STEM, FLUID VALVE
This opportunity is a total small business set-aside for the manufacture of a critical shipboard component, specifically a stem for a 3-inch ball valve, with a requested delivery schedule of 540 days. The material is designated as SPECIAL EMPHASIS (Level I) due to its use in crucial shipboard systems, requiring strict quality and traceability controls under ISO-9001. The contractor must provide a quality system, submit certifications, and comply with detailed material, testing, and configuration management requirements, including specific laboratories for slow strain rate tensile testing. Performance of Government quality assurance will be at the source, and the place of performance cannot be changed without authorization. The contract will be DO-rated for national defense under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System.