This is a fixed-price contract for the manufacture of OE-538 Outboard Cable Assemblies for use on Navy SSBN/SSGN submarines. The work involves fabricating cable assemblies to specific technical drawings and stringent quality requirements, including compliance with NAVSEA standards and a prohibition on mercury. The contractor must have a quality system in accordance with ISO 9001 and may need to be an approved source or an authorized distributor of the specified manufacturer. No specific budget, performance location, or non-bid/proposal timelines are detailed in the provided description.

This is a notice of intent to negotiate a sole-source contract with Teledyne Instruments Inc. for the procurement of 20 cable assemblies. The Buy American Act applies to this procurement. The government is allowing other potential sources 15 days from the notice's publication to submit capability statements for consideration. The performance location is Philadelphia, PA. Source approval is required, and new sources must submit an approval package with their proposal.