This acquisition is 100% set aside for small business concerns, with the specific type of set-aside to be defined in the solicitation. Award is contingent upon meeting qualification requirements at the time of award. The government is not using commercial item procedures for this solicitation, but interested parties may identify their capability to meet the requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. The items are subject to Free Trade Agreement and related trade clauses. The required deliverables are 25 units to be delivered to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

This is a firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacture and delivery of a 12.00 X 6.00 NPS Cascade Orificial Resistive Device, a critical shipboard component designated as SPECIAL EMPHASIS material where failure could result in serious injury or loss. The final delivery of material must occur on or before 365 days after the effective date of the resulting contract. The work involves strict quality assurance, including welding procedure approvals, radiography, and chemical testing, and requires the contractor to maintain a quality system in accordance with ISO-9001 or equivalent. The contract is a "DO" rated priority order for national defense and is set aside for small businesses.

This is a firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacture and delivery of a 12.00 X 6.00 NPS Cascade Orificial Resistive Device, a critical Level I/SUBSAFE component for a shipboard system where failure could result in serious injury, loss of life, or loss of the ship. The final delivery of material must be completed on or before 365 days after the effective date of the resulting contract. The work involves stringent quality assurance, welding, radiography, and certification requirements, including compliance with numerous military and industry specifications. The contract is a total small business set-aside and is issued as a "DO" rated priority order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS).