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 5330)
- Versions
6 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 23, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Nov 23, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 23, 2026 (changed)
- Mar 10, 2025 · SolicitationDue Mar 21, 2025 (changed)
- Mar 6, 2025 · PresolicitationDate Mar 20, 2025 (changed)
- Mar 6, 2025 · SolicitationDue Mar 21, 2025
- 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
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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