This is a competitive Request for Quotation under Simplified Acquisition Procedures for the manufacture and quality assurance of Retracting Cable Assembly #52, Type D, Set Number 1, for Navy submarines, with a full Government technical data package available. The item must meet Drawing 4491151 Item 52 requirements, including bulk cable per RR-W-410 and swaged wire rope terminations from a Qualified Manufacturers List per MIL-DTL-6117, and must be mercury-free. The contractor must operate an approved quality system (MIL-I-45208 or ISO 9001 and NCSL Z540.3 or ISO 10012) and perform first article testing/inspection plus 100% production lot inspection, with Government approval required before first article and before production lot shipment. The contractor must notify NSWCPD, Philadelphia, PA after award and at least two weeks before first article testing, and first article inspection will be by DCMA-QAR at the supplier/subcontractor facility. This opportunity is a total small business set-aside; inspection records must be retained for 365 calendar days after final delivery, and packaging is per MIL-STD-2073 as specified in the schedule.

This competitive small-business set-aside RFQ procures spare Retracting Cable Assembly #52, Type D, Set No. 1, for Navy submarines under FAR Part 13/12 simplified acquisition procedures, with a full Government technical data package available. The contractor must manufacture the item to Drawing 4491151 and referenced specifications, including QML swaging to MIL-DTL-6117, MIL-STD-130 marking, mercury-free material, and an approved quality system per MIL-I-45208/ISO 9001 and NCSL Z540.3/ISO 10012. Government approval of the quality inspection/test plan, first article procedure, first article testing, and production lot testing/inspection reports is required before commencing first article, before production lot units, and before shipment of production lot units. The supplier must notify NSWCPD, Philadelphia, PA, at least two weeks before scheduled first article testing, and NSWCPD is the acceptance activity for CDRL data; final inspection/acceptance is by DCMA-QAR with NSWC Philadelphia oversight at the supplier/subcontractor facility. Inspection records must remain available for 365 calendar days after final delivery, and configuration control change/deviation/waiver requests are processed under MIL-STD-973 through NAVICP-MECH, Mechanicsburg, PA.

The requirement is for 10 each of an item under NSN 1H-4010-011208246-SQ, with technical data package version 003. The Government holds rights to the technical data, the data package is complete, and there are no technical data, engineering, tooling, or manufacturing restrictions. Delivery is to DLA distribution locations in New Cumberland, PA, and Tracy, CA. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302-1, though responsible sources may identify their interest or submit proposals, quotations, or capability statements. Award will only be made if the offeror, product/service, or manufacturer meets the qualification requirements at time of award.