The Navy is soliciting offers for the manufacture of a PLUG, MACHINE THREAD item with associated quality and inspection requirements. Offerors must be authorized distributors of the original manufacturer and must obtain government source approval prior to award, including submitting all required source approval data with their proposal. The item must be mercury-free and marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129, and the supplier’s inspection system must comply with MIL-I-45208 or ISO 9001. An option provision allows the government to increase the quantity up to a specified percentage within 365 days after award, and pricing should include this option. Records of inspection must be kept for four years after final delivery.

The government intends to award a sole-source contract to Northrop Grumman for the procurement of NSN 013887172, a machine thread plug, quantity 4, with delivery FOB origin. The acquisition will follow commercial item procedures under FAR Part 12, and the Buy American Act applies. The government does not possess the data needed for manufacture or repair, so source approval is required for any new source. The applicable NAICS code is 332119. Interested parties may submit capability statements for consideration, but