This is a total small business set-aside Navy procurement for connectorized hull penetrator assemblies designated as SPECIAL EMPHASIS Level I/SUBSAFE material for a crucial shipboard system, with first article testing and approval required. The contractor must meet stringent manufacturing, certification, welding/brazing, thread inspection, quality system, and configuration control requirements, including government quality assurance at the source. Certification data CDRLs are due 20 days before scheduled delivery; weld procedure and qualification data are due 120 days after contract effectiveness, with approval 60 days after receipt; final material delivery is due 365 days after contract effectiveness. First article test units must be delivered to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Building 240, Kittery, Maine, and the contract will be “DO” rated for national defense under DPAS. A one-year warranty on supplies applies, and past performance will be considered in evaluation.

This is a total small business set-aside for a Navy contract to manufacture SPECIAL EMPHASIS (Level I) connectorized hull penetrator assemblies for a crucial shipboard system, with performance at the contractor’s facility. The contract requires First Article Testing (destructive) with delivery of one unit to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, and final material delivery is due 365 days after the contract’s effective date. The material is designated for national defense use under a “DO” rated order via the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. The contractor must comply with extensive quality, welding, and certification requirements, including ISO-9001 or an equivalent quality system, and submit various data items such as test certifications and weld procedure qualifications. Past performance will be considered in the evaluation of offers.